10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 28, 2015

By studying Zebra Finches and domestic chickens, the scientists discovered that multiple sperm appear necessary for a fertilized egg to progress to the embryo stage (a process called “polyspermy”.) Zebra Finches photo by Keith Gerstung through Wikimedia Commons). If you’re feeling particularly science-y, the full paper is here.).

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

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. The Sun was half-set behind the horizon, painting the grass golden-yellow and shining through the dust disturbed by the hoofs of now visibly nervous zebras.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2020

I know it is a bit unfair to this Purple-crested Turaco , but I always wanted to use this Raymond Chandler quotation on a bird: “He wore a two-tone leisure jacket which would have been revolting on a zebra.” ” The Red-billed Quelea is regarded as the most numerous undomesticated bird on earth.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 16, 2015

Were Zebra Warblers. Black-and-white Warblers. Would have more pizzazz if they.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 27, 2024

This places feels almost as if herds of zebra and giraffe are just out of view. The millions of stars and galaxies twinkling over the Rupununi Savanna in Guyana seem to reluctantly fade into a gradually lightening sky as the eastern horizon reddens.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

The highlight of the brief stop was seeing not just Zebra Finch dripping down to drink at the dam, but also Star Finch. If you look closely at the above photo you will see one odd bird to the left and several birds on the barbed wire. It is a lone Magpie Goose and several Horsfield’s Bushlarks. Magpie Goose. Horsfield’s Bushlarks.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 13, 2012

That is to say, they look like the vultures I used to see on nature programs, those iconic shots of birds squabbling over a deceased wildebeast or zebra. Griffon Vultures look like vultures should, to me.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Not only were the doves flying in, but also Zebra Finch , Long-tailed Finch and Double-barred Finch. 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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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. It has a very square bill and is often encountered in quite large flocks dabbling in water feeding.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 13, 2022

If on the other hand you take a zebra, shrink it and attach wings, the punishment may be similar, but the result will not be a Zebra Dove. If you take a feral pigeon, bleach it and then batik it using the right colors, the result might be a Pink-necked Green Pigeon (1). Plus hopefully, you will be arrested for mistreating animals.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 8, 2020

I was taking photos of that bright orange dragonfly, when the Zebra Butterfly photobombed me.). But a little bit further, along a small stream, was an Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush , typical of higher, cooler forests. The Butterfly and Dragonfly shown at the top also came from above the same stream. (I

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Here are what might look like Zebra Finches , but are really flights of beer lined up in a busy Biercafe. Here is a Golden Eagle , perched in a decidedly beer-like position, looking like a robust stout. Here is a pilsner-colored Cedar Waxwing , exhibiting the crispness of a summer lager. You can try this at home.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 19, 2024

Black-and-white Warblers are usually dapper little birds, with their head-to-tail zebra stripes. It looks frustratingly similar to the Rufous-crowned Sparrow of the western United States and Mexico, but is much larger and has a heavier bill. But this one had just bathed, and had not yet combed its hair.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The dirt road winds in between rocky outcrops – kopjes, by Burchell’s Zebras and Greater Kudus. Mosethla Bush Camp guide awaits us by the open Land Rover and with a loaded rifle in front of the steering wheel, we continue into the bush (oddly, while observing lions and tigers in India, not a single rifle was in sight).

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 22, 2015

The most common are the Zebra Finch and the Long-tailed Finch and they fly in huge flocks to the water and appear to use the principal that there is safety in numbers! Zebra Finch and Long-tailed Finch. Diamond Dove, Zebra Finch -leaping and Long-tailed Finch. Large flock of Zebra Finch. Eastern Yellow Wagtail.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2014

We also have the occasional Zebra Finches visit, but they disperse a lot around the bush and you could easily miss them visiting the watering point. 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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10,000 Birds

MAY 5, 2019

We also have the occasional visit from Long-tailed Finch and Zebra Finch and these two species are easily found around the Broome area. We are very familiar with the finches and mannikins in Australia with Double-barred Finches visiting our garden every day.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2014

