10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Cattle Egrets are very common outside of the most urbanized areas. The Groove-billed Ani is an odd-looking member of the Cuckoo family. My goal is to answer the question “Which birds could I hope to see with minimal effort, should I visit the beautiful and historic UNESCO World Heritage City of Morelia?”

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Woodpeckers Mexico Cattle Turkey 363

10,000 Birds

JUNE 11, 2011

The Hyacinth Macaw is more than just another pretty face; these birds are social with strong family values. The Hyacinth Macaw doesn’t start a family until it is seven years old. They like to fly in pairs or groups and in the evening they come together in big groups to roost in a favorite ‘dormitory’ tree.

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Protection Brazil Parrots Paraguay 240

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Part of its attraction lies in it being a monotypic bird in the family Hypocoliidae – there are no other bird species in its genus and family. Not because it is rare – it isn’t, just widely scattered and ill-numbered. Or because it is endangered – it isn’t.

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Iran India Pakistan Afghanistan 252

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2022

While rails are generally described as secretive, the Common Moorhen – also a member of the rail family – certainly is not. Here, nervous Cattle Egrets trying to quit smoking pace restlessly on buffalos. Fine with me – I am always for reducing complexity, whether it makes sense or not.

Micronesia 254

Micronesia Branding Buffalo Rabbits 254

10,000 Birds

JULY 13, 2023

Then there were a few Hawfinches and two young Black Storks , Little Bittern , Great White Egret , Glossy Ibis , Common Kingfisher , Syrian Woodpecker , Peregrine Falcon , Red-backed Shrike , Lesser Grey Shrike , Collared Flycatcher and a family of Western Yellow Wagtails.

Greece 246

Greece Pelicans Stray Dog Tortoises 246

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2011

It didn’t take much imagination to name Cowbirds or Cattle Egrets or Cattle Tyrants , but there’s more fantasy, even more wit, involved in the naming of other bovine birds. The naming of the hornbill family is a bit farther fetched. They’re all named for livestock.

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Cows Cattle 2011 Deer 156

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2011

Zamora Estate protects acres of unspoiled habitat within one of the fastest growing sections of San Jose, a holding that has sustained four generations of the Zamora family. In fact, as a testament to the pair’s preternatural gifts as hosts, meals with them and the other guests felt more like special moments among friends and family.

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Costa Rica San Jose Sanctuary Protection 213

10,000 Birds

MARCH 23, 2013

It is one of three species of ani ( Groove-billed and Greater Anis are the other two) and together form a unique branch in the cuckoo family. Large swaths of the Everglades were being drained to make way for cattle ranching, citrus groves, and low density housing that included many overgrown, weedy lots.

Florida 235

Florida Virgin Islands Miami Breeders 235

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

We had as our goals spotting the reported Cattle Egret and Blue Grosbeaks and as many shorebirds as could be found in the flooded environs. Driving around the area checking every flooded field was not as productive as we had hoped though we did happen upon a previously reported family of Blue Grosbeak. We were there for the birds!

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New York Bald Eagle Cattle New Jersey 175

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Moreover, the pair I saw was feeding from a livestock trough alongside a group of cattle. I have compiled the family trees of both birds below: Ancestry Chart of 1781, born in the wild in Central Florida. And when you see them – as I have recently – they have massive transmitters and color bands on their legs.

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Buffalo Florida Louisiana 2004 262

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 26, 2011

At the same lake a total of 104 pairs of Cattle Egrets Bubulcus ibis nested along with two pairs of Black-crowned Night Herons Nycticorax nycticorax , five pairs of Little Egrets Egretta garzetta and three pairs of Squacco Herons Ardeola ralloides. One pair of Little Egrets along with two pairs of Night Herons nested at Kanli dam.

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Cyprus Ducks Cattle Breeding 205

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Nowhere else in Africa do the preconceived ideas of the continent really exist in such living detail; tall, red-robed Maasai herding their skinny cattle, endless grasslands studded with flat-topped Acacia trees and grazed by herds of zebras and wildebeest, and dramatic volcanic calderas brimming with big game and fierce predators!

