article thumbnail

Week 21: Our last week in Scotland

10,000 Birds

Re-introduction of the Red Kites in southern Scotland was started in 2003 with 40 birds released, for the most part in secret. The show stopper was his Eagle-owl. Red Kites were considerted a Threatened Species starting in the early ‘80s, and a nation wide program was started to re-introduce them around the UK.

Puffins 100
article thumbnail

Polygynandry and avian swingers

10,000 Birds

Nice. ((** all names have been changed to protect identities and have been substituted with (almost) randomly chosen substitutes suitable for a family of Alpine Accentors.)) Dawn and Sharon are neighbours, but the males move freely through and between the two areas. Wicked, right?

2011 221
article thumbnail

Birds of Bolivia: Field Guide–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Vidoz’s flycatchers, for example, tend to have a plumpish look and deeply inked color patches, while Tofte’s meticulously drawn hawks and owls show off their detailed patterns and his hummingbirds are often accompanied by the flowers from which they feed. Tintaya’s woodpeckers also nicely feature tree (and cactus!)

Bolivia 181