10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 8, 2021

It was kind of this Clay-colored Sparrow (left) and Chipping Sparrow (right) to position themselves so well for comparison purposes. The best way to identify the Chippy is that its eye line reaches both in front of and behind the eye. Happily, nobody would struggle to identify a Lark Sparrow.

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Sparrows Falcons Woodpeckers Species 218

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2021

birders are rare, so the recent release of a “ National Survey of Birdwatchers: Nationwide and Flyway Comparisons ” is notable. National Survey of Birdwatchers: Nationwide and Flyway Comparisons. Comprehensive surveys of U.S. Some background and my subjective views of the highlights are below. Citation: Patton, Stephanie.

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Minnesota Research Pennsylvania Ohio 264

10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2023

Also, each major habitat is accompanied by an illustrated climate graph that allows easy comparisons between habitats. Three pages of text are illustrated with superb photos of a forest in the mist, two birds and a mammal.

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Costa Rica Cougars Mammals Madagascar 247

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 30, 2020

The juvenile Pied Oystercatcher gives you a glimpse into its development when it stretches a wing out and when it stands close to its parents for size comparison. Adult and juvenile Pied Oystercatcher. Juvenile Pied Oystercatcher having a stretch. Juvenile Pied Oystercatcher front on.

Eggs 173

Eggs Breeding Family Protection 173

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

At least we have birds… My desire to see boreal specialties pales in comparison to my passion for staying warm and dry. If you live on my side of the globe–north/south axis, of course–you may be as sick as I am of winter weather. Alas, the long slog to spring will take many, many more frigid, blustery weeks.

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2015 ALA Birds Hunting 166

10,000 Birds

JUNE 19, 2019

And for the sake of comparison, here is the normal, run of the mill Bushtit. Since it is not a subspecies, it is almost impossible to track other reports, but since posting the photo on the Arizona Birders Facebook Page there has been one more birder, who reported a similar bird April of 2014. Here is another shot of this very cool bird.

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Florida Arizona 2014 Texas 113

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2024

The Vocalizations section describes the species’ diagnostic and less diagnostic calls, twitters, chatters, and songs using transliteration and comparisons, also describing the pace and acoustic quality of the sounds. (In Most of the birds in this volume are found in the west, but I think Eastern birders will find it useful too.

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Los Angeles North America Species America 191

10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2014

Whatever Corey will be doing surely pales in comparison, so let’s not even talk about it. Maybe invasion is on my mind because I’m on the eve of an amazing voyage. Thanks to my new best friends at Proexport Colombia, I’ll be birding this weekend in the birdiest country on Earth. How about you?

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Colombia 2014 Breeders Birds 162

10,000 Birds

APRIL 8, 2015

I took a few shots of the male Calliope Hummer a few years ago, perched next to a male Anna’s Hummingbird ( Calypte anna ) seen in the background here for comparison. and here… that male Anna’s Hummingbird is looking a bit suspicious. He’s moving closer.

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North America 2010 Breeding Research 228

10,000 Birds

MAY 20, 2021

To allow for a better comparison, all three soared in the same thermal. A Western Marsh Harrier quartered the reedbed, soon a Common Buzzard appeared, then another… no, wait, the second one had visibly longer wings and… rufous tail! It turned out to be a Long-legged Buzzard !

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Serbia Birds Romania Eagles 251

10,000 Birds

MAY 5, 2021

Here’s another female Broad-billed Hummingbird , and a Dusky Hummingbird for comparison. It is not present in our migratory visitors, I’m happy to say. But with our residents, this pattern isn’t very helpful at all. Male and female Duskys both have this facial pattern, darn them!).

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Mexico Species America Groups 223

10,000 Birds

MARCH 27, 2016

Maybe this whole comparison falls apart upon closer scrutiny, but these are still fine days to be looking at birds! While so many spent the weekend obsessing over eggs, others cast their eyes to the feathered fruit of eggs… not necessarily Easter eggs, but different, non-chicken eggs.

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2016 Eggs Chickens New York 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Despite considerable speculation, the evolutionary origins of this species’ remarkable tool behaviour remain largely unknown, not least because no naturally tool-using congeners have yet been identified that would enable informative comparisons. Here we show that another tropical corvid, the ‘Alal? ( Although the ‘Alal?

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Hawaii Research Center 2012 2000 162

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

There is a major difference: the Raptors guides are photographic and the Birds of Prey guides are illustrated with Wheeler’s paintings, over 1,000 images in each guide, organized with logical precision for reference, research, and comparison, with a self-evident side benefit–the portrayal of the beauty of raptors.

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North America Birds Mississippi Bald Eagle 198

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2016

I have included a photo of the Whimbrel , for comparison. For the most part, there is little question about the appearance of the bird, for identification purposes. Here on the Baja, the only bird that can possibly be confused with the Long-billed Curlew , might be the Whimbrel.

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San Francisco Pelicans Mexico Groups 124

10,000 Birds

JULY 15, 2020

But, in comparison with most of my sightings, these Anis looked almost gaudy. On the other hand, the low lighting gave me a chance to see something I had never before noticed: the subtle coloration on the Groove-billed Ani’s feathers. I have no shame; I want to show off this Mangrove Cuckoo , although the photos were not the best.

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Sparrows Cooking Squirrels Owls 169

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2024

Specifically, we are all particularly interested in the microbiota of birds living in a mining area. Fortunately, some people do not just think about this issue but act.

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Burma India Birds Indonesia 214

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 7, 2016

A couple of crows even showed up for a handy size comparison. This was no Merlin , not with a fat dumpster-fed pigeon in his talons as he climbed easily to the corner of a nearby school building. Back at home with Swarovskis in hand, I confirmed what I already knew by scoping out a heavily helmeted head.

