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10,000 Birds
MAY 28, 2021
The 2017 pinot gris from The Eyrie Vineyards features a bright, fragrant apple aroma upfront, followed by a heady measure of ripe stone fruit that brings an almondy depth to this wine. The Eyrie Vineyards – Pinot Gris (2017). The post The Eyrie Vineyards – Pinot Gris (2017) appeared first on 10,000 Birds.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 19, 2021
Afterwards, I found this week’s featured wine a shop in Stockbridge: the 2017 Corvina della Provincia di Verona from the Verona importer Nicola Marchesi. This 2017 Corvina offers a rich, sour cherry aroma with puffs of pipe tobacco and baking spice, and a sweet, nutty touch of marzipan. Good birding and happy drinking!
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10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 2, 2020
The 2017 edition displays bold aromas of oak and dark fruit on the nose, as well as complementary hints of fig, black olive, and cinnamon. The 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon from Z. Alexander Brown: Uncaged – Cabernet Sauvignon (2017). Alexander Brown: Uncaged – Cabernet Sauvignon (2017) appeared first on 10,000 Birds.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 18, 2021
The 2017 Casa Ferreirinha ‘Papa Figos’ Vinho Tinto is a deep red wine with flashes of violet. The post Casa Ferreirinha ‘Papa Figos’ Vinho Tinto (2017) appeared first on 10,000 Birds. Eurasian Golden Oriole by Dutch illustrator J.G. Keulemans (1842-1912), from Onze vogels in huis en tuin (1873).
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 21, 2020
Alexander Brown lineup for another day, when we’ll have a look at the label’s 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon. The 2017 Z. Alexander Brown: Uncaged – Pinot Noir (2017). Alexander Brown: Uncaged – Pinot Noir (2017) appeared first on 10,000 Birds. Good birding and happy drinking! The post Z.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 18, 2020
Our wine for this week is the 2017 Cuvée Alouettes from Domaine de la Chanteleuserie, a single varietal-wine made from Cabernet Franc, a black grape known locally in the Loire Valley as Cabernet Breton. Domaine de la Chanteleuserie: Cuvée Alouettes (2017). Good birding and happy drinking! Four out of five feathers (Excellent).
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 13, 2019
The 2017 bottling features a four-to-one blend of Syrah and Petite Verdot grapes, yielding an especially attractive wine, tinted deeply with a rich, reddish purple and showing vivid flashes of amethyst. Stolpman Vineyards: Para Maria de los Tecolotes (2017). Good owling and happy drinking! Four out of five feathers (Excellent).
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 31, 2016
It’s 2017! What was your first bird of the year? Share it, and the story, in the comment section. Hopefully, it was a good one!
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
Our wine of the week – the 2017 Raimat Saira Albariño – features these graceful, long-necked birds on its label, where the storks take shape in a flying formation of lovely geometric abstractions reminiscent of the work of Charley Harper. Raimat Saira Albariño (2017). Good birding and happy drinking! Three out of five feathers (Good).
10,000 Birds
MARCH 12, 2017
I saw my first migratory Eastern Phoebe of 2017 this morning, 12 March, at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, thus kicking off spring for myself over a week early. As I have for the last several years, I will now ask the same question of midwesterners and northeasterners that I ask every year: When did you see your first Eastern Phoebe of 2017?
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 20, 2019
We also have a hoopoe gracing the label of this week’s wine, the 2017 Vinho Verde “Bicudo” from the Quintas das Arcas vineyards in northern Portugal. Quintas das Arcas: Vinho Verde “Bicudo” (2017). The post Quintas das Arcas: Bicudo Vinho Verde (2017) appeared first on 10,000 Birds.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 21, 2019
This week’s wine is a lovely 2017 rosé from the Chateau de Colombe produced under the Appellation Bordeaux Contrôlée. The 2017 bottling was the sixth vintage of the Château de Colombe rosé and the season is considered an especially good one by the estate, on account of an “Indian summer” that year. Good birding and happy drinking!
