10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2015

Nearly 2,500 square miles of the wildest sections of the Omo Valley are protected in the almost contiguous Omo National Park on the river’s west bank (Ethiopia’s largest park) and Mago National Park on the east bank. Quality time was spent with a friendly Hamar family at their homestead of grass huts surrounding their cattle corral.

Ethiopia 233

Ethiopia Sudan Leopards Cattle 233

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2022

The one bird I did not see here, however, was the Bateleur Eagle … One highlight in the area is the Saddle-billed Stork , likely to be the tallest species in the stork family. Another member of the stork family, the African Openbill , looks like it is could benefit from a good orthodontist. And sadly, it is listed as Endangered.

Ostriches 147

Ostriches Parrots Eggs Africa 147

10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2019

It was Thursday when we arrived and every Thursday at Chrisochorafa square is a fish-free evening at two fish taverns. It is a popular event with the locals and the foreigners alike, where you pay for the drinks and salads, while the main dish, well prepared lake fish, is free.

Greece 187

Greece Pelicans Buffalo Fish 187

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2021

Where a birder goes in the Caribbean determines which birds are seen including toy-like todies, Carib hummingbirds, cool pigeons, quail-doves, unique avian families and outrageous woodpeckers. One such special place is the Centro Manu, a small family run reserve that features several star bird species of Costa Rica’s Caribbean lowlands.

Costa Rica 262

Costa Rica Puerto Rico Birds Owls 262

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. • Explore These Related Posts More Habitat for Snowy Plover?

Experience 162

Experience Experiments Deer 2011 162

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2024

There are five families: Stilts & Avocets (Family Recurvirostridae), Oystercatchers (Family Haem), Plovers (Family Charadriidae), Sandpipers and Allies (Family Scolopacidae), and Jacanas (Jacanidae), with Family Scolopacidae representing the bulk of species (as it does worldwide).

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North America America 2006 Delaware 254

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

Second, Amendment 2 required a two-thirds vote of each chamber of the state legislature to authorize the transfer, sale, or disposal of land under the control of the state agriculture or environmental protection departments.”. Election Results = PASSED with 84%+ voter support. Red-breasted Merganser. Photo by © Mike Blevins. Denver, Colorado.

Nevada 158

Nevada Georgia Colorado Denver 158

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2011

These Blasts From The Past Sanderlings Fish Crow at Cape May Ducklings! Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family. • Explore These Related Posts What is the National Bird of Honduras?

Denmark 161

Denmark 2011 Honduras Deer 161

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S.

Ducks 202

Ducks 2011 Deer Brazil 202

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. • Explore These Related Posts More Habitat for Snowy Plover?

2011 151

2011 Deer Cats Owls 151

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. • Explore These Related Posts More Habitat for Snowy Plover?

Deer 145

Deer 2011 Cats New York 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2022

This spurred her to pursue a career in environmental education and wildlife nature tourism as a park ranger in Texas and as the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail Coordinator with Florida Fish and Wildlife. The marine protected area status was designated in 2013.

South Africa 260

South Africa Mice Albatross Africa 260

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

In spite of this New Zealand does have an iconic family of birds that has served as an emblem for the country for over a century, the kiwi. They are commonest where they are intensively protected and managed, but these places are often remote and hard to visit. They would all be wrong, as New Zealand has no official National Bird.

New Zealand 142

New Zealand 2011 Deer Namibia 142

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2011

Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. • Explore These Related Posts More Habitat for Snowy Plover?

Ethiopia 145

Ethiopia 2011 Deer Cats 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2011

Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. The jury is still out but what a cool bird! Hat-tip to Shawn.

2011 145

2011 Deer Cuba Hunters 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2011

Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Get to it already! Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S.

Brazil 140

Brazil Deer 2011 Peru 140

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

… Tags: brazil , giveaway • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S.

Brazil 150

Brazil Wildlife 2011 Deer 150

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

Fortunately, there are some people working to protect the Scarlet Macaws of Honduras. Though Scarlet Macaws are threatened in Honduras there is hope that they will get protection and recover at least some of their numbers and former range. Their plumage is simply amazing and the colors are astounding. The proposal from U.S.

Honduras 150

Honduras 2011 Deer Denmark 150

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

Danum Valley is a conservancy that protects a large area of lowland rainforest in Sabah in northeastern Borneo. Two highlights of the walk back were a bright green Greater Green Leafbird and a Lesser Fish Eagle following the road above our heads. The highlight again happened before we left the camp, a family of Crested Firebacks.