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Tanzania Africa Stud Leopards 250

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Some other members of the shrike family were a bit less testosterone-driven at Nanhui – like this Bull-headed Shrike … … this rather attractive-looking Tiger Shrike … … or one of the many Brown Shrikes passing through Nanhui on migration. Cattle Egrets have perfected that smudgy look. A happier shrike.

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LACS Birds France Japan 264

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Twelve family accounts have been added. It is 72 pages longer than the first edition. An undisclosed number of family and species accounts have been updated. Nine photographers contributed most of the photographs used to illustrate the family sections, including Richard Crossley, Kevin T. Over 70 range maps were updated.

North America 195

North America America Family Falcons 195

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2015

But I do have rules about whether I can have said to have visited a country, ie does the country “count” which I have inherited from my family, particularly my Dad. Hippo and attending Cattle Egret. Generally, I need to have cleared immigration and/or spent some time in the country actually visiting it. Yellow-billed Stork.

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Botswana Lesotho Elephants Bald Eagle 162

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2017

What family is it from? They are often found in association with cattle and benefit in much the same way that egrets do. After a very productive day higher on the mountain, Adilei capped out the day by locating a family of the birds which consisted of a mature pair with a grown offspring (probably). Where does it come from?

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Brazil Uruguay Paraguay Argentina 130

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2013

Old World Vultures are nestled within the family Acciptridae along with the hawks and eagles. It’s actually a pretty classic example of convergent evolution, wherein two unrelated families of lifeforms evolve to fill the same niche independently. millions years ago.

California Condor 235

California Condor Turkey North America Jordan 235

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

Rabbits are now thriving again after recovering their numbers and the Kent Wildlife Trust has implemented a grazing policy at Queendown Warren, with sheep and cattle, to supplement the rabbits’ efforts. Lepidopterists were concerned that they might not endure see the 21st century.

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Rabbits Ireland 2002 Sheep 165

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Last week I introduced you to a family of Radjah Shelducks taking advantage of the channel. Right beside the road and the irrigation channel were a mixed flock of Cattle Egret , Intermediate Egrets and Little Black Cormorants all “caged” in. Another significant flock of birds were to be found “caged” in!

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Cattle Research Family Rights 130

10,000 Birds

JULY 17, 2012

The population of parrotlets they studied was located on one of the many huge hatos (cattle ranches) in the Venezuelan llanos, a vast swath of flat flooded savannah in the central third of the country that drains into the Rio Orinoco. This sometimes seems to put pressure on the younger ones to take their first flights too.

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Eggs Venezuela Porcupines 2008 269

10,000 Birds

JULY 29, 2021

Head back to the town of Opovo and ask for the Kod Bobe Restaurant (Chez Boba), a second generation in the same family and the best restaurant in the region. It will take you along the oxbow lake (not used for fish production and the entrance is not restricted) and through a pasture with scattered bushes (there’s no shade).

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Farming Fish Birds Boars 264

10,000 Birds

JUNE 21, 2024

The pretty village is surrounded by the high hills of the Pennines, so we soon found ourselves driving through a mixture of cattle-grazed pastures and heather moorland, and our next three birds were all waders that depend on the moors for their nesting habitat.

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Sheep Breeding Ducks Hunters 246

10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2019

Similarly when the Hoopoe and Cattle Egret were split, these are widespread birds with huge ranges even after the split. And we poor birders have to use those names because otherwise no one will know what bird we are checking off our list and bragging about having spotted to fellow birders, bored families, and unimpressed romantic interests.

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Iran Barn Owls New Zealand Europe 179

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 19, 2014

Fortunately for we humans, placing primates properly phylogenetically in relation to the other mammals requires an act or two of faith at the deeper ends of the family tree, but it is probably true that primates and rodents share a common stock to the exclusion of others, so maybe we are all mice.

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Camels Whaling Whales Apes 248

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Apparently, in some regions where Cattle Egrets do not primarily associate with cattle but with other animals, their name in the local language changes accordingly. So, you would have a “Hippopotamus Egret”, a “Rhinoceros Egret” or an “Elephant Bird” ( source ).

