10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 14, 2023

Even better, just a few meters away from the food vendors, it is not too crowded, and the palm trees attract a number of birds, including two species of parrots. That is mainly the Philippines, as indicated by the species name lucionensis (Luzon is the Philippines’ biggest island). The first one is the Blue-naped Parrot.

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Malaysia Philippines Parrots illegal 264

10,000 Birds

MARCH 27, 2024

This places feels almost as if herds of zebra and giraffe are just out of view. Well, the Latin name of the species is Tyrannus savana and what better savanna to photograph it in than the Rupununi? The Pakaraima mountains slowly materialize from the darkness, silently encircling the flatness of the savanna.

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Guyana Giraffes Brazil Trinidad 245

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2014

For obvious reasons it has listed under “other names” in field guides “Zebra Duck” and it is easily identified from all other duck species in Australia by its distinct stripes. The list was going to suffer due to the rain and the dispersal of so many of the bird species that we saw only three days earlier.

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Ducks Zebras Australia Shelters 176

10,000 Birds

APRIL 19, 2024

Still, I did manage to see a decent 65 species in 6 hours, and many of them stayed quite close to me, allowing for some nice photos. Black-and-white Warblers are usually dapper little birds, with their head-to-tail zebra stripes. The lovely Rufous-capped Warbler is something of a flagship species for this site.

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Mexico Squirrels Turtles Sparrows 246

10,000 Birds

APRIL 8, 2020

Most of the ground-feeding seed-eaters fit solidly within the Hot Country species, with really large numbers of Stripe-headed Sparrows and Blue-black Grassquits. I was taking photos of that bright orange dragonfly, when the Zebra Butterfly photobombed me.). Ladder-backed Woodpeckers move freely between the two habitat zones.

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Mexico Woodpeckers Zebras Sparrows 260

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2012

There’s a little hint of white in the malar and throat too, which would seem to be a problem for the species Black- chinned Sparrow. As the old saying goes, “when you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras” This is not an easy bird, but it is expected. New Jersey mystery sparrow.

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New Jersey North Carolina Sparrows Connecticut 253

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Not only were the doves flying in, but also Zebra Finch , Long-tailed Finch and Double-barred Finch. Hopefully it would recover and had another of its species nearby. The sound of their wings as they all flew in was impressive. The header photo above shows the little bit of shade near the rocks.

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Rescue Zebras Birds Species 313

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 21, 2021

It helps that there is a little bird hide almost on top of the hill, guarded by a Chinese lady and attracting a substantial number of species of birds and birders. The hide also attracts three species of minla – Blue-tailed Minla , Chestnut-tailed Minla and Red-tailed Minla.

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China Birds Zebras Germany 264

10,000 Birds

MAY 5, 2019

During our three weeks of birding in a variety of habitats around Singapore we encountered three species of Munia. We also have the occasional visit from Long-tailed Finch and Zebra Finch and these two species are easily found around the Broome area. They nipped around the reeds and grasses close to one of the water bodies.

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Singapore Zebras Australia 2019 178

10,000 Birds

MAY 16, 2022

As this African Green Pigeon shows, the color should offer good camouflage for species living on trees. In case you do not know that brimstone is sulfur, the Brimstone Canary brings the point home by having the Latin species name sulphurata. Due to a misunderstanding, this species is currently banned in Russia ( Swift Tern ).

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South Africa Africa Saint Lucia Camels 250

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2014

While we are away in the Southern Highlands trying to keep warm and enjoying the bird species of that area I will share with you some of our local Broome birds. It is a lot less common for us to see Long-tailed Finches in our garden nowadays, though they were the predominant species of finch in our garden when we first moved in.

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Zebras Australia Species Birds 175

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2014

When going on an overseas birding trip, many serious birders want to leave the city as soon possible in search of endemic or rare species in remote wilderness. Second, urban parks can be reliable sites for some species that are generally rare or hard to see elsewhere. Zebra Dove. Why do I like urban birding? Yellow Bittern.

