10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2014

’s bird family tree in a new tab and follow along as you read. While these groups were once considered two orders (Caprimulgiformes and Apodiformes), recent work (summarized in Mayr 2010 ) shows that swifts and hummingbirds emerged from within the night birds. In 2008, Nick Sly published a review of Hackett et al. Hackett et al.

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Family Birds Parrots 2014 279

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2021

There was an empty lot of land next to us until 2010 – I remember seeing a distraught Blue-black Grassquit sitting on the fence as the bulldozer cleared the land. Thankfully, they now have a home here where they can court, build their nest, and raise their young. Birds have also benefitted.

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Opossums Barn Owls Hunting Reptiles 264

10,000 Birds

APRIL 10, 2022

When I first used to write for this website way back in 2010 we had Crested Pigeons in our garden on a daily basis. Nowadays we don’t see Crested Pigeons in our garden very often at all, but there is a new family that have recently nested in Brolga Park. Australian White Ibis. White-breasted Woodswallows on a streetlight.

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Birds 2010 Falcons Raised 238

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2017

Can a family-focused trip—even to one of the world’s most biodiverse countries—deliver enough opportunities for avian observation to satisfy this serious world birder? With enough planning, you can enjoy a family-friendly, bird-rich vacation in the Panama Canal zone. If you have kids, you’re probably as curious as I was.

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Panama 2017 Monkeys Family 100