10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2022

If you are looking for a use of a cardboard box, one of the more interesting ideas is to use it to house an abandoned juvenile Striated Heron. In Singapore, a Tiger Shrike was observed casting a pellet after eating a large scarab beetle. When Cattle Egrets go to the local discotheque, they tend to overdo their makeup a bit.

Mountain Goats 147

Mountain Goats Singapore Giraffes Birds 147

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Another paper reviews information on Oriental Pied Hornbills raiding the nests of various bird species in Singapore and even pet bird cages. In fact, a recent article in the Economist on Singapore’s rewilding states “The oriental pied hornbill (pictured), with its extraordinary ivory casque, had been locally extinct for a century.

Rhinoceros 186

Rhinoceros Singapore Transported Hunting 186

10,000 Birds

MARCH 25, 2015

Whoever is in charge of names in the area had abandoned an unwise relationship with compound names ((meaning Redwinged Starlings were Red-winged Starlings again) and seemed to have shifted the names of lots of species around in the hopes of aligning them with the IOC (goodbye louries). But I say that with some fairly strong provisos.

Africa 190

Africa South Africa Zimbabwe Penguins 190