The Unfortunate Stork That Revealed Bird Migration

The Unfortunate Stork That Revealed Bird Migration

Only a couple of hundred years ago, people weren't sure why birds disappeared in the winter (or the summer, depending on where you are). The idea that birds flew away and came back was common, but where did they go? Other theories were that they hibernated, possibly underwater, or as Aristotle mused, maybe they turned into another species. One Harvard scholar suggested that birds flew to the moon for the months they were missing. And people beli…

With the action "Störche für Störche", Holstein Kiel supports the NABU in Bergenhusen and has provided a nest camera this year – for many great insights into the life of the storks during the breeding season. All KSV fans can also submit name suggestions for one of the chicks. Four eggs are already in the nest, two more could follow: The two white storks in Bergenhusen have furnished themselves domestically – and we can be there. Thanks to the n…

First little beaks carefully clap in the wild park in the district of Segeberg. Further stork children will hatch in the next days. By August they must become big and strong.