10,000 Birds

APRIL 24, 2021

a couple sea turtles, and a jumping sailfish but no birds. Including this one perched on a sea turtle. Many thanks goes to Pirjo Laakso and Wilfredo Villalobos of Cabuya Bird Watching for organizing this special trip and to fellow birders Alex Montero, Diego Quesada, and Roger Rodriguez Bravo for sharing the experience.

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Costa Rica Dolphins Sea Turtles Turtles 264

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 30, 2018

I knew how I’d feel if I got stuck – like a turtle on its back, so I was very careful and equally successful not to get stuck. A car also doubles as a good hide – many species will not respond to it (from personal experience, not just birds, but otters too).

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Otters Birds Turtles Owls 233

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2018

My own trip was not an intensive birding experience, and August is clearly not the most productive month. The reservoir is surrounded by traditional farming landscape, adding the European Turtle Dove and the Ortolan Bunting to the scene. “I would certainly recommend Serbia to visiting birders. eBird bar chart. #4 eBird bar chart.

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Serbia Bulgaria Farming Turtles 201

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2013

I’d like all box turtles fitted with an electroshock mechanism that zaps anyone who picks it up to take it home or relocates it to a ‘better’ habitat,” wrote Erin in New York. “I’d wish for rehabber-appreciative regulators who don’t think adding paperwork equals adding security,” wrote Louise in Oregon. Just Desserts. “I’d

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Wildlife Wildlife Rehabilitation Oklahoma Michigan 255

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Galápagos: A Natural History, Second Edition by John Kricher and Kevin Loughlin gives the traveling naturalist the tools needed to fully appreciate and experience the Galápagos Islands. I wish I had read this book. They complement Kricher’s text., The 11th chapter is on research and conservation challenges.

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2006 Tortoises Sea Lions Porpoises 278

10,000 Birds

JULY 17, 2011

There has been a lot of experimenting this week while they decide which is the ideal spot. Stokes’ Sea Snake Our other big surprise was finding 8 Hawksbill Turtles in the rock pools. I normally park my bicycle up and walk this section as there are either three or four pairs of Pied Oystercatchers breeding in this territory.

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Eggs Turtles Australia Breeding 172

Critter News

JULY 21, 2010

With some 400 species estimated to be at risk — from the tiniest oil-eating bacteria to shrimp and crabs, endangered sea turtles, brown pelicans and sperm whales — experts say the impact of oil and chemical dispersants on the food chain has already begun, and could grow exponentially. “A

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Marine Life Sea Turtles Whaling Whales 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2015

Skeletal phenotypes from both types of experiments had premaxillae that clustered geometrically with ancestral fossil forms instead of beaked birds. In order to test the mechanism, we used inhibitors of both pathways to replicate in chicken the ancestral amniote expression. The palatal region was also altered to a more ancestral phenotype.

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Alligators Chickens Birds Reptiles 261

10,000 Birds

JUNE 28, 2013

There were few places not marked by the camas, except the creek itself and a few small glacial boulders that rose up from the ground like old gray turtles. But the highlight, of course, was the camas fields.

Idaho 171

Idaho Mules Wolves Buffalo 171

10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2019

Several Ferruginous Duck and one surprising male Goosander , four Glossy Ibises , Common Kingfishers , Eurasian Hopooes , a high note of a Penduline Tit somewhere from the willows along the canal, Eurasian Spoonbills , European Turtle Doves gently purrring …. Out of some 4000 buffaloes still being kept in Greece, about 3000 are at this lake.

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Greece Pelicans Buffalo Fish 203

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 13, 2012

What I learned convinced me to block out a full day to experience my first taste of Japanese birding. In fact, rather than repeat what Jeremy does so well, I suggest you go read it now and come back to hear how my experience differed.

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Japan Stud Birds Ducks 142

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2012

This may be the most awesome pelagic you’ll ever experience… For me it was the publication in 1984 of Peter Harrison’s ground-breaking identification guide to ‘ Seabirds ’ that opened up the off-shore world of pelagic birding right on Cape Town’s door step.

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Albatross Penguins Dolphins Whaling 227

10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2018

What I have always missed there and what I still miss is to experience presence of the European Beaver. Yet another abundant species in his days was the European Turtle Dove , of which we lost about a quarter of population to hunting in this century alone – nowadays officially a threatened species in the IUCN Red List.

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Beavers Serbia Hungary Eagles 165

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2016

Sharing those special birds with so many like-minded people of all ages may have been the most magical experience on race day. At the bidding of count organizer, Jonathon Meyrav, we had arrived before dusk, took a seat on the rocky ground, and kept quiet when the birds came in. Waiting for the sandgrouse. And yes, the need is desperate.

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Israel Costa Rica Eagles Raised 189

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

Water quality was good that day, and we could perfectly see the waving eelgrass, the freshwater fish species, the adorable turtles. Other than donning a snorkel mask and being in the right place at the right time, I don’t know how to seek these beautiful aquatic birding experiences!

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Florida Turtles Fish Shelters 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2016

The authors themselves–Rob Hume, Robert Still, Andy Swash, Hugh Harrop, and David Tipling–collectively have 100s of years of birding and photographic experience. I imagine that it’s a product of the authors’ concerns, but I don’t think it contributes to identification skills or knowledge base.