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Falcons Rats Dogs Birds 150

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 25, 2017

The juvenile of the light morph shows dusky feathers across its entire body which makes it easy to separate from the slimmer Little Egret if there is none with which to make the comparison. The juvenile of the dark morph has more white on the underside and front of neck. There are also intergrades.

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UAE Stray Sanctuary Africa 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

This means that any comparison of results obtained in different years may not reflect the success of a birder’s endeavours but rather the variation of the overall birding conditions of the respective years, which are outside the sphere of anyone’s influence.

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Feral Species Asia Rights 207

10,000 Birds

JULY 19, 2018

Hence try the comparison of the species richness not per country – but per square mile. Still, thinking where to travel next, you may have only two weeks and cannot make up your mind which areas to visit. It may be slightly impractical to focus on big countries such as Brazil or Indonesia.

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Equatorial Guinea Costa Rica Guyana Central African Republic 207

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 12, 2021

Prior to NLs, Swarovski never made 12s in 42 mm version, so for comparison I will choose the nearest well known birding bins from Swarovski, the legendary EL 10×42 W B. But, before I share my (very subjective) impressions with you, let me introduce the NL 12×42.

Birds 264

Birds Raised Rights Experience 264

10,000 Birds

JUNE 12, 2011

Fancy was the most entertaining section to read, and the comparison of Vegas showgirls to birds-of-paradise is spot-on and just a little bit disturbing.

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Reptiles Bats Eggs Humane 192

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

I don’t think we ever saw the second one but the first one twice, as photo comparisons between my sightings seem to show the same individual. Eventually, we left Jones Beach, only to learn that later in the day two Western Kingbirds were seen together there.

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New York Hunting Birds Species 137

10,000 Birds

APRIL 26, 2016

While the females are much drabber by comparison, their gold/tan color and black spotting makes them stand out from other species as well. With red faces, green necks, a bright white “ring” around their necks, patterned bodies, and long tails, it is impossible to mistake Ring-necked Pheasants for anything else.

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South Dakota Hawaii United States North America 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 26, 2015

For comparison, this is the male Purple Finch ( Carpodacus purpureus )… And the female Purple Finch … One of the physical distinctions between the Cassin’s Finch and the Purple Finch that may be most obvious is the bill shape. This is the more widespread distribution map for the Purple Finch.

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North America Research America Species 167

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 28, 2011

My own Solitary Sandpiper sighting seems paltry in comparison. Where some might dwell on billions of dollars in property damage and lost productivity, birders see mega-opportunity! What was your best bird of the weekend? Tell us in the comments section about the rarest, loveliest, or most fascinating bird you observed.

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2011 New York Birds Experience 154

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2011

For size comparison, a scrum of albies. I hope you enjoy the photos. Click any one to enbiggen it. Buller’s with a Cape Petrel ( Daption capense ), a vocal fulmarine petrel that is very common here.

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Albatross New Zealand South America Breeders 219

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2013

Even by comparison with a couple of Dunlin and a one-legged Western Sandpiper, the Least Sandpiper look less than a satisfying mouthful. Most of you would have been looking at much bigger birds last Thursday. The individuals above were seen at the top of the tide, pushed hard against the shore of San Francisco Bay.

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San Francisco Sea Lions Lions California 158

10,000 Birds

MAY 5, 2015

Birding by Impression is a conscious, deliberate method of identifying and recognizing birds based on the study and evaluation of “distinctive structural features and behavioral movements” and comparison with nearby and similar species. So say Kevin T.

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Birds New Jersey Science Groups 172

10,000 Birds

JUNE 30, 2012

Comparison of 180mm macro with the EF 300mm plus Kenko 2X TC The image quality of the 180 mm macro is only a little better. Comparison with 100-400 f/5.6 To do this I have gotten both lenses as close as possible to the subject which means the 300 is 1.25 meters away from the subject and the 180 mm is 0.4 meters away.

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Pro-Test 2000 Birds 173

Critter News

MARCH 28, 2009

The German constitutional court has ruled that animal rights organisation PETA (People for Ethical Treatment of Animals) must end its campaign in which it draws a comparison between the Holocaust and industrial farming.

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Campaign PETA Factory Farm Factory Farming 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 10, 2013

Now, apart from the fact that most of us have only very rarely seen burning pencils, it is difficult to grasp what he meant by this comparison. You can further check this striking similarity and the sharpness of the comparison by studying the next few images of Greater Flamingos in flight.

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France Vet Germany Birds 164

10,000 Birds

JULY 13, 2013

… For comparison purposes, here is a shot of a Black-chinned Sparrow, another desert sparrow found at Red Rock Canyon. The bird in these pictures was the first of its species I had seen in six years and it more than made up for lost time. Click the image above for a bigger version.

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Las Vegas Sparrows Nevada United States 177

Critter News

MARCH 30, 2010

It spotlights the Humane Society, but I think it's a pretty universal comparison. This article pretty much sums up how the two agendas are simply at cross-purposes. Compassion is perceived to hurt profits.

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Animal Welfare Agenda The Humane Society Welfare 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 17, 2015

Here a Semipalmated Sandpiper helpfully provided a comparison shot with the White-rump. And while no out-of-place Siberian shorebirds showed up, my efforts were rewarded with several White-rumped Sandpipers each day and a Western Sandpiper on Sunday. Ain’t nuthin’ wrong with this bad-ass bird.

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Jamaica New York City Wildlife New York 162

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 22, 2018

Then, lucky me, the Tundra Swan got out of the water and onto the ice near a Mute Swan for some nice side-by-side size comparisons. But both species of swans present had enough neck to reach something to eat on the bottom of the pond. Mute Swans are larger, heavier, and longer necked.

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Jamaica Wildlife New York City Ducks 107