10,000 Birds

MAY 10, 2015

A male probable member of the indicus group (foreground) and a male domesticus House Sparrow in western Kazakhstan. Then there is the fact that indicus sparrows tend to avoid human habitations while domesticus doesn’t, leading to sympatric breeding with a disputed amount of hybridisation.

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Sparrows Italy Kyrgyzstan Asia 213

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 263

10,000 Birds

JUNE 13, 2016

I’d only ever seen Garganey once before, way back in 2009 in Kazakhstan. What if we missed it? But before we get into the search I’d like to touch briefly on the bird itself. Its a Eurasian bird, migrating from Africa and south Asia every spring. We asked and word was the bird was seen.

New York 100

New York Bald Eagle New York City Kazakhstan 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Seeing a species in New York that is much more common in Eurasia and that only has North American breeding grounds in far northeastern Canada was pretty awesome. And here, for the heck of it, is an image of the last Northern Wheatear I saw – a breeding plumaged bird in May of 2009 in Kazakhstan. … a.

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New York New York City Kazakhstan New Jersey 163

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

Over the next few days, the Alpine Accentors ( Prunella collaris ) will arrive on their high-Alpine breeding grounds – it is time to start singing, despite that the treeless Alpine landscape is still under metres of snow. all Alpine Accetor photos digiscoped (c) Dale Forbes. all Alpine Accetor photos digiscoped (c) Dale Forbes.

2011 207

2011 Breeders Deer Breeding 207

Animal Person

MARCH 18, 2009

The site was where northern Kazakhstan is now, the culture was called Botai and the date was around 3500 B.C. Horse-drawn carriages and breeding and racing horses and using them to play polo or to schlep kids around is an insult to horses. The Botai did not just herd horses for meat. Let's leave them alone.

Experience 100

Experience Experiments Horses Kazakhstan 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2011

It is also familiar at inland sites in winter, especially reservoirs and refuse tips, and breeds in the relatively-Northerly regions of Europe, Asia, and North America. Yellow-Legged Gull These gulls breed around the Mediterranean and have yellow, rather than flesh-coloured legs. at Gloucester Harbor Birding The San Jacinto Valley.Or

2011 157

2011 Cyprus Deer Breeding 157

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2012

Secretive, silent and undetectable outside of its breeding season, found only in the U.S. I saw my all-time favourite bird species again after not seeing it for more than 10 years, a splendid Bearded Vulture (well, even two) in the Tien Shan mountains above Almaty, Kazakhstan in June.

2012 146

2012 Guatemala Birds Florida 146

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2023

As the Wryneck is a lost breeding bird in Britain it’s also a bird of special interest to us Brits and one I never tire of photographing. It was a pleasing shot: the exposure was spot on, the bird not too big in the image, while the out-of-focus background and blossom on the apple tree complemented the subject.

Cyprus 229

Cyprus Portugal Birds Poland 229

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 8, 2017

The year 2016 was not a particularly birdy year for me, mostly because I didn’t get to go on business trips to Indonesia or Kazakhstan, as was frequently the case during the last few years. Lesser Spotted Eagles breed regularly with around 100 pairs in Germany, but unless you know where the territories are you are unlikely to see them.

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2016 Germany Italy Netherlands 101