10,000 Birds

MAY 10, 2024

Perhaps the most curious thing about the Great Spotted Cuckoo is its distribution, for it is both a non-breeding Palearctic migrant to Africa, and a trans-Africa migrant. According to The Birds of Africa Volume III , “In much of the tropics present throughout the year, with breeding and non-breeding birds usually indistinguishable”.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2021

The bibs will change to black like their parents in due course. A lot of birds have been breeding around Broome in recent months. The shorebird migration has started and it won’t be long before they are on their breeding grounds in the Northern hemisphere. The main difference is the colouration in their bibs.

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Family Breeding Birds Australia 264

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

This can mean some interesting birding, if you can bear the Shanghai heat … Of course, the egrets and herons described in my last post are still around. Not sure if they are breeding but certainly they are trying, though I am not fully convinced of their competence. Another new breeding record for Shanghai . Brown Shrike.

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Tigers Cattle Breeding Bears 222

10,000 Birds

MAY 31, 2024

True, most of our migrant breeding birds start to return in April, but in May even the late arrivals – Turtle Doves, Swifts, Spotted Flycatchers and Nightjars – finally appear. Perhaps most spectacular of all were two fine Grey Plovers in full breeding finery, living up to their American name of Black-bellied Plover.

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Greece Turtles Breeding Europe 245

10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2021

Of course, plenty of non-endemics also turned up to have their picture taken. And breeding season allows me to notice certain details that I might miss during the rest of the year. I had never seen the orange legs that this breeding adult is showing, as opposed to the yellow-green legs of the immature one below it.

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Woodpeckers Hunters Falcons Breeding 259

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2021

Of course, I also go there several other times each year; I have, after all, seen 160 species at this endemic-rich site. All sightings southeast of the species’ Puerto Vallarta-to-Los Mochis breeding area are of migrating birds. Not that I measured him, of course. But I never, ever miss a February and July in Paso Ancho.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 26, 2011

They leave their breeding grounds in early summer to move down the coast, some travelling as far south as the Gulf of California. This beautiful shorebird is on Audubon’s Watchlist because of its susceptibility to catastrophes on its limited breeding grounds. Of course, all birds in these photos are in non-breeding plumage.

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Sanctuary Breeders Alaska North America 235

10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2014

My Dark-eyed Juncos are trilling in preparation to retreat to quieter breeding grounds, the Black-Capped Chickadees sing their two notes, and the Song Sparrows absolutely will not shut up. Of course, in real life this cannot be so simple as good news. The Varied Thrushes came back. Then the Western Bluebirds and Meadowlarks.

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Geese Montana Breeding Pelicans 199

10,000 Birds

APRIL 11, 2024

It’s a bird that rarely occurs inland, and outside the breeding season it spends its time far out to sea. In March, as the days start to lengthen, so the wandering birds return to their breeding cliffs. Adult pairs are very site faithful, and if their breeding is successful, they will return to the same colony year after year.

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Russia Breeding Alaska Wildlife 244

10,000 Birds

MAY 12, 2013

Of course Africa could not to be left out of the pink weekend so I have researched all African species whose official or alternative names include the word “pink”. Great White Pelicans showing the pink flush of breeding plumage. Of course not! There are certainly some stunners involved. Pink-throated Twinspot.

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Africa Somalia Mozambique Pelicans 244

10,000 Birds

MAY 16, 2017

A New York City Parks Department contractor just wiped out a breeding population of sparrows in tons of trouble already, on land owned by the parks department that was supposed to be protected as “Forever Wild.” Any destruction like this of a wetland would be bad, of course. Another is in the works. . By then it could be too late.

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New York City New York Sparrows 2016 223

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Feel free to insert your own French joke here (though of course in the US, restaurants now serve Freedom Frogs rather than French Frogs). The breeding ecology of the Yellow-bellied Warbler was actually studied exactly here at Nonggang in 2019 by 3 Chinese researchers. This included recording a total of 77,760 minutes of video.

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China Birds Pythons Eagles 262

10,000 Birds

APRIL 20, 2024

Then sometimes when you see these birds actively regaining their energy and getting ready for defending territories and breeding, they give the impression that their migration had just been a short jog around the block rather than a marathon across desert, mountains, and oceans.

