10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

And of course, on a rather rare occasion for this blog, an almost perfect link to the next bird (my favorite transition is still the Monty Python one: “And now for something completely different”). Another member of the magpie family, the White-winged Magpie , makes do with far fewer colors.

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China Birds Pythons Eagles 263

10,000 Birds

JUNE 21, 2024

Birds & Flowers: An Intimate 50 Million Year Relationship is to highlight other bird families that pollinate. It’s a pleasure to spend time with Ollerton’s prose; as a writer, he’s sometimes quirky and rollicking (with analogies to Led Zeppelin and Monty Python) — but quirky and rollicking in a good way.

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Denmark Pythons Europe Birds 263

10,000 Birds

APRIL 4, 2022

According to an article in the Guardian , “nearly a quarter of black swan families are parented by homosexual couples, the males sometimes mating with a female simply to have a chick. I guess I would therefore usually not include them in this post were it not for the information below. Much cheaper than a brother or sister.

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China Birds Pythons Breeding 255

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Is this really the nation that gave the world Monty Python?). This list has to have a representative of this most Australian of bird families, the honeyeaters. Not that there is anything wrong with robins, they are fine birds, even if I prefer Pied Wagtails. Yes, I am five). The Torresian Crow – by Richard McDonald CC.

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Australia Chickens Seals McDonalds 203

10,000 Birds

MARCH 10, 2013

We saw several of the kingfisher family whilst on our trip, including Azure Kingfisher, Red-backed Kingfisher and Sacred Kingfisher. The other snake was a Carpet Python lying on the trail at Kondalilla Falls. Forest Kingfisher. Our trip was camping based and so we planned to avoid all wet weather where possible.

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Cattle Birds Litter 2012 152