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He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. 3 Responses to “World Sparrow Day 2011&# Drew Mar 19th, 2011 at 8:29 pm If they provide the postage, I’d be glad to catch a few and send them back! Thanks for visiting!
home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / First Phoebe of 2011 First Phoebe of 2011 By Corey • March 20, 2011 • 11 comments Tweet Share My first sighting of an Eastern Phoebe each year is, for me, when spring officially begins.
home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Asides / Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds By Corey • March 21, 2011 • No comments yet Tweet Share The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct.
home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Duck Butts Duck Butts By Corey • February 28, 2011 • 7 comments Tweet Share We here at 10,000 Birds believe that every bird is beautiful and, moreover, that every part of every bird is beautiful.
So, one might surmise, it’s OK if they get shot by hunters thinking they’re sandhill cranes? Over the winter, the universe lost four whooping cranes to what appears to be recreational shooting: three gunned down together in Georgia on December 30, 2010, and another in Alabama on January 28, 2011. Do all hunters realize that?
By Corey • March 11, 2011 • 6 comments Tweet Share The national bird of Nicaragua is the Turquoise-browed Motmot. He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. Clare and Grant-Broome Western Australia Mar 11th, 2011 at 8:11 pm WOW!!!! Nice post Corey!
By Corey • March 11, 2011 • 2 comments Tweet Share No, of course not, but what a picture ! He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. david Mar 11th, 2011 at 11:02 pm Totally adorable. Renato Mar 13th, 2011 at 8:38 am Wow! Nine-legged Plover?
home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Asides / Herpetology Vs. Ornithology Herpetology Vs. Ornithology By Corey • March 2, 2011 • 4 comments Tweet Share If you like science and comic strips you definitely want to read xkcd. Herpers and birders unite!
By Corey • March 4, 2011 • 3 comments Tweet Share The Mute Swan Cygnus olor became the national bird of Denmark in 1984, replacing the Skylark Alauda arvensis. He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. What is the National Bird of Denmark? Wicked, right?
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home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Asides / Cool Green Heron Cool Green Heron By Corey • March 5, 2011 • 3 comments Tweet Share If, like me, you like Green Herons and if, like me, you like birds with oddball plumages, then this post is for you.
He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. 7 Responses to “Lewis’s Woodpecker in New York State&# Jochen Mar 22nd, 2011 at 4:18 am This bird is too good even by your standards. Corey Mar 22nd, 2011 at 5:38 am I agree. I disapprove. Mwahahahahaaaaar!
He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. One Response to “Liben Lark Gets a Lifeline&# Jochen Mar 5th, 2011 at 11:37 am May I request that our Beat Writers free field trip be planned around seeing Liben Lark in Ethiopia? Thanks for visiting! Wicked, right?
He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. 5 Responses to “Most Wanted Birds in Brazil&# Duncan Mar 12th, 2011 at 7:38 pm Clearly Jan and I need to organise an expedition to rediscover the Kinglet Calyptura. Duncan, I’ll look forward for it!
home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Asides / Reason #17,411 Not to Own Wild Birds Reason #17,411 Not to Own Wild Birds By Corey • March 11, 2011 • 1 comment Tweet Share Quentin Tarantino might sue you. Thanks for visiting! Wicked, right?
He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. One Response to “Review: Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil – The Pantanal & Cerrado of Central Brazil&# Most Wanted Birds in Brazil Mar 12th, 2011 at 6:03 pm [.] Thanks for visiting!
He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. Share Your Thoughts « Where Are You Birding This First Weekend of March 2011? OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more!
home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Inspiration / The Bluebird by John Burroughs The Bluebird by John Burroughs By Corey • March 7, 2011 • 4 comments Tweet Share John Burroughs should be as well known as Henry David Thoreau. Thanks, Corey!
home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Inspiration / Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven&# Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven&# By Corey • March 21, 2011 • 4 comments Tweet Share Ravens fascinate people. Thanks for visiting!
He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. 5 Responses to “If You Think Squirrels Raiding Your Feeders Are Bad News…&# Jochen Mar 17th, 2011 at 10:17 am What is it with North American birders and squirrels?! You have no idea how bad it can get.
He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. 5 Responses to “Leucistic Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis&# Meredith Mar 10th, 2011 at 9:41 am I learn something every day from you guys. Thanks, Corey! Nevertheless, three cheers for Ruddy Ducks, one of my faves!
home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Asides / Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance By Corey • March 22, 2011 • 1 comment Tweet Share Utah Birders has a copy of Hawks at a Distance to give away. Thanks for visiting!
By Corey • March 13, 2011 • 4 comments Tweet Share It is not every day that a local newspaper covers birding at all, so the fact that The Chapel Hill News ran an article on Nate ‘s Triangle Big Year is pretty cool. He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B.
home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Ring-billed Gulls in Breeding Plumage Ring-billed Gulls in Breeding Plumage By Corey • March 8, 2011 • 3 comments Tweet Share It should come as no surprise to readers of 10,000 Birds that I do not love gulls.
All of the shots in this post were taken on 12-13 March 2011 at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Queens, New York. He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. Jochen Mar 17th, 2011 at 11:11 am To me, they’ll always be the Rubbery Ducks. Thanks for visiting!
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home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Conservation / Conserving the Future: Bold Bird Ideas Conserving the Future: Bold Bird Ideas By Mike • March 16, 2011 • 2 comments Tweet Share The U.S. More important, they WANT your feedback! Thanks for visiting!
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By Julie • March 14, 2011 • 18 comments Tweet Share ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public comment on a proposal to hunt sandhill cranes in Kentucky. Nationwide, wildlife watchers now outspend hunters 6 to 1. Sandhill Crane Hunt in Kentucky?!
home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Bufflehead in Flight Bufflehead in Flight By Corey • March 13, 2011 • 8 comments Tweet Share Bufflehead are one of our most amusing ducks. Mar 14th, 2011 at 8:50 am [.] Beautiful. The name says it all.
He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. Jason Mar 15th, 2011 at 10:41 pm Hooded Merganser, Monk Parakeet, and House Sparrow. Jason Mar 15th, 2011 at 10:41 pm Hooded Merganser, Monk Parakeet, and House Sparrow. Greg Lawrence Mar 15th, 2011 at 10:58 pm 1.)
To enter this excellent giveaway all you have to do is write a single, four-sentence paragraph explaining what Brazilian bird you would most like to see and why and email that paragraph to me at 10000birdsblogger AT gmail DOT com under the subject line “Brazil Giveaway&# by midnight on Thursday, 11 March 2011. Get to it already!
By Corey • March 14, 2011 • 2 comments Tweet Share She calls herself a photo-blogger but this post does blur the line a bit , no? He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. Mom Mar 14th, 2011 at 7:35 pm Thanks Corey. Thanks for visiting! Wicked, right?
home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Asides / Last Chance to Enter Last Chance to Enter By Corey • March 10, 2011 • No comments yet Tweet Share You only have until midnight tonight to enter the Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil giveaway.
He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. 5 Responses to “Redhead Aythya americana&# Jochen Mar 5th, 2011 at 2:14 pm Oh no, not another sexy redhead! Corey Mar 5th, 2011 at 8:47 pm @Jochen: You know you can’t get enough… @Rick: I don’t.
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