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Soreing Owls Woodpeckers Eagles 221

4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 28, 2013

And of course, we like our pet products to look great too, and Plexidor certainly does. And of course, it’s always fun to see the door in action, especially when it’s in an adorable video like this one! The post PlexiDor Dog Doors: A “New Breed” of Dog Doors! That’s right friends, a MINI PIG DOOR !

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Dogs Breeding Designer Dog Pigs 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 23, 2023

Before I was born, it used to be a rare breeding species in mountainous areas south of Belgrade, but became extinct after the 1960s due to intensive poisoning of wolves. There’s an eagle… a White-tailed Eagle , a relatively common and numerous breeding species of riparian forests along large water courses and fishponds.

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Bulgaria McDonalds Eagles Wolves 264

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 20, 2013

That of course is true of many birds.) They breed on a number of basaltic lakes in southwestern Argentina, and it is not entirely clear where they all winter, but some wintering Hooded Grebes have been found outside their breeding range (and a few none-breeding birds have been found year round at two locations on the Atlantic, apparently).

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2010 South America 2011 Argentina 227

10,000 Birds

MAY 28, 2015

And, of course, there was a group of youngsters barbecuing. For example, the White-headed Duck is nowadays a rarity in Europe (okay, excluding Spain, I know… that Spain …), but until some 50 years ago, it used to breed in Serbia. The hide overlooking the breeding colony of Red-footed Falcons. And a table, too.

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Serbia Spain Birds Hungary 266

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Citrine Wagtails are rare in Shanghai but apparently quite common around Chaka, though unfortunately most of the ones we saw were not in breeding plumage. The Brown Accento r certainly ranks among the less attractive accentors, though of course, some species in this family set a rather high bar. I blame this on covid-19.

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China Austria Birds ALA 264

10,000 Birds

MARCH 23, 2024

Jacob suggested the Wagbachniederung, a well-known wetland that is particularly popular amongst photographers for being one of the few locations in Germany where Purple Herons breed. We still focused on the birds of course and saw quite a good number of species, although few were unexpected.

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Squirrels South Africa Germany Ducks 239

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2012

Carmine bee-eaters occur throughout most of Subsaharan Africa, and many populations migrate widely post breeding. After breeding they also disperse over the rainforests and savannas of West and Central Africa, where they hunt for aerial insects. Two populations exist, the westernmost breeds in the western Sahara (e.g.

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Africa Gabon Uganda South Africa 266

10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2022

Three live and breed here, two migrate through the country in large numbers (one of those also breeds here in small numbers), and another migrates through and winters in Costa Rica. They won’t build a nest or look for a mate but other than that, their behavior in Costa Rica is pretty similar to that of their breeding grounds.

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Costa Rica Pennsylvania South America Panama 278

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Mexican Whip-poor-wills , of course, have a Spanish accent! (As As, of course, are Vermilion Flycatchers. While some American Kestrels breed in central Mexico, most are migratory. Fortunately, I knew that Cuerporruín is the local name for the Mexican Whip-poor-will. This one is an almost-mature male.

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Mexico Family Laws Ducks 279

10,000 Birds

MAY 13, 2021

On the other hand, in April, some other species start breeding here in Shanghai. Nearby, two Grey-headed Lapwings have apparently decided to stay in Shanghai and start preparations for breeding. Of course, looking stylish in black and white is easy. No danger of stumbling over people trying to upgrade their golf courses here.

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Birds Farming Alaska Breeding 216

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

We hypothesized that trends in waterfowl hunter numbers, as indicated by Federal Migratory Bird Hunting Conservation Stamp (duck stamp) sales, have become independent of breeding duck populations, and we assess the impacts on habitat conservation. And, of course, bird watchers are in a sense free-loading on the duck stamps as well.

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Ducks Hunters Hunting Wildlife 247

10,000 Birds

JUNE 15, 2024

Black-headed Gulls were also breeding in the wetlands in large numbers, becoming very agitated when a Western Marsh-Harrier quartered low over the reeds. Their breeding mounts in the wetland were removed, probably because things were getting out of control with photographers.

