10,000 Birds
JUNE 21, 2019
The Philippine Eagle has a kind face. I couldn’t help thinking this–me, the anthropomorphism hater– as I watched a pair of Philippine Eagles tend their nest, raise a chick, and tear monkeys apart in Bird of Prey: The Story of the Rarest Eagle on Earth , a well-crafted, beautifully filmed documentary with a mission.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
The species is classified as Near Threatened for all the usual depressing reasons – pollution, drainage, hunting, and the collection of eggs and nestlings ( source ).
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10,000 Birds
APRIL 15, 2014
The local Bald Eagles are getting busy, I suspect there is an egg in the nest. The zoo has already identified several species like the huge monkey-eating Philippine eagle that are at once distinct, endangered, and suffer from lack of attention. All I see are their buts. But that’s not the most interesting thing I’ve seen recently.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 24, 2024
Spiderhunters : Primarily found in Southeast Asia, from the Indian subcontinent to the Philippines, with a preference for forested areas, including lowland and montane forests. ” And why not. Vocalizations: Sunbirds : Typically have high-pitched, rapid, and often melodious songs and calls.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 3, 2022
The bird “spent five months on Mindoro Island in the Philippines during the non-breeding season and migrated through Taiwan, the Chinese east coast, and the Korean peninsula” and on to the Russian Far East (indicating a certain lack of solidarity with Ukraine). Here’s another cuckoo undergoing a pre-flight check.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 3, 2015
I also enjoyed the breeding photo series, showing Downy Woodpecker eggs and then hatchlings within a breeding chamber in a tree, with only a few wood chips to support them. Each Species Account is numbered, and introduced with a gray title box presenting common name, scientific name, and dimensions (in centimeters).
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