10,000 Birds

JUNE 29, 2023

Because this is New Guinea, it does not attract t**s, finches, and sparrows, but parrots and birds-of-paradise… as soon as a fresh load of papayas and bananas is brought out and thrown on the table, the forest comes alive.” “This lodge owes its fame to a 3-yards-long, moss-covered bird feeder table.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2012

This article is about the parrots we have, not the ones we wish we had. Yes, Germany has parrots, or parakeets to be more precise. A Birdy New Year! Here in Germany, we don’t wish we had. Because we never have had. There are other more isolated populations, e.g. in Hamburg, Berlin, Rome, Paris, and Barcelona.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

Unlike some of her previous subjects–Ravens, Kea Parrots, Satin Bowerbirds–owls don’t do much. “Well, that’s great,” you may be saying, “but what does that have to do with owls? I’m wondering if the subject of this book itself presented a challenge.

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Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 231

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

By Peter Penning Peter Penning is a sustainability management consultant who spends many weeks abroad away from his homes in The Netherlands (work) and Portugal (holidays). He passively supports BirdLife in the Netherlands and South Africa and actively in Portugal as treasurer of SPEA – Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves.

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Uganda Netherlands Monkeys Portugal 239