Lemurs 158

Lemurs Rhinoceros Uganda Leopards 158

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2011

Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. You have no idea how bad it can get. The proposal from U.S.

Squirrels 145

Squirrels 2011 Deer Cats 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

Fish and Wildlife Service tells states when they may propose a hunting season on cranes, and has ultimate jurisdiction over whether the states get their seasons. In the only state in the Central Flyway that protects cranes from hunting. Or is the mandate to protect the welfare and habitat of our state’s wildlife?

2011 239

2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 239

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2011

Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S.

Honduras 145

Honduras Deer 2011 Denmark 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. It is that awesome! Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S.

Brazil 176

Brazil Wildlife 2011 Deer 176

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Surfing for Birds at Pipeline Road The Doctor Bird.Or

Nicaragua 179

Nicaragua El Salvador 2011 Deer 179

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

Fish & Wildlife Service expects sea levels to rise due to global warming, swamping beaches on which Snowy Plovers currently nest, it is good news that the number of beaches proposed for protection as Snowy Plover nesting habitat has doubled. • Explore These Related Posts More Habitat for Snowy Plover? The proposal from U.S.

2011 140

2011 Deer New York Massachusetts 140

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2012

Or, Pygmy leaf-folding frogs, Afrixalus brachycnemis, from Tanzania, tiny climbing frogs who lay their eggs in leaves and then fold the leaves over them for protection, sealing the nest with secretions. There is a large family of frogs, Bufonidae, that includes most of the warty, hoppy creatures we think of as toads.

Reptiles 181

Reptiles Madagascar Family New York City 181

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S.

DC 145

DC Washington Deer 2011 145

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2022

If a reporter would have rambled on about fishing or bird migration or the biggest, oldest trees in the area, I would have been all ears but no, I don’t recall any reporting on such esteemed subjects as those. The kid would be thankful they had been found, and then they would head back home as one happy family. Fall migrants!

Costa Rica 198

Costa Rica Buffalo Sparrows Rights 198

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

Fish & Wildlife Service expects sea levels to rise due to global warming, swamping beaches on which Snowy Plovers currently nest, it is good news that the number of beaches proposed for protection as Snowy Plover nesting habitat has doubled. Once you’re prepared, check out this remarkable post and gallery by Pete at Midway.

2011 173

2011 Deer Pro-Test Wildlife 173

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2011

Many thanks to Jason Kopp for the photos above taken during last year’s courses held at Explorer’s Inn Tags: banding , peru , tambopata • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity.

Peru 187

Peru 2011 Deer 2010 187

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus ) Tags: ecuador , quetzal • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S. The proposal from U.S.

Ecuador 187

Ecuador 2011 Deer New York 187

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

If you happen to be there in summer the lake is a gorgeous place to take a quick dip, head out on a boat to take in the stunning scenery or to indulge in a little fishing. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. There are some very special historical sites and Roman ruins.

Portugal 168

Portugal 2011 Deer Africa 168

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

That larger clade is in turn sister to a clade containing the four remaining totipalmate bird families, which do still seem to be related, and which needed a new order name once pelicans were removed. But meanwhile, let’s look at the four avian families that comprise the brand new order Suliformes.

2011 151

2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea California 151

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2011

I may have to quit blogging… Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. What is even more terrifying is that the link takes you to Cracked. The proposal from U.S.

2011 151

2011 Deer New York Owls 151

10,000 Birds

JULY 15, 2015

The park was created as much to protect the local communities from marauding elephants with a hatred of dangerous humans and a lack of interest in the differences between nations as it was to protect the elephants. It was pretty awesome to see so many tuskers, as well as families of elephants safe in their special park.

South Africa 144

South Africa Elephants Africa Lions 144

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2011

A wide-open field in a wind-protected spot, recently visited by both mechanical and living manure-spreaders. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. We put ourselves and our backs back into The Back Breaker and drove/slid a quarter-mile down the ice to the next field.

2011 209

2011 Michigan Birds Ohio 209

10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2011

Fish & Wildlife Service expects sea levels to rise due to global warming, swamping beaches on which Snowy Plovers currently nest, it is good news that the number of beaches proposed for protection as Snowy Plover nesting habitat has doubled. • Explore These Related Posts More Habitat for Snowy Plover? The proposal from U.S.

Deer 124

Deer 2011 Oklahoma Honduras 124