Breeding Pythons Species 
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 29, 2015
The invasive Burmese Python ( Python molurus ) is well established in the Florida Everglade. Another species of Python, the African Python ( Python sebae ) has established a small population in the 2,877-acre Bird Drive Area (BDA) in South Florida. Photo Credit: US Geological Survey.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 22, 2013
But, to paraphrase Monty Python, every species is sacred. Conservation of migratory species must be an international affair. No matter how much we do to protect the breeding grounds of Neotropical migrants, we can’t assure the safety of those species that lose essential wintering habitat.
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10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
Even the Latin species name soror (“sister”) indicates the similarity to another pitta species (blue-naped). The eBird description of the Small Niltava starts with the surprisingly dull statement that “size distinguishes this species from other niltavas” Who would have thought.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 23, 2023
This is how it looks like: Or at sunset: A species I did not come for from Shanghai is the Black-crowned Night Heron. Its species name graydoni is in honor of Philip Newenham Graydon (1864-1940), a British planter in Sabah. Why that makes Mr. Graydon worthy of having a bird species named after him is a mystery to me.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 4, 2022
A juvenile, if I am correct – and a rather rare bird in Shanghai, this being rather at the southern end of the wintering breeding range. eBird seems to be critical of this species’ work ethics, stating that “it flies lazily over open fields or marshes” Maybe the owl is just sleepy, not lazy.
10,000 Birds
JULY 8, 2024
Still, one source states that this is the second-rarest of all crane species. What methods are effective to protect an endangered crane species? And now for something completely different (Monty Python). Other individuals seem to have seen Saturday Night Fever a few times too often and now think they are John Travolta.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 21, 2012
But some species remain elusive when they shouldn’t be. Even a big trip to Canada, though it turned up many other delightful species ( Boreal Owl , anyone?) Wood Stork and White Pelican. Orchard Oriole and Prothonotary Warbler. When I went back the next day, they were still there.
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