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Great Horned Owl Along Fellsmere Grade Road

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Goodwin Waterfowl Management Area , which is open to vehicles not driven by hunters on Mondays and Thursdays only. Astute readers, er, well, readers with any brain activity at all, will probably have realized by now that the lump was a Great Horned Owl ! I got out of the car and watched the owl for awhile.

Owls

Owls Hunters New York Florida

An Owl-Inspired Haiku

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Short-eared Owls are crepuscular hunters so if you want to see them you need to try either very early or very late in the day. … Inspiration haiku owls poetry Shawangunk Grasslands Short-eared Owl' Choosing early turned out to be a good decision. Pre-dawn lightening. Crescent moon and ghostly wings.

Owls

Owls Hunters New York

A Walk in the Desert

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2020

During our tenure there, we had exceptional views of Africa’s largest ( Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl ) and smallest ( African Scops Owl ) owls, the largest bird on the planet, not neglecting numerous hornbills, sunbirds and weavers. Hunter’s Sunbird. Greyish Eagle-Owl. Dark Chanting Goshawk.

Kenya

Kenya Owls Ostriches Hunters

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Everyday Sunshine: Great Blue Herons

10,000 Birds

MAY 11, 2012

As I’ve posted before they are efficient and merciless hunters. And they cough up pellets just like hawks and owls! They are aided by excellent binocular vision that lines up with their dagger-like bill. This one was so good it caught two fish at a time (just once though). They are true generalists.

San Francisco

San Francisco Gophers Reptiles Hunters

Cypriot Delights: Part I

10,000 Birds

APRIL 26, 2024

It was dark when we reached our accommodation in the hillside village of Pachna, where we were greeted by a duet of Scops Owls. According to the taxonomists, these weren’t regular Scops Owls ( Otus scops ) but the endemic Cyprus Scops Owl ( Otus cyprius ). It’s now on the official quarry list on the island.

Cyprus

Cyprus Breeders Falcons Hunters

Being a Birder

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2014

Further north, we slow down by the ruins of an old farm… and yes, a Little Owl greets us with its ‘smiling’ face. The intensity of experience is not the same, but, e.g. focusing on a single bird and trying to solve the puzzle… or finding the rarest owl of India , that was a mind-blowing one. Common Cranes. More of a hunt?

Serbia

Serbia Farming India Europe

Hey, that’s not in my field guide!

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2012

One eyed birds often get put down or aren’t released but they can survive and can be fierce hunters, like this big female Redtail. Heermann’s Gull bills can appear in Great Horned Owl pellets. Red-tailed Hawks eat worms. This one gets up early and finds them on the wet sidewalk. Redtail as Turkey Vulture ?

Rats

Rats Hunters Turkey Hunting

Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 25, 2016

In Oregon, the Barred Owl is taking over Northern Spotted Owl territory and threatening that smaller bird’s survival. On the other hand, the extinction of the Spotted Owl is completely unacceptable. And keeping cats, natural hunters, indoors is, as a matter of biology and of common sense, not the healthiest state for them.

Feral Cats

Feral Cats Cats Tnr Trap Neuter Return

World Sparrow Day 2011

10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2011

• Explore These Related Posts Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners Why are Birds So Important to People? He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B.

Sparrows

Sparrows 2011 Deer Cats

The Nonessential Whooping Crane

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

So, one might surmise, it’s OK if they get shot by hunters thinking they’re sandhill cranes? What could motivate gunmen (I cannot call them hunters) in two states to deliberately kill North America’s tallest and most critically endangered bird? Do all hunters realize that? It gives one to wonder why this designation was made.

2011

2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters

Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds

10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2011

• Explore These Related Posts Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners World Sparrow Day 2011 Why are Birds So Important to People? He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. Hat-tip to Stella.

