10,000 Birds

JULY 8, 2012

This year has been different as we have a new visitor-the Zebra Finch. The last time we saw Zebra Finch visit our garden was a pair in 2004 and then suddenly in April this year they appeared in large numbers all around Broome’s coastline and at the Poo Ponds. I went out to sit on the lawn and take some photographs.

Zebras 159

Zebras 2004 Collecting Pets 159

10,000 Birds

APRIL 19, 2024

Black-and-white Warblers are usually dapper little birds, with their head-to-tail zebra stripes. And this turtle must be someone’s escaped pet, since Painted Turtles should not be found in the wild much beyond the southern U.S. But this one had just bathed, and had not yet combed its hair.

Mexico 238

Mexico Squirrels Turtles Sparrows 238

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 14, 2023

It is listed as Near Threatened, partly due to the usual occurrence of illegal trade for the pet market. In any case, I wonder whether the female – not quite as colorful as the male, see below – also qualifies as an “aesthetically valuable urban bird species” The third pigeon species around here is the Zebra Dove.

Malaysia 254

Malaysia Philippines Parrots Birds 254

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 29, 2022

When I was a kid (and don’t you hate it when blog posts start like this, with the author apparently just assuming that you care about how he spent his childhood), the first pets we had were a pair of Budgerigars. ” At the same time, they are popular as pets, as they may be the best talkers of the Australian cockatoos.

Birds 147

Birds Australia Sheep Zebras 147

10,000 Birds

JUNE 23, 2019

We had learnt from signs over the days we had been in Singapore that they have a problem with people dumping unwanted pets and we presume this to be the case in the reservoir. We were surprised that it had taken until this day to find Coconut Lorikeets. We were surprised to see a sign warning of sting rays in the reservoir!

Singapore 113

Singapore Unwanted Pets Woodpeckers Parrots 113

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2012

In Asia they are even commonly kept as pets! This lioness remained hidden from these zebras in the long grass until she felt they were close enough for the charge. They are harmless to humans and their horns are used for wrestling other males for mating rights.

Buffalo 213

Buffalo Rhinoceros Elephants Leopards 213

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2016

Dragan continues to be teacher’s pet simply by sharing as he goes. Zebra Finch – Taeniopygia guttata. The fiddly nature of such a list makes it very difficult to say who has made the biggest contribution so far, but we can acknowledge merit where it is due on a monthly basis. It simple Beats, really it is. Western Australia.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100