10,000 Birds

JUNE 21, 2019

The Philippine Eagle has a kind face. I couldn’t help thinking this–me, the anthropomorphism hater– as I watched a pair of Philippine Eagles tend their nest, raise a chick, and tear monkeys apart in Bird of Prey: The Story of the Rarest Eagle on Earth , a well-crafted, beautifully filmed documentary with a mission.

Eagles 203

Eagles Philippines Eggs Monkeys 203

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In the non-breeding season, male Baya Weavers sometimes enter the basket-making trade, often with considerable success. Meanwhile, the females seem to have a much more relaxing life, at least in this early stage of the breeding season. You can see why here.

Sri Lanka 221

Sri Lanka Taiwan Birds Cats 221

10,000 Birds

JUNE 24, 2024

Research required to determine its feeding ecology and breeding biology.” ” “Breeding Mar–Jun. Spiderhunters : Primarily found in Southeast Asia, from the Indian subcontinent to the Philippines, with a preference for forested areas, including lowland and montane forests. ” And why not.

Vietnam 223

Vietnam Birds Woodpeckers Bangladesh 223

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The bird “spent five months on Mindoro Island in the Philippines during the non-breeding season and migrated through Taiwan, the Chinese east coast, and the Korean peninsula” and on to the Russian Far East (indicating a certain lack of solidarity with Ukraine). This is not really an option at Nanhui though.

China 185

China Birds Ukraine Israel 185

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2015

Chapters on taxonomy, distribution, anatomy and morphology, habitat, behavior, breeding, plumage and moult, food and foraging, flight, calls, drumming, and conservation follow. They are curiously linked to both fertility and destruction, associated with the reveler Pan and the god of war, Mars.

Woodpeckers 248

Woodpeckers 2002 Europe Philippines 248