10,000 Birds

AUGUST 27, 2023

The nest site has moved occasionally since I first observed one on Cable Beach in 2000. I could observe where the family had come down to the ocean at night on the big tides. One large Pied Oystercatcher family ! This pair of Pied Oystercatchers are using the same nest site as last year, which does make it easy to find.

Eggs 130

Eggs Australia Protection Breeding 130

10,000 Birds

JULY 31, 2022

Since I found the first Pied Oystercatcher nest on Cable Beach in July 2000 I have learnt that the eggs rarely hatch due to predation and if they do hatch then a fully fledged chick is a rare and wonderful outcome. Family footprints. I have written many articles about our resident Pied Oystercatchers over the past twelve years.

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Breeding Eggs 2000 Chickens 147

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Chaka is a small town, with just about 2000 people. The Brown Accento r certainly ranks among the less attractive accentors, though of course, some species in this family set a rather high bar. Fortunately, I share this preference with birds, which we found away from the lake, mostly in some semi-desert areas.

China 238

China Birds Austria ALA 238

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2021

And Giant Otters are still common in the rivers around Karanambu Ranch, home of the late “otter lady”, Diane McTurck, who used to rehabilitate orphaned otters and whose family still runs the lodge. Guyana is probably most famous in birding circles for the unlikely discovery of a population of critically endangered Red Siskins in early 2000.

Guyana 277

Guyana Otters South America Colombia 277

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2021

I would be away from my family for a time and my visiting in-laws from Tasmania….Perhaps The arguments against? This would really be an I.D.I.O.T. Cairns was some 1600 kilometres, nearly 1000 miles, away. I would have to fly and rent a vehicle. Perhaps this would be a trip worth taking….

Australia 263

Australia 2019 Thailand Russia 263

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2024

When Reed Parrotbill s go on family outings, they usually just climb up reeds. This is what they do most days anyway, so many parrotbills now feel that these family outings are basically very pointless. Some ornithological research is surprisingly simple. This individual first did not fully comply.

Birds 179

Birds Research Science Europe 179

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 25, 2019

There has never been two eggs hatch and two chicks survive for more than about ten days since we started to keep an eye on them in 2000. I introduced you to this Pied Oystercatcher family four weeks ago. When the tide is out and the area where the small bivalves are is exposed the family move forward to feed together.

Eggs 127

Eggs 2000 Family Breeding 127

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Starting in the mid-1990s, there was a “where to watch birds in…” series of five site guides written by Nigel Wheatley and covering South America (1994), Africa (1995), Asia (1996), Europe & Russia (2000) and Central America & the Caribbean (2001). Family accounts for all 142 bird families recorded from the region.

Africa 165

Africa Botswana Nigeria Namibia 165

10,000 Birds

JUNE 10, 2012

One of our watering points in the garden had a family of Black-chinned Honeyeaters at it. I looked back through our records, which go back to the winter of 2000 and during 2005 we had a pair visit regularly from May to October. On the first day of winter, June 1st, I had just seen Grant off to work and I had a lovely surprise.

2012 163

2012 2000 2006 2005 163

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2020

They portray the nesting cycles of Mallard, Red-tailed Hawk, and American Robin, illustrating the various ways in which birds create families. Do they have families too and do they take care of them? Some of the chapters focus on a specific bird, most are about bird families like hawks, tanagers, wrens, etc.,

2020 262

2020 Birds Groups North America 262

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2021

In the publishing world, the Audubon series became famous as proof that packaging firms like Chanticleer could work successfully with respected publishing firms and the company went on to package many other titles for Knopf, including, in 2000, a new field guide called The Sibley Guide to Birds. (If ” These are all great.

North America 278

North America America Birds California Condor 278

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2014

I have followed the breeding activity of the Pied Oystercatchers in Broome along Cable Beach since July 2000 when I found the first nest site and the birds have continued to use the same territories, though there have been some partner changes. The family stayed in the area and then left in late November.

2007 167

2007 Eggs 2014 2002 167

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Feeding birds is generally regarded as a harmless past-time, a wholesome way for people to share nature and enjoy wildlife with the family. However, more and more news stories are popping up this year of communities cracking down on bird feeding. She added more corn.

