10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 16, 2016
Like most Kiwis I was shocked by the pair of earthquakes that laid Christchurch low in 2010 and 2011. Kaikoura is New Zealand’s finest birding destination, and seeing it brought low is a terrible blow. Sperm Whales are a huge draw, literally! That event also had me swearing a lot this week, especially when it struck.
10,000 Birds
MAY 8, 2012
Furthermore we have another very special stork-like bird, the regal Shoebill , previously known as the Whale-headed Stork but now placed in its own family. Further to the east, Asian Openbill displays the same special feature but is mostly a white plumaged bird.
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10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
The birds that wear tuxedos and star in major motion pictures. People call them “flightless birds&# but they do in fact fly; They just do it underwater. The evolution of the living penguins is one of the best known cases among birds, or even vertebrates in general, mainly through the study of DNA, bio-geography, and anatomy.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 30, 2013
In fact, the last one was back on 15 May 2012 when my Queens list stood at 289 and I guessed what my next eleven birds would be that would get me to 300. Note that starred birds are birds that have since been seen and are not indicative of how well I predicted each time.). John’s the Divine Cemetery.
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