10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Its closest living relatives are the Chinese and the Japanese grosbeak of East Asia” The main difference is that I have seen the hawfinch – but only the hawfinch – in both my parents’ garden in Germany and in Shanghai. Great Cormorants are also very good at just loafing around.

Birds 247

Birds Humane Japan Ducks 247

10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2022

I do not get too many comments on my blog posts, but it seems that whenever I write about jacanas – whether in Africa, Australia, or Asia – there is an unusually high number of reactions (well, maybe one or two rather than the usual zero) from female readers. This is ok as birds do not have teeth anyway).

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Birds South Korea Japan Abandon 162

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2014

Later the continents broke up into smaller regions such as South America, Africa, Asia and such, an a few smaller pieces like Madagascar and New Zealand as well. This was on Gondwana. Verily, when it comes to news stories about evolution, mammals aren’t the only kind of animal that can be milked!

Madagascar 210

Madagascar Ostriches Elephants New Zealand 210

10,000 Birds

APRIL 9, 2011

Some ill-informed American wannabe birder pretended to “ clear things up &# recently – causing concerns and chaos in the process - but thankfully rational and science-based heads in Germany prevailed and delivered the hard facts in the case. Of course, and as usual, the UK birders are late to the party and just won’t get it.

North America 145

North America Europe America Asia 145

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2023

During my trip to Peru (where I almost got lost in the jungle trying to locate a rumoured Andean C**k-of-the-rock lek), my rambles in South-east Asia and also this last trip to Ecuador, I realised that this is more than possible because compared to the forests in these regions our European ones seem like a walk in the park.

Solomon Islands 230

Solomon Islands Ecuador Colombia Brazil 230

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 27, 2022

When you think of the best birding in the south of Asia, it is Malaysia that comes to mind, although you are likely not to even think of the country as such: you are dreaming of the (Malaysian) province of Sabah, in the north of the island of Borneo. And yet, it easily fits the largest pocket of my reporter’s vest.

Malaysia 251

Malaysia Singapore Asia Birds 251

10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2022

But that is science in hierarchical institutions). It seems nobody knows for certain where the name sunbird comes from, though Swainson says they are “so-called by the natives of Asia in allusion to their splendid and shining plumage” ( source ), which is not really very helpful.

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Litter China Species Abandon 227

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2011

It is also familiar at inland sites in winter, especially reservoirs and refuse tips, and breeds in the relatively-Northerly regions of Europe, Asia, and North America. Herring Gull The Herring hull is everybody’s idea of a seagull, being present throughout the year at coastal cliffs, beaches, harbors and towns.

2011 157

2011 Cyprus Deer Species 157

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

They are also raised commercially for meat and eggs, as described in that beacon of ornithological knowledge, the World’s Poultry Science Journal. In contrast to their grey-faced relatives, Eastern Buzzards are not uncommon in Shanghai in winter. They can also learn phonetic categories ( source ).

Birds 208

Birds China Eggs Owls 208

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 7, 2023

Meaning: we did real science, Martens did not. ” Meaning: we did real science, Martens did not. ” Meaning: Martens did not do his homework and does not do real science. . ” Meaning: Martens did not do his homework and does not do real science. In contrast, the paper by Martens et al.

Hamburgers 222

Hamburgers Birds Science China 222

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 13, 2012

NARITA, JAPAN, DECEMBER 2012 – The art and science of layover birding deserves more rigorous study and perhaps a federal grant. From what airports should one sally forth during a layover of many hours? Better yet, what airports are worth converting that layover to a full-fledged stopover of 24 hours or more?

Japan 122

Japan Birds Stud Ducks 122

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2014

There is also a useful prefatory chapter on “How to Use This Book” that explains the unusual organization of the Species Accounts, as well as maps of the geographic areas—East Asia, Mexico and adjacent areas, the Caribbean and adjacent areas—discussed in the text, a glossary of advanced terms and abbreviations and a listing of abbreviations.

North America 259

North America America Birds United States 259

10,000 Birds

JUNE 5, 2018

Gulls of the World: A Photographic Field Guide is a successor, or companion, as the author terms it, to Klaus Malling Olsen’s classic guide, Gulls of Europe, Asia and North America (Helm, 2004*). Describing gull plumage is a combination of science, graphic art, and visual metaphor. Wherever you travel, there will be gulls.

2004 161

2004 North America America Europe 161

10,000 Birds

APRIL 10, 2012

They occur in three biogeographic regions; the Neotropic, Afrotropic and Indo-Malaya ecozones, basically tropical South and Central America, Africa south of the Sahara and tropical Asia. He discovered numerous new species for science including this barbet and was the first person to confirm the existence of both Gorillas and Pygmies.

Ethiopia 240

Ethiopia Tanzania Africa Uganda 240

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2022

A paper titled “Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus may adapt well to life in urban areas across its range in Asia” already made the same observation in 2018. But it is all for science, I hear them say. Actually, as I just found out, this is not really new information.

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Birds China Eggs Breeding 147