10,000 Birds

APRIL 24, 2014

Past Memphis, down Nile! Comes another, O Swallow, In an egg warm and white, And another is callow. Art building a hollow. New nest every summer. And straight dost depart. Where no gazing can follow. but love all the while. Builds his nest in my heart, Through the cold winter-weeks: And as one Love takes flight.

Memphis 171

Memphis 2014 Bears New York 171

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2022

The species was bred at the zoo of Memphis, Tennesee ( source ). While females hatch from larger eggs and are initially heavier than their brothers, after ten days, the male chicks weigh almost 50% more than their sisters, as they receive a higher quantity and quality of prey from their parents ( source ). I am sure Elvis liked it.

Australia 147

Australia Parrots Birds Memphis 147

10,000 Birds

MAY 15, 2023

The male Black-throated Bushtits participate in incubation, the somewhat more macho Silver-throated Bushtits do not ( source ), presumably spending more time in pubs while leaving the rather boring job of sitting on a bunch of eggs for days on end to their female partners.

China 180

China 2017 Birds Indonesia 180