10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 9, 2012
African Harrier-Hawks, snakes and other predators frequently raid weaver colonies to rob the nests of eggs and chicks. It’s often considered wasteful that so many nests are abandoned and left to degenerate, but my theory of one of the reasons for this behavior is related to predation. Image taken in Kenya by Adam Riley.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 15, 2014
This tiny passerine winters in Africa, places like Tanzania, Nigeria, Somalia. Anywhere from 3-8 very pale blue eggs are laid, incubated by both parents. They also migrate to and from the High Arctic, crossing the Atlantic to Europe, but they keep going, down across the Mediterranean into Africa. From the Tundra to the African Steppes.
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