10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Chaka is a small town, with just about 2000 people. The Brown Accento r certainly ranks among the less attractive accentors, though of course, some species in this family set a rather high bar. Fortunately, I share this preference with birds, which we found away from the lake, mostly in some semi-desert areas.

China 264

China Austria Birds ALA 264

10,000 Birds

JUNE 10, 2012

One of our watering points in the garden had a family of Black-chinned Honeyeaters at it. I looked back through our records, which go back to the winter of 2000 and during 2005 we had a pair visit regularly from May to October. On the first day of winter, June 1st, I had just seen Grant off to work and I had a lovely surprise.

2012 169

2012 2000 2006 2005 169

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2014

I have followed the breeding activity of the Pied Oystercatchers in Broome along Cable Beach since July 2000 when I found the first nest site and the birds have continued to use the same territories, though there have been some partner changes. The family stayed in the area and then left in late November.

2007 191

2007 Eggs 2014 2002 191

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Starting in the mid-1990s, there was a “where to watch birds in…” series of five site guides written by Nigel Wheatley and covering South America (1994), Africa (1995), Asia (1996), Europe & Russia (2000) and Central America & the Caribbean (2001). Family accounts for all 142 bird families recorded from the region.

Africa 213

Africa Botswana Nigeria Namibia 213

10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2012

The Edwards’s Pheasant is a rather smart blue-black member of the pheasant family and it may be on the edge of extinction. It has not been seen in its small home range in central Vietnam since around 2000. Conservationists searched intensively in 2011 but found none.

Vietnam 171

Vietnam 2000 Germany Asia 171

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 25, 2019

There has never been two eggs hatch and two chicks survive for more than about ten days since we started to keep an eye on them in 2000. I introduced you to this Pied Oystercatcher family four weeks ago. When the tide is out and the area where the small bivalves are is exposed the family move forward to feed together.

Eggs 173

Eggs 2000 Family Breeding 173

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

Nice. ((** all names have been changed to protect identities and have been substituted with (almost) randomly chosen substitutes suitable for a family of Alpine Accentors.)) small families putting less pressure on the adult members of the family). In this case, they would be exhibiting polyandry.

2011 235

2011 Breeders Deer Breeding 235

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Each species account starts with names–family name at the top of the page, followed below by English name of the species, alpha code, scientific name, local name in Cuba and the standard name as accepted by the Sociedad Española de Ornitología (SEO). Press, 2000), and updated in terms of taxonomy, status, and distribution.

Cuba 244

Cuba Birds 2000 United States 244

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2020

They portray the nesting cycles of Mallard, Red-tailed Hawk, and American Robin, illustrating the various ways in which birds create families. Do they have families too and do they take care of them? Some of the chapters focus on a specific bird, most are about bird families like hawks, tanagers, wrens, etc.,

2020 264

2020 Birds North America Sparrows 264

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2013

People ascribe near mythic status to the members of the family Delphinidae (and other related families). I had my first swim with Inshore Bottlenose Dolphins in Northland’s Bay of Islands back in 2000, and it was a tripy experience. Which has always mystified me slightly.

Dolphins 175

Dolphins Sharks New Zealand Albatross 175

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 2, 2014

Not a great place for a family vacation, though I think Duncan will disagree. Press, 2000) and the earlier The Birds of Hong Kong and South China (co-authored with Clive Viney and Lam Chiu Ying, Hong Kong Information Office, 2005). Species Accounts are grouped by family, following what appears to be Sibley and Monroe’s 1996 taxonomy.

Brunei 209

Brunei Asia Birds China 209

10,000 Birds

JULY 31, 2022

Since I found the first Pied Oystercatcher nest on Cable Beach in July 2000 I have learnt that the eggs rarely hatch due to predation and if they do hatch then a fully fledged chick is a rare and wonderful outcome. Family footprints. I have written many articles about our resident Pied Oystercatchers over the past twelve years.

Breeding 147

Breeding Eggs 2000 Chickens 147

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 22, 2015

She is an excellent mother, managing not only to feed her four large cubs, but their visiting father One-eyed who comes by every now and then (he has two more families and being the good father he is, visits them all regularly, usually around lunch time). Very dusty Swarovski CLs.