Bald Eagle 236

Bald Eagle Birds Deer Minnesota 236

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Into the Nest: Intimate Views of the Courting, Parenting, and Family Lives of Familiar Birds (Storey Publishing, 2015) by photographer Marie Read and writer Laura Erickson, documents the procreative and parenting lives of 49 species through beautiful images and readable, knowledgeable text. So, Happy Holidays to all!

Papua New Guinea 176

Papua New Guinea 2014 Penguins Birds 176

10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2012

The Edwards’s Pheasant is a rather smart blue-black member of the pheasant family and it may be on the edge of extinction. It has not been seen in its small home range in central Vietnam since around 2000. Conservationists searched intensively in 2011 but found none.

Vietnam 153

Vietnam 2000 Germany Asia 153

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2012

When we first moved into our home in the winter of 2000 we had daily visits by Long-tailed Finches and they took advantage of the water that we provided for them. The Double-barred Finches continued to visit and they still do in family groups daily. The last day of May brought the return of the Long-tailed Finch to our garden!

2002 172

2002 2003 2004 2000 172

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Families that are endemic to the continent include such strange birds as Shoebill , Secretarybird , Hamerkop , mousebirds and rockfowl ( picathartes ) and delightful groups including bushshrikes, sugarbirds, rockjumpers, woodhoopoes, turacos and hyliotas. What are the must do destinations and what must one see?

Papua New Guinea 211

Papua New Guinea Madagascar Africa Equatorial Guinea 211

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2012

2000 for sure, you guys), and the 1940s sex manuals (redacted). The best of the book is in the more focused later sections, where each avian family is rigorously cross-referenced with every place in the Bible where it is mentioned. I’ve even thought of dabbling in Black Skimmer Literature myself.

Denver 163

Denver Birds 2000 Collecting 163

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2019

Antpittas and Gnateaters covers 64 species in six genera and two families. (I Here’s Plate 3, the third plate for Conopophaga , one of the two genera of the Gnateater family. Greeney has been captivated by Antpittas and Gnateaters since 2000, particularly by their nests and reproductive biology.

Research 135

Research Eggs South America Costa Rica 135

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Each species account starts with names–family name at the top of the page, followed below by English name of the species, alpha code, scientific name, local name in Cuba and the standard name as accepted by the Sociedad Española de Ornitología (SEO). Press, 2000), and updated in terms of taxonomy, status, and distribution.

Cuba 223

Cuba Birds United States 2000 223

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2015

I also enjoyed reading the company histories of familiar brands like Duncraft, Kaytee, Droll Yankee, and Wagner all of which started as family companies, some as offshoots of other businesses, some as the result of clever inventions. The story of Duncraft is a good example. Margaret A.

America 221

America Industry Squirrels Birds 221

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2013

People ascribe near mythic status to the members of the family Delphinidae (and other related families). I had my first swim with Inshore Bottlenose Dolphins in Northland’s Bay of Islands back in 2000, and it was a tripy experience. Which has always mystified me slightly.

Dolphins 154

Dolphins Sharks New Zealand Albatross 154

4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 10, 2012

While the focus of your landscaping design may revolve around creating an attractive atmosphere and making humans comfortable, the family dog deserves consideration as well. Considering our canine companions when designing a landscaping plan is a perfect way to make our pets a true part of the family. Make Your Pet Feel at Home.

Dogs 100

Dogs Pets ASPCA Illinois 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 2, 2014

Not a great place for a family vacation, though I think Duncan will disagree. Press, 2000) and the earlier The Birds of Hong Kong and South China (co-authored with Clive Viney and Lam Chiu Ying, Hong Kong Information Office, 2005). Species Accounts are grouped by family, following what appears to be Sibley and Monroe’s 1996 taxonomy.

Brunei 172

Brunei Birds Asia China 172

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Considering this adherence to scientific accuracy, it is intriguing that the authors have put aside a taxonomic form of organization and have instead opted for “a pragmatic field guide sequence… that groups bird families according to the broad biomes in which they are most likely to be encountered—marine, freshwater and terrestrial…” (p.2).

