10,000 Birds

AUGUST 28, 2016

They are rather common in the lower coastal plain, but stake out colonies in the older neighborhoods of larger cities like Charlotte and Greensboro. Only some mature trees in which to nest, and from whose perches they can spiral hundreds of feet into the air to hunt for high flying insects.

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North Carolina Mississippi Charlotte 2016 101

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

But in Iraq, and more exactly, Kurdistan and Iraqi Kurdistan, they are supposed to be there (and are regularly hunted and eaten) and the fighting is not supposed to be there. If this was America, we might not be concerned because starlings are an invasive species, at least in North America. BBC has the story as a video.

Science 151

Science Iraq Oregon Charlotte 151

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2013

Turkey Vulture Wing Tagging – Charlotte Wasylik, Prairie Birder. Turkey Vultures Galore – Charlotte Wasylik, Prairie Birder. Vulture Hunts Down and Ravages Sea Turtles – Dale Forbes, 10,000 Birds. . – ==– Turkey Vulture, Cathartes aura. The Value of a Vulture – Gail Morris, God Girl Gail.

California Condor 179

California Condor Turkey North America Jordan 179

10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2013

Early Morning Bird Walk – Charlotte Wasylik, Prairie Birder. They are birds of the march, with long billed particularly adept at probing mud and extracting prey critters from well-dug trenches. Glossy Ibis , Plegadis falcinellus. Piping Plover and Glossy Ibis – Peter Thoem, My Bird of the Day.

North America 209

North America Charlotte Birds Miami 209

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 22, 2024

eBird gives the Indigo Flycatcher a very positive review, calling it a “beautiful little gem of a flycatcher” Apparently, Indigo Flycatchers mainly hunt in groups, as described here. Must have been a camera fault.

Indonesia 221

Indonesia Birds Charlotte Breeding 221

10,000 Birds

JULY 31, 2013

This scraggly collection of islands and deep long bays forms the tip of South Island closest to to North Island, but till this point my only experience of the area had been the long passage down Queen Charlotte Sound to reach the ferry terminal of Picton. Lochmara Bay with Queen Charlotte Sound in the background.

Charlotte 164

Charlotte New Zealand Penguins Hunting 164