Cats

Cats 2011 Deer New York Times

Forest Bathing

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

From what I’ve been hearing, sport hunters are chomping at the bit to also return to the forest in droves. A pair of Ferruginous Pygmy-Owls called to each other, driving the passerine population into a panic. It was difficult to ignore the din caused by the pygmy-owls, and eventually we caved to curiosity and followed our ears.

Trinidad

Trinidad Hunting Venezuela Woodpeckers

Duck Butts

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. 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. I guess I’m one of those pervs. Wicked, right?

Ducks

Ducks 2011 Deer Brazil

The Top-5 Birding Hotspots of Serbia

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Thanks mostly to David Lindo, The Urban Birder, there are a few British bird groups touring the country every year now, even the BBC came to film the world famous Long-eared Owl gathering in the town of Kikinda with more than 700 birds in some winters. eBird bar chart. #2 2 Baranda fish farm. eBird bar chart. #1 A birding year in Serbia.

Serbia

Serbia Bulgaria Farming Turtles

A winter miscellany

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2023

So though I visited Lynford, I didn’t see a Hawfinch on this occasion as I wasn’t there at the right time, though I did meet a number of hopeful Hawfinch hunters (HHHs), none of whom reported a sighting. Best bird of the day: a 3 o’clock Barn Owl The post A winter miscellany first appeared on 10,000 Birds.

Barn Owls

Barn Owls Rats Japan Blackbirds

Cool Green Heron

10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2011

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2011

2011 Deer Cuba Hunters

What is the National Bird of Nicaragua?

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

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Nicaragua

Nicaragua El Salvador 2011 Deer

Nine-legged Plover?

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

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Deer

Deer 2011 Cats New York

Herpetology Vs. Ornithology

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

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2011

2011 Deer Cats New York

Drones: The Next Thing Birders Will Be Arguing About

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 8, 2014

Can you use a drone to get footage of snowy owls in cornfields? If you have a drone and fly it over a field and it finds a Short-eared Owl that you didn’t know was there and you only saw it after you uploaded your video…does it count on your list? How close is too close?

Bald Eagle

Bald Eagle Mississippi Eagles Ducks

A First Christmas Bird Count Experience

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

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Experience

Experience Experiments Deer 2011

Come to India With Babita Wildlife Tours!

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The forests are home to Kalij Pheasants , Crested Tree Swifts , Ashy Wood Swallows , owlets, woodpeckers, spider hunters, barbets and bulbuls, laughingthrushes and hornbills. On night drives here looking for Eurasian Eagle Owl and nightjars you have a very good chance of seeing Striped Hyena.

India

India Wildlife Tigers Rhinoceros

Birding in Place on Poas Volcano- What can You See?

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

Keep watching and more will appear, maybe a flock of high flying Barred Parakeets , maybe even the hidden bird hunter of the dark woods, the Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl. These are a small sampling of the birds possible while birding in place on Poas. The post Birding in Place on Poas Volcano- What can You See?

Costa Rica

Costa Rica Birds Cows Hunters

Lost Animals: Extinction and the Photographic Record: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2014

Laughing Owl, 1909, New Zealand, photo taken by Cuthbert and Oliver Parr, pp. The Laughing Owl of New Zealand exhibited an apparent lack of fear of strangers and a propensity to spend time on the ground, making it easy pickings for introduced predators. Their photos are the only known ones taken of the owl in the wild.

Animal

Animal Mammals Hawaii Dolphins

What is the National Bird of Denmark?

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2011

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Denmark

Denmark 2011 Honduras Deer

Giveaway of the Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil: The.

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. 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. RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover? Wicked, right?

Brazil

Brazil Wildlife 2011 Deer

Honduras Trip Winner Has Blogged His Trip

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2011

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Honduras

Honduras Deer 2011 Denmark

Reason #17411 Not to Own Wild Birds

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

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Deer

Deer 2011 Cats New York

More Habitat for Snowy Plover?