Tigers 259

Tigers India Killing 2006 259

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 27, 2023

The nest site has moved occasionally since I first observed one on Cable Beach in 2000. I could observe where the family had come down to the ocean at night on the big tides. One large Pied Oystercatcher family ! This pair of Pied Oystercatchers are using the same nest site as last year, which does make it easy to find.

Eggs 130

Eggs Australia Protection Breeding 130

10,000 Birds

MAY 15, 2014

Lake Kerkini lies among the 2000 metres high mountains (offering a wide range of habitats) by the Bulgarian border, some 110 km north of Thessaloniki and 240 km south of the Bulgarian capitol, Sofia. Practicalities. Middle Spotted Woodpecker – Photo (c) Georgos Spiridakis.

Greece 178

Greece Pelicans Breeding Buffalo 178

4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 10, 2012

While the focus of your landscaping design may revolve around creating an attractive atmosphere and making humans comfortable, the family dog deserves consideration as well. Considering our canine companions when designing a landscaping plan is a perfect way to make our pets a true part of the family. Make Your Pet Feel at Home.

Dogs 100

Dogs Pets ASPCA Illinois 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

Dan is an active member of BirdLife Cyprus and goes birding whenever his career and family allow. While there he studied Molecular Biology, then met a Cypriot, got married, and ended up moving with her to Cyprus.

Cyprus 145

Cyprus 2011 Deer New York 145

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2020

For example, on Black-crowned Night-Heron, a steadily declining breeding species, they say, “…even though they were recorded in 5 block in the Bronx during NYSBBA II in 2000-2005, we believe most did not involve breeding birds” (p. An identification guide for an overlooked bird family? And for good reason.

New York City 201

New York City New York Birds Breeding 201

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2017

The guide presents 69 species and 1 subspecies, from “NEW WORLD VULTURES: Cathartiformes” to “OSPREY: Pandioninae” to “FAMILY: Accipitridae” (Kites, Hawks, Eagles, Hawk-Eagles), to “FALONIDS: Falconidae” (Falcons, Forest-Falcons, Caracaras, Kestrels, Merlin). Press, 2000), and over 140 journal and magazine articles and conference proceedings.

Mexico 189

Mexico America North America Falcons 189

Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

That ties the highest level since Gallup began reporting the national figure in 2000. workers has ranged from a low of 26 percent in 2000 and 2005 to the recent six-month high of 34 percent. Time for leisure, time for family and friends. those who are involved in, enthusiastic about and committed to their work and workplace?—?is

2000 48

2000 2018 San Francisco Dallas 48

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

But there is one kind of tick that I genuinely do enjoy, and as I do more and more birding it becomes harder and harder to get; new families. Getting entirely new families is easy when you start birding. Sometimes you may even lose them, like the aforementioned woodswallows which are probably no longer a family.

Family 174

Family Wombats Uganda Fiji 174

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2021

In the publishing world, the Audubon series became famous as proof that packaging firms like Chanticleer could work successfully with respected publishing firms and the company went on to package many other titles for Knopf, including, in 2000, a new field guide called The Sibley Guide to Birds. (If ” These are all great.

North America 279

North America America California Condor Birds 279

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2013

When I first visited New Zealand, back in 2000, the Stichbird was just a rare species of honeyeater (Meliphagidae), one of three representatives of that Australian family to be found here. At any rate it was distinctive enough to merit its own family, the Notiomystidae. Unlike them it nests it cavities.

Family 167

Family New Zealand 2000 Australia 167

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2015

I also enjoyed reading the company histories of familiar brands like Duncraft, Kaytee, Droll Yankee, and Wagner all of which started as family companies, some as offshoots of other businesses, some as the result of clever inventions. The story of Duncraft is a good example. Margaret A.

America 250

America Squirrels Industry Birds 250

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2024

All these people were legends – I barely scraped past 2000 in half a century. In my family, we have a tradition (in place since 1347 when we survived the Black Death) of “ wait over the weekend and see what happens ”. Once I got home, I started feeling very sick.