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 8, 2019
Tussock Jumper Wines: Cabernet Sauvignon (2017). The post Tussock Jumper: Cabernet Sauvignon (2017) appeared first on 10,000 Birds. There are anise and molasses notes in the spicy and fruity palate, with savory touches redolent of black olives, countered by a strongly tannic and oaky finish. Good birding and happy drinking!
4 The Love Of Animals
MARCH 17, 2017
Playing off the popularity of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, Petplan’s Tournament of Tails features adoptable pets from 32 shelters across the country vying for the crown of top dog or cat. More importantly, the tournament brings much-needed awareness for … Continue reading →
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 2, 2017
Here’s hoping that 2017 is a much better year than 2016! Thank all that is good and holy in the world that the abomination that was 2016 is finally in the books. I know I will be doing my best to make it so, especially from a birding perspective. In order to keep my nose to the grindstone (eyes to the binoculars?)
4 The Love Of Animals
FEBRUARY 17, 2017
It’s that time of the year again! Big cats are taking over Nat Geo WILD starting on Monday Feb. 20 at 9/8c. Big Cat Week is an extension of the Big Cats Initiative, which aims to halt the decline of … Continue reading →
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 25, 2017
For the last several years, I have produced a small run of calendars for my fiends and family. The best 12 images of the previous year.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 9, 2017
If your part of the world is dealing with the levels of meteorological turmoil my part is, you’ll remember the wild weather of March 2017 for a long, long time. But even if your local breezes are balmy, let’s hope they’re blowing beautiful birds in.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 1, 2017
The year 2016 is done and gone and 2017 beckons us onward, bright and new and shiny, hopefully full of birds. Here’s hoping everyone has a wonderful 2017, full of amazing birds and experiences.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 17, 2017
With only a few weeks left before we turn the page on 2017, birders around the world have been burning their proverbial candles at both ends to observe as many birds as possible. Did you partake in any Christmas Bird Count excitement this weekend?
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 14, 2017
eBird your sightings : Always a worthwhile endeavor but especially for folks like me who want to identify more than 700 species during 2017. Such as the eye-pleasing Chestnut-colored Woodpecker.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 5, 2017
Therefore, this year’s goal is simple: In 2017, I want to enjoy birds as much as possible. Furthermore, too much of my birding activity depends on the will and want of forces outside my sphere of influence, so even defining a minimum total number or a number of lifers is moot. 16 Jan : a boring train ride to attend a meeting in Bonn.
10,000 Birds
MAY 14, 2017
Global Big Day 2017 is in the books, with 15,954 participants submitting 40,698 checklists to eBird accounting for 6,068 species … so far. What a weekend for birders all over the world. I hope you were able to be a part of the festivities.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 7, 2017
Wishing all birders who come to Costa Rica in 2017 the best of luck, hope to meet you while watching an antswarm! Seeing this shy, pretty uncommon species is a question of patience and luck in quality foothill and middle elevation forest. There are actually two Yellow-throated Toucans in this picture.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 1, 2018
Edwards Deming: The 14 Points : 46,000 views in 2017 (added 3 years ago – 106,000 total views all time). The most popular video posted in 2017 was Deming 101 – Curiosity, Learning, Knowledge, and Improvement by Tim Higgins: 800 views. Edwards Deming Institute You Tube channel in the last year. Those with W.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 30, 2017
Don’t panic yet, but do plan for how you’ll spend the rest of 2017 making this birding year one to remember. At last, we flip to the final page of our antiquated paper calendars and are forced to confront the painful but inevitable reality: we only have one more month to pad our year lists! The denouement starts this weekend.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 8, 2017
If you live in the NYC Metro area, you might want to take up the Seatuck Environmental Association 2017 Birding Challenge. Corey will definitely be on the move as he participates in Long Island’s only island-wide birding competition. How about you? Where will you be this weekend and will you be birding?
