I visited Kaena Point (Oahu, Hawaii) yesterday to continue my Laysan Albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) project. Luckily, the chicks are already hatched and I was fortunate to spend some time with this cute baby albatross. Its […]
Monthly Archives: February 2013
In Memory of János Balogh
János Balogh was born 100 years ago today. He was a Hungarian ecologist who led numerous expeditions around the world, and for me, he was one of the reasons I became a biologist. When I […]
European Bee-eater – Bird of the Year in Hungary
The bird of the year has been elected each year in Hungary since 1979 by the Hungarian Ornithological Society. In 2013, the European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) has won this title. The European Bee-eater is a […]
Ruddy Turnstone on the North Shore of Oahu – Hawaii
Last weekend, I made a short trip to the North Shore of Oahu. The North Shore has beautiful shorelines with lot of shorebirds in winter, which is the rainy season in Hawaii. Fortunately, the weather […]
Laysan Albatross at Kaena Point – Hawaii
I moved to Hawaii in 2012. In November, I started a project of studying and documenting the breeding life of the Laysan Albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) at Kaena Point (on the island of Oahu). The Laysan […]