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Thailand Zebras Birds Sparrows 172

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Photos courtesy of Mosetlha Bush Camp A dusty-red road leads me through Marico bushveld deeper into the 750 square kilometers large wilderness of the Madikwe Game Reserve – the 4th largest reserve in South Africa, home to 350 bird and 66 mammal species, some 4 hours’ drive from Johannesburg.

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South Africa Africa Game Elephants 267

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 22, 2015

I mentioned a few weeks ago that we had added a branch at Ellendale dam and pleased several species of birds and this is also the case for a branch that we added to a local ephemeral lake. Zebra Finch and Long-tailed Finch. Diamond Dove, Zebra Finch -leaping and Long-tailed Finch. Large flock of Zebra Finch. Yellow Chats.

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Zebras Birds Species Australia 107

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 20, 2013

There were 12 Red-necked Avocet feeding in the ponds and along the fenceline there were Zebra Finch, Peaceful Doves and Diamond Doves nipping back and forth for water. We also soon realised that it would be advisable to go to bed when the birdlife went quiet, because the bird species we had seen so far would be up with first light!

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Australia Zebras Ducks Parrots 174

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2012

But Gotham’s many parks have some very suitable habitat for birds from the family Picidae and a birder in any borough of New York will generally find at least a couple of species during an average morning’s birding. If you are going to see any single species of woodpecker in New York City, this is likely the one you will see.

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New York City New York Woodpeckers New Jersey 262

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2013

Also on the scene were a diversity of common doves and pigeons: Rock Pigeon , Spotted Dove , Zebra Dove , and Pink-necked Green Pigeon. I also pulled three species of tailorbird along with Asian Glossy Starling , Black-naped Oriole , and White-bellied Sea-Eagle en route. Common Redshanks and more.

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Singapore Zebras Zoos Owls 157

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

It feels good to start a post with some truly attractive birds – such as two species of broadbills. Strangely, there do not seem to be many papers on this species. In one paper , you can find fascinating sentences such as “The new species is most similar to D. My cats refuse to even try Fiery Minivets.

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Sri Lanka Taiwan Birds Cats 245

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2013

A dusty-red road leads me through Marico bushveld deeper into the 750 square kilometers large wilderness of the Madikwe Game Reserve – the 4th largest reserve in South Africa, home to 350 bird and 66 mammal species, some 4 hours’ drive from Johannesburg.

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Africa South Africa Elephants Rhinos 229

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 23, 2012

Common species like Lesser Goldinch , White-winged Dove , and Verdin quickly gave way to more rarified fare. The attraction of Southeastern Arizona in summer stems from the presence of certain highly range-restricted species. For example, in the shade of some palms, we discovered a female Blue-throated Hummingbird feeding a juvenile.

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Tucson Arizona North America Zebras 154

10,000 Birds

JULY 23, 2014

There are the endemics, which are odd in their own way, and then there introduced species, which are so varied in their type and origin that you get the feeling you’ve arrived at the aftermath of a small zoo that escaped. What is surprising is quite how many species did end up here, and how economically unimportant they were.

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New Zealand Possums Rabbits Ferrets 165

10,000 Birds

MAY 28, 2018

So far we have seen Impala, Duiker, Greater Kudu, Mongoose, Zebra and warthogs around the neighborhood, and yard. In the same first day plus a couple of hours, my Africa bird count is at 66 species. The house is a four bedroom, four bath two story, with a deck running around three sides of the upper story, great for wildlife viewing.

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South Africa Africa Rhinos Mongoose 138

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 11, 2013

The road towards Geikie Gorge from Fitzroy Crossing is also worth taking slowly because there are some good species to be observed. There were small groups of Double-barred Finches, Zebra Finch and also Crimson Finches. I photographed one to show the brightness displayed, but for a better look at this species you can look here.

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Seals Zebras Investigation Australia 180

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2016

I was planning a trip to South Africa, I had about five days to fill, I wanted to get a bunch of desert species (particularly the Springbok – not a bird) in a way that wasn’t too hard to reach from Johannesburg. And lo, it was good. I stumbled on Madikwe completely by accident. Springbok were one of my targets, and I got them!