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Sri Lanka South Africa Transported Africa 244

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Otherwise known as the Northern Harrier (in the Americas) or the Hen Harrier (in the English-speaking Old World), Circus cyaneus brings terror to voles and other small mammals as it courses low over open country, ready to plunge, talons-first, at the first sign of movement. Northern Harrier coming in for a landing.

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Sparrows Mammals New York Owls 256

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2021

I guess the whole point about this band name is to suggest -ironically, of course – utter blandness. Breeding in Northern Japan and wintering in the Phillippines, some seem to take a migratory rest stop (and slight deviation) at the Shanghai coast. Possibly my favorite Nanhui bird this September was the Chestnut-cheeked Starling.

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LACS Birds France Japan 262

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2024

The species is a cooperative breeder – chicks from previous breeding attempts help bringing up the next batch of chicks, like baby-sitting teenagers, though the latter are not related to the kids they babysit and also mainly do it for money, so I guess these two things are not really comparable at all. ” Hurray for science.

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Killing Birds Breeding Breeders 218

10,000 Birds

MARCH 10, 2013

Inland -breeding waders are without doubt the local equivalent of early party dancers. Their loud piping calls rising and falling in apparent group frenzy as they wait head down for some invisible signal to move on to their final breeding site. Eurasian Oystercatcher (Iphonescoped with Meopta S2 and Meopix).

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Factory Ireland Breeding Rescue 186

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

A captive breeding program was established with a facility at Gustavo del Solar’s property, not far from where the birds were re-discovered. This flock is composed of about 54 birds including nine breeding pair. Birds hatched in captivity have been re-introduced. Guans have also been introduced in the Laquipampa Wildlife Refuge.

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Collecting Peru Neglecting Ecuador 270

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

These Burrowing Owl photos were taken at a rare breeding site in Vacaville California. These were taken right outside the golf course fence and within a hundred feet of a car dealership parking lot. If this bird doesn’t deserve this conservation award, I don’t know what species does. Click on photos for full sized images.

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California Owls 2013 Factory 245

10,000 Birds

MAY 18, 2012

They are, of course, spotted, but only in alternate plumage. When they are not getting ready to breed they are a pretty bland brown-and-white bird. Actitus macularius , as spotties are known to the scientific set, are widespread across North America and winter across Central and South America, even as far south as Chile.

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New Jersey North America Chile South America 203

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Several European zoos had this species in their collections at the time, but they either made no effort to breed it or it did not breed well in captivity. It is correct, of course, to think of extinction this way during the Holocene Extinction, which we are living through right now. … Extinction is forever. What a horror!

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Cuba Columbus Parrots DC 258

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

Cellphone photo of a post-breeding bird by Kris H. Of course, we walked closer, and found him looking stoic. Finally, cemetery management put yellow crime scene tape up around the nest tree, something they’d been reluctant to do for fear of alerting even more people to the owls’ presence. Pretty cool, huh?

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Owls New York Eagles Rights 252

10,000 Birds

MAY 28, 2020

May is also a good time for herons and egrets, as they are in their full breeding plumage. Of course, being mean, I only show you one of them. Lesser Coucal breeds in Nanhui, coastal Shanghai. The local equivalent to a popstar in this month is the Japanese Paradise Flycatcher. I guess you can see why. Chinese Pond Heron.

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Tigers Birds Eggs Farming 190

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Ducks and divers The bottom of the city is, naturally, the lowest point or course of the Danube (around 74 m / 240 ft above sea level), the best area being the confluence of the Sava and the Danube, around the War Islands Reserve. Otherwise, the foothills (bus stop “Avala”) are reachable by city buses 401, 403, 405, 407 and 408.

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Serbia Woodpeckers Ducks Birds 306

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

They are, of course, a smaller more compact goose, but picking out the various distinguishing features (such as the yellow eye ring) at such range is invariably challenging, to say the least. A feature of the autumn is the abundance of Great White Egrets – up to 200 on the lake – but as far as I know they have yet to breed here.

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Greece Pelicans Buffalo Geese 244