While Common Myna , Eurasian Tree Sparrow and Zebra Dove are indeed quite common as they are everywhere else in Bangkok, large, mature fig trees dot the southern spur of the park which attract a wide variety of charismatic and less common birds. Zebra Dove. Yellow Bittern. Little Egret. Black-crowned Night-Heron. Rock Pigeon.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Zebra Finch ( Taeniopygia guttata ), one of the study subjects, in Indonesia © David J. Not everyone entirely agrees with this assessment, but more on that in a moment. Ringer Suh et al.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2012

As the old saying goes, “when you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras” This is not an easy bird, but it is expected. In it we can see things we recognize in other, more common, birds. Structurally, that long and low body, the pot-belly and the flat head.

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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. The smallest pools of water were sustaining numerous finches including Crimson Finch, Long-tailed Finch, Double-barred Finch and Zebra Finch.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 21, 2021

I know it is a bit unfair to the species, but it makes me recall the description of one man`s appearance in one of my favorite Raymond Chandler novels (“above the sky-blue gabardine slacks he wore a two-tone leisure jacket which would have been revolting on a zebra”).

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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. Of course, I’d already encountered tons of Javan Mynas mixed with a few Commons. That last bird is an absolute prismatic stunner, but you’d be surprised at how quickly it becomes mundane.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 23, 2017

They were in loose association with Zebra Finch and were constantly nipping back and forth to the last remaining water to drink and bathe. Pictorella Mannikins and Zebra Finch. Pictorella Mannikin and two Zebra Finch. Zebra Finch and Pictorella Mannikins. They were happily bathing together in the muddy water.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 14, 2023

In any case, I wonder whether the female – not quite as colorful as the male, see below – also qualifies as an “aesthetically valuable urban bird species” The third pigeon species around here is the Zebra Dove.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2013

The dirt road winds in between rocky outcrops – kopjes, by Burchell’s Zebras and Greater Kudus. Mosetlha Bush Camp guide awaits us by the open Land Rover and with a loaded rifle in front of the steering wheel, we continue into the bush (oddly, while observing lions and tigers in India, not a single rifle was in sight).

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10,000 Birds

MAY 16, 2022

Though I actually quite like zebras. The Yellow-billed Kites in the estuary seem to spend a lot of time just looking down on the crocodiles and hippopotamuses. Finally, a loveless assortment of photos of various non-birds seen at St Lucia.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 28, 2018

So far we have seen Impala, Duiker, Greater Kudu, Mongoose, Zebra and warthogs around the neighborhood, and yard. 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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4 The Love Of Animals

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Video “The Chase and Chomp” – A lion pride tracks a zebra herd for hours, until it’s ready to pounce — no zebra can escape an ambush like this. The animals follow the dry riverbed upstream for water, while circling prides of lions position themselves close by, waiting for the perfect moment to strike.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2016

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.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 23, 2012

For example, we ran into a fleet of fascinating lizards such as Ornate Tree Lizard , Sonoran Racerunner , and Zebra-tailed Lizard. Just another lizard in a tree Agua Caliente, like every other place in the Tucson area, is also awesome for insects and herps.

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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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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 11, 2013

There were small groups of Double-barred Finches, Zebra Finch and also Crimson Finches. As we wandered along the trail we discovered a Great Bowerbird had been busy since the river level had dropped and placed a bower against the trail. We wonder how many people walk the trail and wonder what the bizarre construction is all about!

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

In studies like these, roughly 20 percent of people will answer “Zebra” to the last question. But if you remove the first two questions and ask someone to simply name any animal, less than 1% will volunteer a zebra. Name any animal. About 50 percent will respond with an animal from Africa.

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Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 13, 2008

No Tellin' Lies (1984).

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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. Fynbos flowers are highlight of the cape. Boulders Beach.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2012

I have actually heard them referred to as “ladder-backed woodpeckers” or “zebra-backed woodpeckers” but that first colloquial name should be avoided lest it cause confusion with the species of that name from the southwest.) In flight, watch for the white patch on each wing that shows at the base of their primaries.

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