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South Africa Leopards Giraffes Africa 184

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Elephant The big – two species of elephant are now recognized as occuring in Africa, the smaller and more secretive Forest Elephant and the larger, more familiar African or Bush Elephant. The little – the two species of black Buffalo Weavers obtain their appellation from their dark coloration that resembles their fearsome namesake.

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Buffalo Rhinoceros Leopards Elephants 240

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2016

I already have a history of searches for this species. A pair of screeching Blacksmith Lapwings was flying around as six Burchell’s Zebras were quenching their thirst, suspiciously observing surroundings every now and then. Actually, when I started to bird, my second ever duck, after the Mallard, was a Ruddy Shelduck!

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Wildlife Tigers Asia Europe 189

10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2019

It is often useful to look at satellite images on Google Earth to see where there is suitable habitat for different bird species. When we decided to go to see what bird species there were in the undeveloped areas at Changi Business Park we encountered several species of bird that we did not observe anywhere else in Singapore.

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Singapore Zebras Transported Cattle 113

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 29, 2022

” Funny how the difficulty of breeding a species can be illustrated in simple monetary terms. But that may have helped me to see them – the species is quite nomadic and settles wherever there is rain. Ok, back to the (presumably non-sacred, certainly non-mummified) Australian species. In a paper published in 1938 (!),

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Australia Birds Sheep Zebras 147

10,000 Birds

MAY 25, 2013

The birding is not exceptional, but you can easily see some of Singapore’s and South-east Asia’s more common species and it does throw up the occasional jewel. My personal list for Paser Ris runs to 75 birds over 15 visits that average out at around 25 species per outing. My favourite site in Singapore is Paser Ris.

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Singapore Woodpeckers Parrots Zebras 167

10,000 Birds

JUNE 21, 2016

In this study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a group of juvenile zebra finches was allowed to interact with an adult. Adult zebra finches change their vocalizations when singing to juveniles. Another group simply heard adult songs played through a speaker.

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Zebras Mammals Primates Birds 130

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Betty’s Bay was also a great place to see all of South Africa’s cormorant species, including the endangered Bank Cormorant. We observed far fewer Lesser Flamingos, a near-threatened species. It was the first of six bustard species I would see over the course of both trips. And then there were the Flamingos.

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South Africa Africa Leopards Penguins 255

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 26, 2016

It’s also a good place to pick up some African game if you’re on a quick trip, I saw Bontebok and Eland, two types of antelope, as well as Chamca Baboons, and if you’re lucky you can find Mountain Zebra here too. The deep reedbeds and pools hide many species, including some hard-to-see hippos! Boulders Beach.

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Penguins Mongoose Birds Ostriches 175

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 25, 2013

At Cockatoo Lagoon you can take a short walk along the edge of the billabong and there are a variety of birds, but not necessarily large numbers of any particular species. We observed Zebra Finch, Long-tailed Finch, Masked Finch, Double-barred Finch, Star Finch and the rare Gouldian Finch … an uncommon red-headed male no less!

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Shelters Australia Zebras Collecting 160

4 The Love Of Animals

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Busch Gardens’ 65-acre Serengeti Plain is a naturalistic habitat featuring a diverse population of free-roaming African animals including giraffe, zebra, white rhinoceros, eland antelope and several other species of hoof stock and birds.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 15, 2010

Busch Gardens’ 65-acre Serengeti Plain is a naturalistic habitat featuring a diverse population of free-roaming African animals including giraffe, zebra, white rhinoceros, eland antelope and several other species of hoof stock and birds.

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Giraffes Gestation Tampa Rhinoceros 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 30, 2014

But my long wait to see antelope, zebras and everything in between is finally over. You may not get the species counts that the race delivers, but you’ll have memories burned into your skull. As has been the case every time I’ve been to Africa before, I won’t be there just for play.

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Uganda Sharks New Zealand Africa 169

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2011

That is why it is such amazingly awesome news that the British Birdwatching Fair raised £242,000 to help conserve a species that could become the first recorded bird extinction in mainland Africa. Here’s hoping the Liben Lark defies the odds and long graces the grassy plains of Ethiopia!

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Ethiopia 2011 Deer Cats 145