Etiket: birds
Birds flown after storm: ‘They are not coming back, they are not carrier pigeons’
Erik Zwaga (69) from Eindhoven is disappointed. Last weekend his birdcage was blown to pieces, causing his self-bred birds to go out into the wide world. There is a good…
Extra money for the protection of meadow birds, also a subsidy for SMEs
The provincial government of Drenthe has earmarked hundreds of thousands of euros for two new subsidy schemes. EUR 340,000 has been made available for the Landscape Management of Drenthe for…
After storm Corrie, record number of birds washed ashore, seems to be due to malnutrition
Since storm Corrie, which raged over the Netherlands a week and a half ago, many dead and weakened birds have washed up on the Dutch beaches. Animal ambulances have never…
Why you have to hang nest boxes high enough for sparrows
BZ/dpa March is approaching and with it the time when sparrows start a family. Modern smooth house facades usually offer few nesting places – so you can help the birds…