10,000 Birds

MARCH 23, 2011

When the orioles arrive at my feeder, they definitely have a preference for the grape jelly to the orange–who doesn’t love to chow down on that high fructose corn syrup? Nyjer (aka Thistle) for goldfinches was introduced from Nigeria–someone had to experiment with that. Grape jelly for orioles was an experiment too.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The first snipe I ever saw was on Tobago, a definite Wilson’s Snipe. Such was the unlikeliness of a definitive ID. The generally accepted rules were: any snipe found between 1st May and 31st July on Trinidad is definitely a South American Snipe , any snipe found outside of that time period could be either species.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2012

There really is no clear definition. When I explained that to some of my new coworkers, one responded with, “By your definition, I’m an ornithologist, but you know way more about birds than I do.” Most dictionaries describe ornithology as a branch of zoology dealing with birds. ” So how does this happen?

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2013

While still in my 30′s I did not feel any differences to being in my 20′s, but the early 40′s make it clear once and for all that I have definitely left my youth behind. My life experience allows for a generally calm and balanced demeanor. Then again, science is definitely wrong in stating that goatsuckers have legs.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

I am still tired from the long drive, but it was great to play with the very best toys for birders, to be able to share experiences and to ask the factory staff all sorts of silly questions. You know that classical definition of what separates men from boys? impressive for Central Europe. Merely the price of their toys.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2012

Before I get into the nitty-gritties of my awesome birding experiences in Hungary I thought I would just share a few of the shots that I got during the trip. If you ever get the chance to visit Hungary you should take it: you definitely won’t regret that choice. I’m baaack! And what a trip to Hungary it was!

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 24, 2020

I could definitely use better birding than the dull summer fare observed in the Southern Tier this weekend. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. No matter where you find yourself, heed the imperative of 2020: live to see better days! What was your best bird of the weekend?

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2020

Mid-January may not count as midwinter in the Northern Hemisphere, but the Arctic effect has definitely settled in! If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. What was your best bird of the weekend?

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2019

If you are into amazing avian-dense trail experiences, you either want to bird Pipeline Road or want to bird it again. But this type of singular experience can be enjoyed in the Old World as well. Uganda definitely delivers all the fancy forest kingfishers you could want. Chocolate-backed Kingfisher.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

He is also a serious birder (and a birding friend), and his birding observations and adventures are used throughout the book to introduce evolutionary questions and illustrate the mental interplay between personal experience and scientific curiosity. The book is smartly organized into 12 chapters. This is a book that requires attention.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 7, 2021

I may have very limited experience with dolphins and no experience with whales, but the illustrations show the entire animal in the way only divers can see it, without a second illustration of the tail shape, something whale-watchers can actually spot from a boat. Larger species, that is, excluding dolphins and whales.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 18, 2024

I’m not sure if this is exclusively my limited experience, let me know! This unusual bird is definitely one of my favourite species in Europe, so I was very happy to connect with it (and to hear its call for the first time). I knew that this species had been seen here two weeks earlier, but did not expect to see it at all.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2012

source here ) Of course, the poem is not actually about blackbirds, or looking at them, but a work that well demonstrates the power of poetic language; transcending definite interpretation, like myth, it provides a match and a mirror for the engaged reader.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 29, 2012

The Blue-tongued Lizard that was also having the same experience was definitely not as excited and was trying its hardest to protect itself. On Wednesday this week we had a very close encounter with a Wedge-tailed Eagle on the edge of the road.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

With enough observation and experience, we notice slight variations and how those aberrations sometimes ripple throughout ecosystems. But apples and those who love them definitely suffered most substantially. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2020

It was an invigorating experience and an example of my favorite kind of birding, that of the spectacle. After all, it’s not every day that you more than double the all time high count for a species in your home county, and it is definitely not every day that you get to witness a spectacle like a 12,000-strong gannet feeding frenzy!

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

Birders are almost by definition interesting and interested people, and those interests—even if they don’t push birding completely out of mind—range widely. But we frame these birding highlights within a broader, more comprehensive experience, visiting world-class museums, archaeological sites, and cultural landmarks.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 20, 2013

My best bird this weekend was hardly rare, but spotting a Great Blue Heron in a suburban yard far from water definitely caught my attention. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Louis Cardinals just locked in another trip to the World Series. Go Cardinals!

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Second, even if we do, we have discovered through bitter experience that jewelry can either be snatched or, like very small guns, used against us. asked Marge Gibson, when I asked a group of bird rehabbers about their bling experiences. As for nice clothing … right! People who work with wildlife wearing nice clothes?

