10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

As she continued her monologue about these cats, the Wildcat cautiously walked in our direction, never taking its eyes off of us, stiff-legged, ears motionless, striped like a standard “tiger” domestic cat but entirely in grays. He also had tigers, cougars, and some other animals. We estimate that free-ranging domestic cats kill 1.4–3.7

Feral Cats 257

Feral Cats North America Feral Cats 257

10,000 Birds

MAY 25, 2023

A paper reports on how a female Common Cuckoo was mobbed and killed by Oriental Reed Warbler hosts. The rather elegant-looking Tiger Shrike also mostly feeds on insects but was not kind enough to let me take a video or photo of this (the species thinks that such recordings may result in a negative public image).

Birds 130

Birds Cattle Raised Mammals 130

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2022

An example is this study showing that indeed, cuckoo eggs are stronger than the eggs of the host species. Indeed, the German name of one shrike species (the Red-backed Shrike) is “Neuntoeter”, “Killer of nine”, which is derived from the folk thought that the bird would first kill 9 prey items before eating one.

China 244

China Birds Ukraine Killing 244

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Fasciated Tiger-Heron – Tigrisoma fasciatum. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573).

2018 124

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 124

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Fasciated Tiger-Heron – Tigrisoma fasciatum. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573).

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Fasciated Tiger-Heron – Tigrisoma fasciatum. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573).

2018 113

2018 Australia Los Angeles Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2018

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Rufescent Tiger-Heron – Tigrisoma lineatum. Fasciated Tiger-Heron – Tigrisoma fasciatum. Bare-throated Tiger-Heron – Tigrisoma mexicanum. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Woodpeckers 100