Australia 105

Australia Birds Penguins 2015 105

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

Nice. ((** all names have been changed to protect identities and have been substituted with (almost) randomly chosen substitutes suitable for a family of Alpine Accentors.)) small families putting less pressure on the adult members of the family). In this case, they would be exhibiting polyandry.

2011 202

2011 Breeders Breeding Deer 202

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2012

Sidney Dunkle’s Dragonflies Through Binoculars , published in 2000, covers only dragonflies, not damselflies.) Species accounts are organized by family; Broad-winged, Spreadwing, and Pond for damselflies and Petaltail, Darner, Clubtail, Spiketail, Cruiser, Emerald, and Skmmer for Dragonflies.

United States 224

United States Costa Rica Massachusetts North America 224

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

These strange birds are two species in their own family; White-necked or Yellow-headed, endemic to the Upper Guinea forests and Grey-necked or Red-headed, restricted to Lower Guinea forests. Between 1990 and 2010, Ghana lost 33.7% of its forest cover (around 2,5 million hectares, nearly double what now remains!)

Ghana 187

Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia 187

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2014

In a funny twist of fate, it seems that 2014 will be much the same as 2012 and 2013 have been, with family trips to somewhere in France and business trips to Indonesia and Kazakhstan. Jan 11 : The family gives me half a Saturday off to chase a long-staying Griffon Vulture in nearby Rheinland-Pfalz, about a 30 minutes drive from home.

2014 145

2014 France Germany Indonesia 145

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2020

For example, on Black-crowned Night-Heron, a steadily declining breeding species, they say, “…even though they were recorded in 5 block in the Bronx during NYSBBA II in 2000-2005, we believe most did not involve breeding birds” (p. An identification guide for an overlooked bird family? And for good reason.

New York City 145

New York City New York Birds Breeding 145

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 22, 2015

She is an excellent mother, managing not only to feed her four large cubs, but their visiting father One-eyed who comes by every now and then (he has two more families and being the good father he is, visits them all regularly, usually around lunch time). Very dusty Swarovski CLs.

Tigers 237

Tigers India Killing 2012 237

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2015

With so many book indexes listing species under family name, I am thankful that the decision was made NOT to list all 39 owl species under the heading “Owl.” Scott Weidensaul is a nature writer with roots in journalism. taken from the Macaulay Library of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

North America 213

North America Owls America Dominican Republic 213

10,000 Birds

MAY 15, 2014

Lake Kerkini lies among the 2000 metres high mountains (offering a wide range of habitats) by the Bulgarian border, some 110 km north of Thessaloniki and 240 km south of the Bulgarian capitol, Sofia. Practicalities. Middle Spotted Woodpecker – Photo (c) Georgos Spiridakis.

Greece 160

Greece Pelicans Breeding Buffalo 160

10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2014

How have these species accounts changed from The Sibley Guide to Birds , published in 2000 (heretofore called Sibley One) to The Sibley Guide to Birds, Second Edition , published in March 2014 (and heretofore called Sibley Two). Birds are arranged in taxonomic order, organized into sections based on families.

North America 229

North America Birds Species America 229

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2017

The guide presents 69 species and 1 subspecies, from “NEW WORLD VULTURES: Cathartiformes” to “OSPREY: Pandioninae” to “FAMILY: Accipitridae” (Kites, Hawks, Eagles, Hawk-Eagles), to “FALONIDS: Falconidae” (Falcons, Forest-Falcons, Caracaras, Kestrels, Merlin). Press, 2000), and over 140 journal and magazine articles and conference proceedings.

Mexico 154

Mexico America North America Falcons 154

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

Dan is an active member of BirdLife Cyprus and goes birding whenever his career and family allow. While there he studied Molecular Biology, then met a Cypriot, got married, and ended up moving with her to Cyprus.

Cyprus 145

Cyprus 2011 Deer New York 145

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

Due to Prime Hook’s strategic location on the Delaware Bay, the refuge has national conservation significance as a designated RAMSAR Wetland of International Significance Site (1999), American Bird Conservancy-Important Bird Area (2000), and a Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network site (1986). www.youtube.com/watch?v=sk_5pt9OTLA.

Fish 142

Fish Wildlife Hunting Game 142