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

That was definitely my best sighting. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. What was your best bird of the weekend? Tell us in the comments section about the rarest, loveliest, or most fascinating bird you observed.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 10, 2021

Wood-Wrens, which like to live close to the ground in deep brush, definitely follow this rule; they are not at all colorful, but their song sure does ring. You truly cannot experience the Gray-barred Wren without hearing the raucous calls shared among group members of this highly-social species.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Or you can say no – probably the better option, though (at least in my case) definitely a lie. Interestingly, it seems that Jonathan Slaght, when searching for Blakiston’s Fish Owl in remote parts of Russia, had similar experiences, as described in his book: “Katkov filled our commutes with loud music.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 10, 2022

Apart from helping share this much-needed information, it’s a concrete way they can help, and it can be such an amazing learning experience going through the process of a Birdability Site Review. That is definitely not our aim. A lot of non-disabled birders get really excited about the Birdability Map. Is there a conflict?

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10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2013

Definitely lived up to the hype… believe it! If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. I just visited Niagara Falls for the first time in 25 years. I even took a jaunt on the Maid of the Mists. What was your best bird of the weekend? Birding best bird weekend'

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2013 Trinidad Birds Experience 177

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Bird watchers definitely pay, even if our economic contributions are patently ignored. Deadbeats To clarify, our more generous brothers and sisters on the extractive side of the wildlife appreciation line pay for licenses, excise taxes, and of course, the mighty Duck Stamp. Birders pay bupkis.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 13, 2019

If you don’t know how to guide them, top salespeople will chase their definitions of success, which can come at the expense of the team’s goals. To motivate and unite your sales team, you must create lasting, memorable and influential experiences that encourage them to believe in the goals you set before them.

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Experience Experiments Fort Worth Branding 87

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2019

I definitely didn’t see much, but sometimes the usual species satisfy well enough. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. One truth you learn in the birding business is that birds are always moving in one direction or another. What was your best bird of the weekend?

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2011

The Nikon’s BATV crew flew in to Paramaribo where we were graciously hosted at the luxurious Hotel Krasnapolsky for a night so that we could experience the culture and fun of the capital city. We had a fantastic experience watching these little toucanets. They were definitely mobbing something.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2020

I did however manage to be in the right place at the right time to experience a gang of Magnificent Frigatebirds that had a Red-footed Booby surrounded. It was this post right here on 10,000 Birds I ended up bookmarking as the definitive source for ID’ing these two species.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 27, 2022

I was definitely not a huge fan of running – still am not to this very day. I walked over to a thick mango tree and sure enough, it flew out, majestic, broad, silent wings spread wide – and just like the Mottled Owl experience I described earlier – eyes fixated on me. He took a few pictures and moved on.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 30, 2012

Last week Corey wrote about appreciating our local birds before the migrants arrive and it made me reflect on how easily we look past the familiar as we seek out new experiences. And when it sees a free perch it decides to go for it… only to be soundly and definitively driven away but the Siskins who are now working together.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2015

There are certain birding experiences that stay with you forever. Having a family of endangered Red-billed Curassow willingly approach me to within such a short distance is definitely one of them! And that was it.

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California Condor Brazil Parrots Texas 238

10,000 Birds

JUNE 12, 2013

” Which is definitely food for thought. Among the possible reasons cited for the dearth of women at the top are challenges in finding good mentors, a tendency to avoid being assertive, safety concerns, getting into birding later in life than their male counterparts, and differences in approach (e.g., So what’s your take?

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Chicago 2012 Birds Experience 179

10,000 Birds

JULY 12, 2024

As I have mentioned repeatedly over the past months, life this spring has gone topsy-turvy in central Mexico, as we experience what has certainly been one of our driest years in history. Motmots definitely make up one of the bird world’s glamour families. Western Mexico offers only one, the endemic Russet-crowned Motmot.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2015

Experience shows that bird parents do feed babies in makeshift nests reattached to tree branches, bushes, gutters, and even tree cavity sections duct taped to another tree. Here are some examples of when a bird definitely needs your help and a call to a federally permitted bird rehabilitator is warranted. So: When do you intervene?

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 12, 2011

.&# I actually found this to be true, as when I was halfway through the book I left it home while I was away for a week and found that I had a couple of experience with feathers in that time that made reading the rest of the book even more interesting. Of all of the sections of the book I definitely learned the most from Evolution.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2012

The mid-week Independence Day celebration definitely discombobulated me, but even more disorienting is this gorgeous summer weather. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Am I the only one having a hard time remembering whether I’m dealing with a weekday or a weekend?

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