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Ireland Birds Falcons Turtles 188

4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 22, 2011

If you’re a pet owner, you know from experience how tricky it can be finding places to live (other than buying a house) where you’re allowed to own pets. And while many are similar, there are always certain things that set the best ones apart from the rest. One of these things is how the retirement community regards its residents owning pets.

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Pets Guinea Pigs Landlord Hamsters 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2015

An additional, five-page chapter touches on Other Sea Life–Fish, Sea Turtles, Jellyfish and Krill, Kelp, and Landbirds (the possibility of an exhausted migrating bird landing on the boat.). That’s 22 Marine Mammal species and 43 Seabirds. Beginners would benefit from this book as well.

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Dolphins Porpoises Whaling Whales 162

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2013

This was a gigantic project, way beyond just creating ways to protect cahow burrows from longtails (which Wingate also did, by creating baffles), and Gehrman takes us through many of Wingate’s struggles to bring back trees and mollusks and turtles and herons and fresh water pond life that no longer existed in Bermuda.

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Rats Breeding Birds 2012 203

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

A little longer than its predecessor (by eight pages to be exact), the East Coast guide is your handy dandy, pocket-sized, all-in-one guide to the seabirds, marine mammals, sea turtles, fish, and other creatures you are likely to encounter on pelagics or whale watching trips, from Bar Harbor, Maine to Ponce de Leon Inlet, Florida.

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Pennsylvania Texas Whaling Whales 189

10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2018

It was an all around quality experience. No luck finding it again, but I was able to add the Cetti’s Warble r, a Turtle Dove, and a pair of Common Cranes. Here is a shot of that beautiful Turtle Dove. Again, I was chasing a Common Cuckoo , that had been reported the day before.

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South Africa New Zealand Costa Rica Qatar 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2014

I read that the Peak was a great place for thrushes in winter; experience proved the veracity of that observation, but you’ll need to examine the underbrush closely. 62 Oriental Turtle-Dove. Victoria Peak is also the best spot from which to admire Black Kites soaring over said skyline. Many spotted at Mai Po. 60 Whiskered Tern.

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2014 Eagles Asia China 252

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2020

These are included as part of the summary and are maintained in the list, despite objections by some purists, to give the full, rich experience as enjoyed by your lucky, lucky beats. European Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia turtur). You may notice a few non-commital “sp” entries and/or a few domestic/feral/hybrid forms.

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2020 Sparrows Niger Woodpeckers 171

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

The Refuge has also become a place where people can experience and learn about wildlife and the places they call home, whether through self-guided discovery or by participating in one of our many educational programs. The Service proposes opening the following refuges to sport fishing for the first time: North Dakota.

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Fish Wildlife Hunting Louisiana 157

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Turtles are the reptile everybody loves. Birders are always happy to see a turtle or tortoise, and there are times of the year when my social media feeds are sprinkled with photos of turtles beings removed from roads or crawling to land to lay eggs. Or that tortoises and terrapins are considered part of the turtle family.

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Turtles Tortoises Family Terrapins 258

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 19, 2012

One interesting experience here was finding a baby terrapin on the road and picking it up to move it only for peter to call out a Common Iora , one of my two lifer families of the day. So the poor turtle got a bit of a shake around before I released him safely into a ditch. Next we drove to the local bird breeding centre.

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Thailand New Zealand Terrapins Asia 168

10,000 Birds

MAY 15, 2023

” I wonder if the rules of the European Song Contest could also be adapted, with the worst performers being turned into birds or maybe turtles. While I would not want to encourage anyone to put birds in cages, it is interesting to read about the experience of somebody breeding Black-headed Sibias in captivity.

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China 2017 Birds Indonesia 244

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2013

Evidence of other life during flood was a turtle shell and we were under no doubt that this environment was constantly changing throughout the year. Turtle shell. We knew we may get wet, but we also may experience different birds in a cooler environment. Birds at Lake Bindegolly. We were undeterred! Storm at Lake Bindegolly.

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Feral Pelicans Pigs Ducks 171

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2016

They are affectionately known as “Grey Nomads” as they wander the highways and occasionally leave the bitumen in search of warm weather and new experiences. The weather has not cooled down at all, but some people are constantly on the road when they retire.

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Zebras Investigation Turtles Groups 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 7, 2023

Trying to breed the species in an aviary provided some disappointments, for example with regard to their nest-building abilities: “I don’t know what previous experience the birds had at nest construction, but their attempt was pretty pathetic” ( source ). Ditto Oriental Turtle Dove. Force of habit, I guess.

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Hamburgers China Science Birds 246

10,000 Birds

MAY 15, 2011

I had spent several holidays with my family in the USA in the 1980′s and then worked in Maine during the summer of 1985-beware the poison ivy and the snapping turtles! Read about them here but also get out and experience them. I then had a year in Florida – beware the alligators and hurricanes!

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South Africa United States Alligators Austin 164

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 26, 2017

If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. The only thing we Americans, a curious people to be sure, love more than a holiday is the next holiday. What was your best bird of the weekend? Tell us in the comments section about the rarest, loveliest, or most fascinating bird you observed.

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2017 Turtles Turkey Birds 100