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2011

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Deer

Deer 2011 Fish Cows

Lewis's Woodpecker in New York State

10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2011

He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. Apparently in the past some birders and photographers had been not so polite in their behavior when a Northern Hawk Owl had been in the vicinity, and when this bird showed up the local law enforcement did not want it made public.

New York

New York Woodpeckers Jordan 2011

Cerulean Warbler Gets a Boost in Colombia

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2011

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Colombia

Colombia Deer 2011 Brazil

Liben Lark Gets a Lifeline

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2011

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Ethiopia

Ethiopia 2011 Deer Cats

Bird Deaths in Washington DC Lead to Calls for a Lights Out Program

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

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DC

DC Washington Deer 2011

Linda Hufford: A Rehabber Comments on “Collecting” Rare Birds

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2015

Research done on (live) Barn Owls provided proof that the hearing of juveniles is not mature until they are about four months of age, so under no circumstances do I release ones any younger. Researcher” is a term that should differ greatly from the term “trophy hunter.” Researchers can and do provide valuable information.

Collecting

Collecting Wildlife Rehabilitation Solomon Islands Texas

Don't Forget the Birds of Brazil Giveaway

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2011

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Brazil

Brazil Deer 2011 Peru

Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2011

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Utah

Utah Deer 2011 Cows

First Phoebe of 2011

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. 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?

2011

2011 Deer Philadelphia New York

Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of January 2016)

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 31, 2016

I’m happier now that I’ve added Short-eared Owl , never an easy sighting for me. As you can see from the feature pic, my lousy owl luck precluded me from getting too close to one of these crepuscular hunters. Thus, your birding year is one-twelfth over; happy with your year list so far?

2016

2016 Hunters Owls Birds

If You Think Squirrels Raiding Your Feeders Are Bad News…

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2011

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Squirrels

Squirrels 2011 Deer Cats

Winner of the Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil Giveaway

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. 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. RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover? Wicked, right?

Brazil

Brazil Wildlife 2011 Deer

Duck Migration

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. 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?

Ducks

Ducks 2011 Jamaica Deer

What is the National Bird of Honduras?

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

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Honduras

Honduras 2011 Deer Denmark

Carnival of the Blue XLV

10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2011

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Deer

Deer 2011 Oklahoma Honduras

Nate Makes the News!

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2011

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2011

2011 Deer Obama Cats

Great Horned Owl Along Fellsmere Grade Road

An Owl-Inspired Haiku

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A Walk in the Desert

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Everyday Sunshine: Great Blue Herons

Cypriot Delights: Part I

Being a Birder

Hey, that’s not in my field guide!

Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer

World Sparrow Day 2011

The Nonessential Whooping Crane

Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds

Forest Bathing

Duck Butts

The Top-5 Birding Hotspots of Serbia

A winter miscellany

Cool Green Heron

What is the National Bird of Nicaragua?

Nine-legged Plover?

Herpetology Vs. Ornithology

Drones: The Next Thing Birders Will Be Arguing About

A First Christmas Bird Count Experience

Come to India With Babita Wildlife Tours!

Birding in Place on Poas Volcano- What can You See?

Lost Animals: Extinction and the Photographic Record: A Book Review

What is the National Bird of Denmark?

Giveaway of the Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil: The.

Honduras Trip Winner Has Blogged His Trip

Reason #17411 Not to Own Wild Birds

More Habitat for Snowy Plover?

Lewis's Woodpecker in New York State

Cerulean Warbler Gets a Boost in Colombia

Liben Lark Gets a Lifeline

Bird Deaths in Washington DC Lead to Calls for a Lights Out Program

Linda Hufford: A Rehabber Comments on “Collecting” Rare Birds

Don't Forget the Birds of Brazil Giveaway

Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance

First Phoebe of 2011

Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of January 2016)

If You Think Squirrels Raiding Your Feeders Are Bad News…

Winner of the Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil Giveaway

Duck Migration

What is the National Bird of Honduras?

Carnival of the Blue XLV

Nate Makes the News!

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