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 Cattle Egret has just read a paper stating that it would be 3.6

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Birds South Korea Japan Abandon 162

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

A young enthusiast, who blogs under the name of ForestPuffin , introduced me to the discipline when he came to visit at the end of August and I became quite captivated by the object of our outing, the Adonis Blue Butterfly. Second they are reliant on Horseshoe Vetch on which they lay their eggs and on which the caterpillars feed.

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Rabbits Ireland 2002 Sheep 156

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2018

No peace for the blessed (Are you all as impressed as I am that Tom is in Africa and still finding time to review photos, share checklists and write blog posts?). Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh.

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2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 8, 2023

The Large-billed Crow ( video ) is one of the natural enemies – in the study above, it predated 19 eggs from four pitta nests. Of course, what is shown here (and in the video ) is a female – kind of typical for this blog. of researchers looking for chemical contaminants in the environment.

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Birds China Research Tenant 130

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2022

After returning once more from Nanhui and almost admiring the extent of ongoing destruction there, what better song to start this blog post than with excerpts from the song “Give up” by The Burning Hell? Apparently, after a male first mates with a female, he throws out the first one or two eggs she lays in their nest.

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Birds China Eggs Breeding 147