10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

The Magpie Geese have dispersed from the previous area they were in, because it got too wet. Wedge-tailed Eagle -bigger than the cattle!? The birds appeared to know they needed to move to and the Magpie Geese and Wandering Whistling-Ducks were flying away from the storm. Magpie Geese on the move.

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Geese Eagles Australia Cattle 264

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2019

It could mean venturing outdoors on January First accompanied by a storm of gulls picking through frozen garbage, or meditating on the calls of ducks, geese, and finches during a cold, misty dawn. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis; Turrucares, 1-Jan. The latter is how I began 2019 in Costa Rica and I am grateful.

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Costa Rica 2019 Parrots Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2015

Even without being on the water it was possible watch birds across the river, as evidenced by my lifer pair of African Pygmy Geese , which flew down the river and landed on the Namibian side. Hippo and attending Cattle Egret. It’s even possible to count exactly the same bird for both country’s lists. Yellow-billed Stork.

Botswana 162

Botswana Lesotho Elephants Bald Eagle 162

10,000 Birds

MAY 22, 2022

You have to look carefully, because often there are Australasian Grebes and Green Pygmy-Geese amongst the ducks and lilies. Quite often there are Australian Pelicans , Brolga and Royal Spoonbills present and the egret species often include Great Egret , Intermediate Egret , Little Egret and Cattle Egret. Ducks at Munkajarra Wetland.

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Geese Ducks Breeding Cattle 261

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 19, 2014

There are no longer any Green Pygmy-geese , but there are over one thousand Magpie Geese. In fact there are so many Magpie Geese it does make it hard to establish what else is present. Magpie Geese. Magpie Geese, Intermediate Egrets and Royal Spoonbills. Glossy Ibis, Masked Lapwings and Magpie Geese.

Geese 174

Geese Cattle Pelicans Ducks 174

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 17, 2017

At first I dismissed them for some hybrid geese, until I recognized their JIZZ. A few Lesser Kestrels by the dyke wall, then a Black-eared Wheatear at some cattle fencing. Common Kestrels could be seen, too, but were outnumbered by their more gregarious threatened cousins.

Greece 214

Greece Killing Pelicans Eagles 214

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2013

One gate had Glossy Ibis, Pied Heron, White-faced Heron, Little Pied Cormorant and Cattle Egrets all roosting together. There were also Purple Swamphens around the edges of the lagoon and Green Pygmy Geese further out. Crocodiles may inhabit the irrigation channels and swimming is not advised! Birds roosting on sluice gate.

Birds 145

Birds Collecting Seals Cattle 145

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 31, 2018

Here we will actually stop for a full day, as there is a 10,000 acre wetland refuge, which should hold several species of gulls, White-fronted Geese and Black Brant, just to name a few. 28 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18.

Ducks 127

Ducks Blackbirds California Sparrows 127

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

The vast number of meat eaters brake for geese, call the A.S.P.C.A. This physical evidence of properly handled cattle would go a long way toward ensuring healthier meat while lifting the shared burden that comes with consigning millions of animals yearly to a terrifyingly cruel death. I think most would, enthusiastically.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Factory Farm Factory Farming 40

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2014

Jan 14 : A business trip to Wetzlar in Hessen allows for some quick roadside birding in the Lahnaue where I am lucky to encounter a fine flock of geese (fine for the deep hinterland) that includes Greater White-fronts and even two Barnacles. Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis : Camargue, Provence, France, 2 Jan.

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2014 France Germany Indonesia 145

10,000 Birds

MAY 31, 2015

In fact the edges beside the highway are being burned to give vehicles more vision beyond the long dry grass as cattle wander freely across the northern parts of Western Australia. We scan through the waterbirds looking for anything obscure and discover four Green Pygmy-geese floating among the ducks.

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Birds Ducks Zebras Species 157

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2018

Masked Lapwings , Straw-necked Ibis , Plumed Whistling-Ducks , Magpie-larks , Cattle Egrets and Australian Pratincoles all gather around and in the drainage channel. All of the nice green vegetation around these drainage channels is very popular with the Cattle Egrets and by November they have some beautiful breeding plumage.

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Cattle Geese Birds Australia 118