10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

We nature lovers, celebrants of life in all its exquisite multiformity, feel more keenly than most the loss of even the most undifferentiated species. It’s when we lost the mammoths, the sabre-tooth cats, the giant ground sloths, the elephant birds, the marsupial lions, and other iconic giants. Thought To Be Extinct For 100 Years.

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Marsupials Costa Rica Elephants Cuba 167

10,000 Birds

JUNE 16, 2011

However, it would appear that during one fairly long period of time in the past there were a number of species (of dinosaur) that used feathers in a number of ways such as those just mentioned (and possibly other ways), and one subgroup of these dinosaurs would later be birds. Bipedalism is somewhat rare these days in the animal world.

Birds 269

Birds Marsupials Primates Whaling 269

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2015

The Behn River was not flowing in July this year, but the small pools of water still attracted numerous bird species and the freshwater crocodiles were concentrated in the deeper pools. Even the smallest pools of water were providing food and although there were not large numbers of many species there was a huge variety. Agile Wallaby.

Marsupials 155

Marsupials Australia Birds Fur 155

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

Whenever you encounter one bird species near the edge of the track it is worth stopping, because invariably there are several species in the vicinity. All of these species need water and will travel to nearby cattle troughs for water, because there is very little in the way of naturally occurring water in the area now.

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Marsupials Camels Birds Zebras 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2012

The third species I saw was an Atherton endemic (of which there are a few knocking about) Macleay’s Honeyeater , a striking spotted honeyeater that was easy to watch on the bird baths near the dining area. The Northern Brown Bandicoot ( Isoodon macrourus ) is a marsupial of the forest floor.

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Possums Guinea Marsupials Rats 171