10,000 Birds
JULY 26, 2014
Perhaps our outrage at invasive species can be a bit hypocritical at times. Listers are quick to put aside their condemnation of invasive species once they attain that coveted status of exotic: not native, not fully naturalized, but established well enough to be countable by the prevailing authority. That’s where we come in.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 11, 2015
The Feral Pigeon and the House Sparrow came the day after, when in the lush green oasis of the Sanitas nursery tea garden I noticed the announcement of the next meeting of the Botswana Bird Club. Under that impossibly blue sky of Africa.
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10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 20, 2012
The very first thing we notice about this large member of the Galliformes is that there is a wild version and a domestic version, and although the two are rather different, they are both given the same species name, Meleagris gallopavo. This is not entirely unknown among domestic animals, but many domesticates have no living wild version.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
On the ground Yellow Wagtails dart around with Isabelline Wheatears, Laughing Doves and the larger Hoopoes, Cattle Egrets , and Grey Francolins , while in the bushes or fliying around are Bank Mynas , White-cheeked Bulbuls , Collared Pranticole and Marsh Harriers. All in all a pretty sweet spot.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
On the ground Yellow Wagtails dart around with Isabelline Wheatears, Laughing Doves and the larger Hoopoes, Cattle Egrets , and Grey Francolins , while in the bushes or fliying around are Bank Mynas , White-cheeked Bulbuls , Collared Pranticole and Marsh Harriers. All in all a pretty sweet spot.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 6, 2020
149 checklists were submitted, accounting for 465 species. You may notice a few non-commital “sp” entries and/or a few domestic/feral/hybrid forms. Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis). 7 beats contributed their sightings from 7 countries (Hong Kong, UK, China, USA, Serbia, Australia and, of course, Costa Rica).
Animal Ethics
JULY 28, 2008
A total of 33,000 wild horses are degrading the environment, but around 3 million to 4 million cattle are not? Animals in nature don’t need to be controlled by a species that has such difficulty in controlling itself. Animals in nature don’t need to be controlled by a species that has such difficulty in controlling itself.
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