10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

“My biggest regret in life was raising my binoculars to observe this monstrosity of a bird” – Ethel M. This is the downside of having eyes like an eagle, and is extremely aggravating. If you misidentify something, you bring great shame and dishonor to both you and your family. Long-tailed Jaeger.

Puffins 250

Puffins Penguins Albatross California 250

10,000 Birds

JULY 16, 2014

The lodge is unusual in having a raised walkway behind the lodge, allowing those of us keen to bird or watch wildlife when most normal people are resting in the middle of the day. Wallace’s Hawk Eagle was a lifer. I quickly stepped out and went around the block of rooms to get a better look! Orangutans never get old.

Rhinoceros 178

Rhinoceros Apes Elephants Monkeys 178

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2022

The one bird I did not see here, however, was the Bateleur Eagle … One highlight in the area is the Saddle-billed Stork , likely to be the tallest species in the stork family. Another member of the stork family, the African Openbill , looks like it is could benefit from a good orthodontist.

Ostriches 147

Ostriches Parrots Eggs Africa 147

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2020

If you want to learn more about avian visual field, the essay cites two related essays in the book on Eagles and Meadowlarks (though there is a typo–it should be p. They portray the nesting cycles of Mallard, Red-tailed Hawk, and American Robin, illustrating the various ways in which birds create families. How are they different?

2020 264

2020 Birds North America Sparrows 264

10,000 Birds

MAY 21, 2013

The place was lousy with Swainson’s Hawks , and we may even have spotted a distant Golden Eagle. The specials for our dinner at The Slanted Porch in Fallon included dishes prepared from cows and lambs raised by local 4-H Club kids.). This made for a friendly, positive atmosphere without any one-upmanship or snobbery.

Nevada 201

Nevada Barn Owls Cows Lamb 201

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2015

This Cape Francolin was raising a family less than a hundred metres from the main gate. The gardens are particularly famous for a nesting pair of Spotted Eagle-owls. All three can be found strutting around in the grassy areas maintaining the same indifference to people that other birds treat antelope with.

Africa 207

Africa South Africa Mongoose Birds 207

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

Nice. ((** all names have been changed to protect identities and have been substituted with (almost) randomly chosen substitutes suitable for a family of Alpine Accentors.)) to have and raise children. small families putting less pressure on the adult members of the family).

2011 232

2011 Breeders Deer Breeding 232

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2012

The famous Verreaux family who made several expeditions into the province through the 1820’s and 1830’s procuring specimens for rich collectors. Gurney’s Sugarbird was discovered by the Verreaux family and named after wealthy English banker and amateur naturalist John Gurney from Norwich. Image by Hugh Chittenden.

Mozambique 213

Mozambique South Africa Africa Collecting 213

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2016

My librarian self is partial to a more strict taxonomic organization, but with no hope that the constant shifting of families will end in the near future, this type of sequence is making more and more sense. The book’s organization reflects the authors’ goal of making this a guide accessible to birders of all levels and skill.

Ireland 166

Ireland Birds Falcons Turtles 166

10,000 Birds

JUNE 24, 2012

Which these days involves a frenzy to breed and raise a brood. Birds arrive, and immediately start the business of breeding, so they can raise a family and be gone before winter arrives. Birds like American Coots and Long-eared Owls in Arviat, to Bald Eagles in Whale Cove.

Bald Eagle 180

Bald Eagle Breeding Whales Whaling 180

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2021

If you remember that the first edition of Sibley was published with “National Audubon Society” on the cover, raise your hand. Using the icons to locate specific bird families takes a little getting used to, but if you do it often it works well as a finding tool. I didn’t.). ” These are all great.

North America 279

North America America California Condor Birds 279

10,000 Birds

MARCH 27, 2020

Twenty-five-year-old Luna Burke is risking everything to smuggle a homicidal Bald Eagle out of her husband’s private zoo in Florida, reunite the bird with its mate, and get them both to an eagle sanctuary in Canada. Have you had rehab experiences with eagles? I’ve only handled a couple of eagles, and they were awesome birds!

Wildlife Rehabilitation 277

Wildlife Rehabilitation Bald Eagle Eagles Wildlife 277

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2011

If you cannot find the nest or it’s too destroyed, do not try and raise a chick this young. It’s illegal to raise wild birds (even orphaned ones) without state and federal permits. Young raptors like the above Bald Eagle chick are a different matter. Never raise a wild goose or duckling yourself.

Fox 266

Fox Birds Raised Geese 266

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2017

Species Accounts are arranged taxonomically, grouped by family. Family sections start with a brief description of the characteristics shared by the species in the family, followed by a description of the sounds made by those species and how they obtain their song/call knowledge.

North America 188

North America America Sparrows Birds 188

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

Of the Central Flyway states, Nebraska alone holds out in protecting the cranes, having proven by its longstanding Festival of the Cranes in Kearney that a crane is worth infinitely more alive and purring in the sky with its family than thudding, broken and bleeding, into a cornfield. From July 1 2008-June 30 2009 Ducks Unlimited raised 200.4

2011 262

2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 262

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

White-necked Herons and White-faced Herons were present and there was also a family of Black-necked Storks. The advantage of early starts is that you raise the odds of seeing Australian Bustards and Brown Quail! There were at least four Dollarbirds swooping down across the water and numerous Rainbow Bee-eaters. Black-winged stilt.

Geese 179

Geese Australia Parrots Ducks 179

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

This location is great as it is close to Jeanne’s Family, as well as a very short drive to the Billy Frank Jr. A beautiful series of raised boardwalks have been constructed, allowing year round access to the area, thru the marsh area, all the way out nearly a half mile into the tidal flats. Nisqually NWR.

Fox 153

Fox Washington Bald Eagle Geese 153

10,000 Birds

MARCH 25, 2020

Her narrator is Gabriel, 23, raised in Northern California by an American father and a Uruguayan mother. Things get complicated – and then, completely out of hand — when Gabe’s new inamorata is introduced to his family. We, as individuals, escaped the trap of the past.”

Uruguay 162

Uruguay 2001 Bald Eagle Science 162

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 29, 2013

It is a little tradition we started when we were not both working on Christmas Day and a great way to pass the day when you don’t have family in the same state or time zone! The raptors included Black-shouldered Kites, Black Kites, Wedge-tailed Eagles, Whistling Kites and Kestrels. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper.

Ducks 154

Ducks Parrots Birds Australia 154

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

Nineteen days later we had racked up an amazing list of 436 species, including some of Africa’s least known birds such as Congo Serpent Eagle , Yellow-footed Honeyguide , Tessmann’s Flycatcher , Yellow-bearded Greenbul , Black-collared Lovebird and much besides. Another of Ghana’s forest gems, the seldom encountered Fraser’s Eagle Owl. .

Ghana 215

Ghana Hunters Gambia Guinea 215

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

The species are taxonomically divided into two families: Tytonidae, Barn-Owls, and Strigidae, Owls, encompassed in one order, Strigiformes. When you look at Clements latest taxonomic spreadsheet, you get a sense of the depth of their relationships to each other and the world. This is a great summer read.

Owls 241

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 241

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

This outstanding member of the wattlebird family is unique among songbirds in having different shaped beaks for each of the sexes. We’ll also keep our eyes open for several members of the New Zealand wren family. In Cantebury, where there are moa there might be Haast’s Eagles. Laughing Owl.

New Zealand 231

New Zealand Ducks Mountain Goats Australia 231