10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2013

This time they appear more relaxed, but nervousness might be a better politics: in 2007, poachers killed only 13 rhinos in South Africa, but in 2008 already 83, in 2009 – 122, in 2010 – 333, in 2011 – 448 and in 2012 a staggering 668! The two dogs walk right next to our rover and disappear in the dark.

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Africa South Africa Elephants Rhinos 197

10,000 Birds

MARCH 10, 2013

We did have the good fortune of finding an individually marked Bar-tailed Godwit that was marked in Yalu Jiang Nature Reserve in China last April 15th and was last seen there on May 11th 2012. I expect he has done some travelling in the period from May 2012 to February 2013! Shorebird roost at Toorbul. Grant ignoring Emu.

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Birds Cattle Litter 2012 151

10,000 Birds

APRIL 22, 2012

She’d then climb down my leg, waddle across the room, climb up Bill’s jeans, and bite him, once right in the middle of his back. Six months and two ocean crossings behind them, my hummingbirds were home, right where they belonged. She’d land on a low twig right by my face and peep. I know one thing.

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Birds Parrots 2003 Raised 273

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JUNE 18, 2013

The timing of seasonal changes is shifting, so that some birds are at risk of showing up at the right place at the wrong time (see: Birds migrating at wrong time for warmer climate ). I.e., will a lack of, or reduced, winter kill-offs of parasites affect these birds? And penguins. Forget about penguins. … what would it be?

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Maryland Birds Penguins Wildlife 228

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APRIL 10, 2016

We have seen Peregrine Falcons fly through circling flocks of shorebirds and Brown Goshawks attempt a kill, but generally they are able to escape by their constant circling. Red Knot stand out and even a Silver Gull head on the right! Rocks covered in shorebirds. A closer look at the rocks. An even closer look!

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Taiwan Breeding Japan 2017 100

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JULY 10, 2012

All the inhabited continents except Africa have experienced bird extinctions; however the 2012 update of the IUCN Red List shows a startling, but not altogether unexpected, trend in that more and more of our bird species are facing extinction. A pair of Hooded Vultures in Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania by Adam Riley.

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Endangered Species Species South Africa Morocco 196

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JUNE 7, 2012

Jackson, 2012. history; they killed a young boy just to prove they could commit the perfect crime and were the models for the murderers in Hitchcock’s film Rope. Those of us who contemplate the trip need to know how to do it right. The University of Michigan Press, 2012. photo by Lynn C. By William Rapai. Hardcover, $24.95

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Michigan Bahamas Endangered Species Research 236

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MARCH 14, 2011

For my new book, due out in 2012 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, I’ve been researching sandhill crane hunting. Kills in Canada, Alaska and Mexico are not included in the count. Texas and North Dakota together account for 88% of the total yearly kill of sandhill cranes. Isn’t that neat? Tennessee found that out in January.

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2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 252

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2013

As 2013 draws to a close we here at 10,000 Birds thought that it would be a great idea if we, like we did in 2010 , 2011 , and 2012 , shared our Best Birds of the Year. Tragic, right? Hence my birding travel (and blogging) has been curtail (but life much enriched!) He promises to do better next year!

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2013 Birds Costa Rica India 167

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Watch out for Tom during October to see this anomaly put right. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Alphabetic Taxonomic. Stygian Owl – Asio stygius. Parque do Ibirapuera. 29 Sep 2018. 28 Sep 2018. 03 Apr 2018.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

This year the big prize must go to Tom who has pushed himself, right to the wire to acheive a magnificent score for a self-funded, wife-organised, wife-sponsored Little Big Year , accounting for 57% of the total. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Western Australia. 12 Jan 2018. Western Australia.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113