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 6, 2017
Since I traveled last weekend, I’m hoping to start logging 2017 birds soon, at least as soon as this polar freezeout blows over. And last Sunday, all of our year lists were wiped clean. Need I say more about the excitement of seeing all your birds, both local and far-flung, anew? How about you?
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 15, 2017
Lucky are those, though, who have added new birds to their life list since 2017 began. Two weeks into January, most birders cannot help but have new birds on their new year list. New birds early in new years set an excellent tone for what is to come. But maybe that’s just my lifer buzz talking.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 19, 2017
It is autumn, the time of year when wood-warblers are allegedly at their most difficult. But that isn’t tough enough for 10,000 Birds readers: no, we have to make things a bit more, shall we say, diabolical? Yes, that’s right, it is time once again for a diabolical identification quiz on 10,000 Birds!
4 The Love Of Animals
APRIL 23, 2017
The World Health Organization declared April 7th, 2017 as World Health Day, a day focusing on mental health, but it’s also a year-long campaign which aims to educate, raise awareness and help people suffering from mental illness. Depression, Anxiety, and … Continue reading →
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 4, 2017
And so begins another New Year, another chance to start afresh. If you are the type to put together a list of resolutions, or goals, then the chance to make them a reality is upon you. I have never been much of a resolutions sort of guy, I just look back at the previous year make a mental note of what I liked, and what I didn’t.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 3, 2017
May saw eBird’s Global Big Day, a collaborative effort that puts our humble endeavours in the shade. Our beats were out waving their binoculars around, contributing to the 50,000 checklists submitted and boosting the total which exceeded 6,500 species.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 1, 2017
Weatherwise around the world, this last weekend of September delivered a sneak preview of what each of us will likely enjoy or endure over the six months. We’re not fully into winter or summer yet, but the scent is in the air. Most of the birds you see these days, however, won’t be sticking around long, so take advantage while you can!
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 6, 2020
Collared Kingfisher (Brisbane, Australia, Jan 2017). White-throated Kingfisher (Delhi and Mumbai, India, Feb and Apr 2019; Nabang, China, Mar 2017; Singapore, Nov 2015). Belted Kingfisher (Reno, USA, Jan 2015). Black-capped Kingfisher (Nanhui, China, May 2018). Brown-hooded Kingfisher (Bateleur and Mkuze, Nov 2018).
Animal Ethics
FEBRUARY 18, 2017
Yesterday, the world lost its most powerful voice for animal rights, Tom Regan.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 16, 2020
It was the month of March, 2017, when I went to Lake Cuitzeo to check up on our migratory waterfowl and shorebirds one last time before they travelled north to breed. Back in 2017 I was shocked to find only 15 ducks over the course of the morning, when I had hoped to find hundreds, or even thousands. This was once my lake.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 12, 2017
We may be mere weeks away from rolling over into a new season, but the one we’re mired in may feel a lot to you like a permanent climatic moment. This too, like everything else, will pass! Brutal cold kept me locked up, which offered a perfect opportunity to appreciate the fifty shades of Northern Cardinals hanging around my house.
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? If you have kids, you’re probably as curious as I was. The short answer, I’m happy to report, is a resounding yes.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 26, 2017
Your first weekend of spring or fall may have been uneventful in terms of birds, but pace yourself. We still have months of blissful migration ahead of us! Rochester is still wintry, but bird activity among the common species has picked up quite a bit. My best sighting was a Hairy Woodpecker puffed up to fight the cold.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 19, 2017
The third weekend of February seems fairly uneventful, but birders and nature lovers know how to make these days count… by counting. Did you participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count ?
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 31, 2017
Happy New Year! Now that the odometer on year lists has rolled back to zero, you’re probably eagerly looking forward to beginning the bird hunt anew. But take a moment first to appreciate your final sightings of the year gone by.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 9, 2017
Oh, to be birding at Shark Bay in Australia. Mid-June causes confusion in the United States, in that summer hasn’t officially started but life post-Memorial Day definitely carries that summer feeling, Except, of course, that some parts of the country have been downright chilly. What season are we in right now?
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