10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2023

Our resident shorebirds have started to breed in the last few weeks and there are numerous Pied Oystercatcher nests along our shores right now. We knew that she may well not be right at the nest when we initially noticed her movement and moved slowly forward making sure that we found her footprints and therefore the nest.

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AUGUST 2, 2015

It’s a family vacation, sure, but there’s always time for birding and in Florida, the birding often finds you. There are few places in the United States where simply driving around can leave you with a list of 30+ species, many of them large and spectacular. I’ve spent the last week in southwest Florida.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

The person with the average income can’t afford to raise a family, traipse off to Attu Island for a week in the hope of snagging a couple of ABA ticks, buy the newest Nikon or Canon camera body and then reserve a spot on that Antarctic cruise they have been meaning to do. Shocking, I know. When I hear of the plight of some U.S.

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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.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 22, 2013

Since its inception that $800 million has helped to protect over 6 million acres of habitat for wildlife and future generations. This is wonderful news right? Eighty years of Duck Stamp sales, $800 million and 6 million acres protected? Obviously these numbers would be so much better with a larger pool of participants.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 26, 2013

If your family is starting to get a little stir-crazy as summer winds on, it’s a good idea to find constructive ways to keep everybody occupied. This is another project for older kids, but its quite simple if you have the right tools. Then, the whole family can braid the fabric into the desired shapes. Install a pet door.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 28, 2019

Birding even close to home didn’t even appeal to me, as the extra movement added to the dry heaves (pregnancy is super fun, am I right ladies?). I am determined to instill the same love for the natural landscape in my friends and family, especially any new, tiny members. So cheers to 2020, and more birding adventures!

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2015

I’m happy to say that Laura Erickson and Marie Read have written a book, Into the Nest: Intimate Views of the Courting, Parenting, and Family Lives of Familiar Birds , that is not too cute and that does not anthropomorphize. Part Two: The Family Live of Selected Species” describes and illustrates the family lives of 49 species in 25 chapters.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2013

Two days ago I went on Facebook and queried some of my exhausted compatriots: if you could have one wish right now – anything in the world – what would it be? “I Why is there no state or federal money available to care for federally protected species? I don’t want to be too hasty in my response,” wrote Gay in Virginia.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 11, 2019

Over the two weeks since I first introduced you to this family of Pied Oystercatchers there has been a lot of walking. This family of Pied Oystercatchers have not only walked in and out with the tides, which are big in Broome, but also moved about two kilometres north. Pied Oystercatcher family.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2022

In my imagination, the job of a male Australian Brush Turkey is pretty similar – removing or adding bits and pieces to his pile of rotting vegetation in order to get the right temperature to incubate the eggs buried underneath to hatch. The Australasian Figbird is a member of the Oriole family despite not being yellow.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Irv’s right! The kid would be thankful they had been found, and then they would head back home as one happy family. Right now, based on recent birding, a heck of a lot of them are in Costa Rica. Oh right, more vireos. Where the heck are my kids!?” It’s fall migration and I got birds to listen to.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 29, 2021

In June 2021, the Mayor of Belgrade announced that Beljarica will finally become officially protected. Now you can check the fish farm lakes on your left (but here you have to ask for permission in the management building, the last one on the right hand side) or you can drive on until the first, very slight band in the road.

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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. Wicked, right? Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! The proposal from U.S. Hat-tip to Stella.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

What I feel right now is joy at their return. It was not easy to get photos, both because the cloud cover was dense, and because I was protecting my camera from water damage. Of course, one never limits oneself to a single taxonomic family. But the Warblers were certainly happy.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 12, 2012

There was little movement by the family during the heat of the day except to fly to the shoreline for a drink and to cool their feet. Pied Oystercatcher and chick During the heat of the day and when the tide was in and they could not feed they brought the chicks right down to near me with my bike and binoculars.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

Most days, that seemingly random place is right at home. Recently, I was surprised to have a family of Stripe-headed Sparrows , birds typically associated with dry habitats of the North Pacific slope. I worry because no protection is given to such supposed “trash” habitats.

