Birds and People in Moravian Amazonia

The Coexistence of People and Birds in One Landscape

Author: Roman Figura, Jakub Kocurek

Ilustrations: Kristýna Adámek Mlynaříková

Audio/Voice: Gabriel Andrews

This trail takes visitors through a diverse cultural landscape, full of architectural and natural treasures. It focuses particularly on the development of relationships between birds and people. It guides you through the history of ornithology, hunting, trophy collecting, museums and other topics. This gives visitors the chance to see the life of birds and people from some unexpected perspectives. length: 17.5 km. On foot: one afternoon (5 hours). By bike: 1.5 hours.

1. Birds and people like a harmonious landscape – Minaret in Lednice Park: 48.8140853, 16.8127219 show in Live Map | show in Mapy.cz | audio for play
2. Noble hunts or birds as trophies – Janův castle: 48.8046161, 16.8323422 show in Live Map | show in Mapy.cz | audio for play
3. Birds as a source of food – Kačenárna near Ladné: 48.8041739, 16.8550794 show in Live Map | show in Mapy.cz | audio for play
4. Folk hunting and gamekeeping – Lovecký ledge near Lednice: 48.8006236, 16.8304697 show in Live Map | show in Mapy.cz | audio for play
5. Bird medicine – Lednice Spa: 48.7954233, 16.8103508 show in Live Map | show in Mapy.cz | audio for play
6. Birds and people – various forms of coexistence – the path to Lednice Ponds: 48.7897147, 16.8039531 show in Live Map | show in Mapy.cz | audio for play
7. Birds as a subject of science, or what the binoculars meant for ornithology – Rybniční zámeček: 48.7843444, 16.7957364 show in Live Map | show in Mapy.cz | audio for play
8. Ornithology ─ Science for amateurs and professionals – dam between Mlýnský and Prostřední Pond: 48.7809017, 16.8031919 show in Live Map | show in Mapy.cz | audio for play
9. Birdwatching or birds as a leisure activity – observatory near the Mlynsky Pond: 48.7799169, 16.8101675 show in Live Map | show in Mapy.cz | audio for play
10. Bird “art” and “crafts” – temple of the Three Graces: 48.7747817, 16.7968258 show in Live Map | show in Mapy.cz | audio for play
11. Birds in culture, religion and mythology – Apollon temple: 48.7829300, 16.8244903 show in Live Map | show in Mapy.cz | audio for play

Literature: see the original Czech version

Review: Karolína Pauknerová

English version: Lucie Nováková, Magdalena Pehalová, Alex Aylward

Project: Ministry of Culture Czech Republic, NAKI II DG18P02OVV065

Researcher: Faculty of Science, Charles University / Live Map

Production: Science IN, s.r.o.

Sound: Bystrouška Studio of Sound