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Elephants Congo Birds Africa 147

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 30, 2017

We got particularly great looks at Guira Cuckoo at Pousada Piuval, a resort that is also a cattle ranch; they were active all day, even after many of the birds that gathered in the early morning dispersed, often whistling loudly from the fence posts. Favorite Woodpecker: This is a toughie.

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Brazil Los Angeles Birds Tigers 189

10,000 Birds

MAY 2, 2016

On my recent short family vacation to Miami, I was granted a single day to get out and really bird like a madman. Sadly, he couldn’t (or wouldn’t) so I had to content myself with just Burrowing Owls , Monk Parakeets , Loggerhead Shrikes , and Cattle Egrets. We never even got out of the car! Sneakily prepared, that Carlos.

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Florida Miami Birds Owls 171

10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2019

We are entering the mixed colony of 11 species ( Grey , Squacco , Purple and Black-crowned Night Herons ; Great , Little and, recently, Cattle Egrets ; Eurasian Spoonbill (below) and Glossy Ibis ; Pygmy and Great Cormorant ). These visits are strictly regulated and the birds are habituated to people, showing no reaction to our presence.

Greece 203

Greece Pelicans Buffalo Fish 203

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Research indicates that this decline can be tempered by management of cattle grazing practices, preventing growth of shrubs and trees and the invasion of non-native plants. We need to create bridges (and a very happy experience with a local ranching family led us to believe that this is possible). back to the birds.

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North Dakota Sparrows Birds Blackbirds 194

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2016

Then, we became birders again, noting Common Mynas and Eastern Cattle Egrets on the terraced lawns, Yellow-footed Pigeons, European-collared and Red-collared Doves in the trees bordering the garden squares. So, I birded India, land of Indian Peafowl , Saag Paneer (my favorite Indian dish) and Tigers.

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India Tigers Owls Birds 190

SalesFuel

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

It is a family-owned business. Rural practices may specialize in large animal services and make house calls for cattle, horses or sheep. Consequently, Smith knew the sales tool would help when she approached a local animal hospital with a radio branding campaign ad pitch.

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Branding Campaign Hamsters Kennels 104

10,000 Birds

JUNE 16, 2019

We started our Singapore bird list at Pasir Ris and leaving the train station we were delighted to see several Cattle Egrets on the grass and several photographers. There is a massive nest at the top of a tower beside the Sports Centre and a family of Monk Parakeets have taken up residence. Common Sandpiper. Monk Parakeet.

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Singapore Otters Owls Zebras 124

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2017

Although a lot of beautiful rainforest was replaced by bananas, cattle pasture, and other ag-lands many years ago, at least we can still enjoy great birding at a number of sites, most of which are easily accessible including Sarapiqui, the most visited site in the lowlands north of San Jose.

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Costa Rica San Jose Tigers Bats 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 25, 2023

During the breeding season, some Cattle Egrets look like teenage girls who have just discovered the existence of make-up, and consequently massively overdo it. But what do I know about the taste preferences of Cattle Egrets. It is probably all downhill from here. What’s next? Identification of subspecies?

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Birds Cattle Raised Mammals 130

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

The primary reasons for the decline of macaws and parrots are many but habitat loss due to logging; clear cutting for crops and cattle ranching; and capture for the pet trade rank among the most threatening. These threats are further exacerbated by the naturally low reproductive rates of these cavity-nesting birds.

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Peru Parrots 2011 Deer 255

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

But, as I have mentioned, this was not a birding excursion but a beach vacation with the family and friends, so seeing seabirds was not high on the list of priorities when we planned the trip. Cattle Egrets were easily found in any open areas, particularly around the airport and the eastern end of the island.

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Puerto Rico Birds Sea Turtles Chickens 146

10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2022

Of course, it is quite common for human parents to set fire to their family homes in order to keep the adult children from moving back home, but this is not an issue for drongos. When Cattle Egrets go to the local discotheque, they tend to overdo their makeup a bit. It is sometimes necessary to find food though.

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Mountain Goats Singapore Giraffes Birds 147