10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 13, 2016
In the most of Europe, Brown Bear is a mythical creature that lives only in mediaeval tapestries and folk tales. In the European Union there are only 10,000 mature bears (source: IUCN). Not much further, on the new tarmac that ends 6 km before the Gramos village, we find muddy bear footprints crossing the road.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 25, 2019
With Halloween just around the corner, there’s some harmless fun to be had in in indulging in a bit of playful superstition about some of our feathered friends, who – it bears repeating – are generally benign and not the least bit menacing. Valravn Wines: Sonoma County Old Wine Zinfandel (2015).
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10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 27, 2015
The birding wasn’t very exciting but the hike was nice and allowed a nice view of Bear Mountain, the Bear Mountain Bridge, and the Hudson River. Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was one of the several Black Vultures that went overhead during a family hike to Anthony’s Nose in the Hudson Valley. How about you?
10,000 Birds
MARCH 1, 2019
Their hefty bearing and prominent beaks, as well as the dark mustachial stripe on each bird, suggests that they may be Gyrfalcons ( Falco rusticolus ), a favorite species of medieval royal falconers. San Martino Siir (2015) – Aglianico del Vulture DOC. Good birding and happy drinking! Four out of five feathers (Excellent).
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 16, 2020
Now that I warned you of owl talons, do not forget that you also are birding the Brown Bear country (and, with some luck, bear watching may be possible to arrange with the park authorities). Population estimates from “Birds of Serbia: Breeding Population Estimates and Trends”, BirdLife Serbia, 2015.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 22, 2024
So, like a football stadium named after an insurance company, the broadbill ended up bearing a name celebrating a sponsor. Interestingly, the first description of a nest of Whitehead’s Spiderhunter was only published in 2015.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 17, 2015
June 9, 2015 – It’s deja vu all over again. Because of its large contiguous stand of bottomland hardwood forest, Bayou Cocodrie National Wildlife Refuge was designated as critical habitat and serves as a corridor for the Louisiana black bear between Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge and Red River Wildlife Management Area.
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