Mozambique 246

Mozambique Ghana Namibia Birds 246

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2021

I would be away from my family for a time and my visiting in-laws from Tasmania….Perhaps The arguments against? This would really be an I.D.I.O.T. Cairns was some 1600 kilometres, nearly 1000 miles, away. I would have to fly and rent a vehicle. Perhaps this would be a trip worth taking….

Australia 264

Australia 2019 Thailand Russia 264

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2015

With so many book indexes listing species under family name, I am thankful that the decision was made NOT to list all 39 owl species under the heading “Owl.” Scott Weidensaul is a nature writer with roots in journalism. taken from the Macaulay Library of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

North America 254

North America Owls America Dominican Republic 254

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Into the Nest: Intimate Views of the Courting, Parenting, and Family Lives of Familiar Birds (Storey Publishing, 2015) by photographer Marie Read and writer Laura Erickson, documents the procreative and parenting lives of 49 species through beautiful images and readable, knowledgeable text. So, Happy Holidays to all!

Papua New Guinea 189

Papua New Guinea Penguins 2014 Guinea 189

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Considering this adherence to scientific accuracy, it is intriguing that the authors have put aside a taxonomic form of organization and have instead opted for “a pragmatic field guide sequence… that groups bird families according to the broad biomes in which they are most likely to be encountered—marine, freshwater and terrestrial…” (p.2).

Australia 131

Australia Penguins Birds New Zealand 131

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

Due to Prime Hook’s strategic location on the Delaware Bay, the refuge has national conservation significance as a designated RAMSAR Wetland of International Significance Site (1999), American Bird Conservancy-Important Bird Area (2000), and a Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network site (1986). www.youtube.com/watch?v=sk_5pt9OTLA.

Fish 157

Fish Wildlife Hunting Louisiana 157

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

These strange birds are two species in their own family; White-necked or Yellow-headed, endemic to the Upper Guinea forests and Grey-necked or Red-headed, restricted to Lower Guinea forests. Between 1990 and 2010, Ghana lost 33.7% of its forest cover (around 2,5 million hectares, nearly double what now remains!)

Ghana 237

Ghana Hunters Gambia Guinea 237

10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2014

How have these species accounts changed from The Sibley Guide to Birds , published in 2000 (heretofore called Sibley One) to The Sibley Guide to Birds, Second Edition , published in March 2014 (and heretofore called Sibley Two). Birds are arranged in taxonomic order, organized into sections based on families.

North America 258

North America Birds Alaska America 258

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2012

Sidney Dunkle’s Dragonflies Through Binoculars , published in 2000, covers only dragonflies, not damselflies.) Species accounts are organized by family; Broad-winged, Spreadwing, and Pond for damselflies and Petaltail, Darner, Clubtail, Spiketail, Cruiser, Emerald, and Skmmer for Dragonflies.

United States 250

United States Costa Rica Massachusetts North America 250

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2014

In a funny twist of fate, it seems that 2014 will be much the same as 2012 and 2013 have been, with family trips to somewhere in France and business trips to Indonesia and Kazakhstan. Jan 11 : The family gives me half a Saturday off to chase a long-staying Griffon Vulture in nearby Rheinland-Pfalz, about a 30 minutes drive from home.

2014 145

2014 France Germany Indonesia 145

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Families that are endemic to the continent include such strange birds as Shoebill , Secretarybird , Hamerkop , mousebirds and rockfowl ( picathartes ) and delightful groups including bushshrikes, sugarbirds, rockjumpers, woodhoopoes, turacos and hyliotas. What are the must do destinations and what must one see?

Papua New Guinea 254

Papua New Guinea Equatorial Guinea Madagascar Tanzania 254

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2012

2000 for sure, you guys), and the 1940s sex manuals (redacted). The best of the book is in the more focused later sections, where each avian family is rigorously cross-referenced with every place in the Bible where it is mentioned. I’ve even thought of dabbling in Black Skimmer Literature myself.

Denver 201

Denver 2000 Collecting Birds 201

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2019

Antpittas and Gnateaters covers 64 species in six genera and two families. (I Here’s Plate 3, the third plate for Conopophaga , one of the two genera of the Gnateater family. Greeney has been captivated by Antpittas and Gnateaters since 2000, particularly by their nests and reproductive biology.

Eggs 189

Eggs Research South America Costa Rica 189