Birds and their love: a lecture on exciting partnerships!

Birds and their love: a lecture on exciting partnerships!

On Friday, March 21, 2025, the Palatinate Museum for Natural History-Palace Museum in Bad Dürkheim is expecting a special event: Bestselling author Ernst Paul Dörfler gives a lecture entitled "The Love Life of the Birds". The event begins at 7 p.m. and promises to give an insight into the private life of birds that can be observed in the domestic gardens and forests.

Dörfler not only addresses the variety of bird world from the blackbird to the fate, but also draws parallels between the behavior of birds and humans. His investigation deals with topics such as loyalty and infidelity, high -taverns and artists among bird species. Another focus is on the diversity in relationship questions, ranging from permanent ties to seasonal marriages to arduous couples. The listeners could stimulate these unusual perspectives to reflect on their own relationships.

focus on females and relationship patterns

Dörfler's lecture will also illuminate specific aspects of bird behavior, in particular the competencies of the females. The book, published in autumn 2024, is also devoted to the multitude of reproductive strategies that are pursuing birds. Different behavior patterns are analyzed from harems models to roles between gender. Dörfler shows that the love life of the birds is anything but trivial.

How the Hanser Literaturverlage are written and avoid texts. they are accessible to both ornithological laypersons and connoisseurs. In addition to the written word, delicate illustrations by Ute Bartels will visually enrich the work and give readers further insights. Updated studies and anecdotes over a wide variety of bird species drive the narrative element of his book and give the topic of additional liveliness.

bird behavior in context

The Context to bird behavior raises the question of how important an understanding of the behavior of birds for the harmonious coexistence with them is. The knowledge of social behavior, reproductive behavior and feeding behavior plays a fundamental role in order to ensure both the well -being of birds and to recognize problems at an early stage. Birds show unique behavior patterns such as vocals, feeding and nest construction, which are strongly shaped by their respective way of life in the wild railway as well as art, age and gender.

The knowledge from Dörfler's lecture and book becomes clear that the audience and readers should be suggested to develop a new nature awareness and to better understand the behavior of birds. This could not only promote respect for the animals, but also deepen the knowledge of their role in the ecosystem.