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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. Corey Mar 3rd, 2011 at 11:10 pm The drawing will be based on chance but I reserve the right to disqualify extraordinarily lousy entries. Wicked, right?

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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. Wicked, right? Their plumage is simply amazing and the colors are astounding.

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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. Wicked, right? Tags: denmark , mute swan , national bird , swans • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more!

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2011

and Colombia respectively, have secured thirteen new conservation easements in Colombia with private landowners that will protect important habitat for the Cerulean Warbler – North America’s fastest declining neotropical migrant songbird. Wicked, right? • Explore These Related Posts More Habitat for Snowy Plover?

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 26, 2014

This was a family vacation and I had led my unsuspecting wife and son out onto the curving pier at Aquatic Park, overlooking San Francisco Bay, ostensibly to get a better look at Alcatraz and the bridge, but actually with half a mind to finding a Wandering Tattler. It was the bobbing action on the rocks that drew my attention to the bird.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2013

People ascribe near mythic status to the members of the family Delphinidae (and other related families). Happy tourists amongst a massive pod (which went for a while either side of this shot) of Dusky Dolphins right off the coast of Kaikoura. Which has always mystified me slightly.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

On the contrary, if you are a traveling birder, you might just find your next birding destination right here on 10,000 Birds. PIP is situated right on a beautiful lake -- the place to be when its hot! Wicked, right? So, just because I’m being lazy, this does not mean that these posts will be of no use to you!

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 22, 2024

Ruili is a Chinese city right on the border to Myanmar, and a major border crossing. As we continue exploring Nepal’s unparalleled beauty and biodiversity, let us appreciate these bright gems hidden in its forests and strive to protect them for future generations to admire.”

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 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. Wicked, right? The proposal from U.S. The proposal from U.S. Hat-tip to Stella.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2014

It has been our home when we have travelled with our tent to various locations over the years and is part of our life and feels like family. If you are considering a vehicle for the outback and birding it is useful to have a Roo Bar, which protects your radiator if you have a close encounter with a kangaroo.

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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. Wicked, right? He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. The proposal from U.S.

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Ducks 2011 Deer Brazil 235

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

And New Zealand has a fairly aggressive programme of conservation measures in place to protect native wildlife by killing native species, again something I have defended on th is site. That said, I have not been impressed by a New Zealand economist, Gareth Morgan, calling for New Zealand to wipe out cats.

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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. Wicked, right? Tags: Asides , christmas bird count • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! The proposal from U.S.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2016

But if you wish to do more than worry, think about those organizations that fight tirelessly under every administration and regime to protect the natural world we treasure. I have lots of family visiting this weekend, which will likely curtail avian observation. Give to those organizations and work for those organizations.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 23, 2014

Over the years some pairs of Pied Oystercatchers appear to learn how to protect the eggs and their young much more effectively and are therefore successful where other pairs may fail. Family of five Pied Oystercatchers- quite well disguised-also in the header photo! Family of five-adult Pied Oystercatchers on the right.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Could scientists use weather radar data to track the spread of avian influenza, and thereby help poultry growers protect their flocks? This lucky youngster from Massachusetts has almost 300 ticks, but just added his favorite— a Great Gray Owl his supportive family drove hundreds of miles to glimpse.

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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. Wicked, right? Tip of the hat to our own Duncan Wright, who used to work on Tern Island.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2021

“Gamebirds” to some, cool, cryptic understory birds to the birding people, grouse crouch protected as unfettered winds sway the top of the tall prairie grass. Groups them by family too and by their shape” His extra long arm extended and passed me that precious book. “Check it out!”

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10,000 Birds

JULY 17, 2012

My morning routine has already been simplified down to the essentials – roll out of bed and out from under the protective mosquito net, pull on dirty odorous field clothes, munch down a quick breakfast. The eyes are still not developed enough to open, and the feet are just strong enough to help right a toppled chick.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2020

In what has become the modern-day traditional method of organization, species are listed and described on the left-hand page and illustrative plates are on the right. Each species is numbered, with the numbers referring to the illustrations on the right. This unfortunately happens with the large Tanager (Thraupidae) family here.

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