10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Another item they feed on is hunting edible bird nest swiftlets, which are quite common in edible swiftlet houses in Sabah, Malaysia ( source ). The first attempt in hunting was made by the male hornbill which was seen snapping at a passing swiftlet, but was unsuccessful.

Rhinoceros 130

Rhinoceros Singapore Transported Hunting 130

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2020

It didn’t occur to me till I started reading The Falcon Thief: A True Tale of Adventure, Treachery, and the Hunt for the Perfect Bird that there was also a possible threat to the eagle herself: poachers, who steal raptor eggs and chicks. We are cautioned to keep the location of the eagle a secret. 2019), and now this book.

Falcons 219

Falcons United Kingdom Zimbabwe Eggs 219

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2021

There is a mushroom hunting expedition in Anna Karenina, Tolstoy’s use of a popular Russian pastime. To get an idea of how many mushroom species are around us, in 2018, the journal Mycologia published a checklist of North American fungi. 28, 2018, [link]. Which makes me really appreciate our birding checklists.

North America 265

North America America Species 2018 265

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2018

This is essentially a survey of ornithological marine research told in the voice of one of its most passionate and experienced participants. They walk and toboggan to open water about 50 miles away and then hunt for food until it is time to come home and feed the chick.

Albatross 114

Albatross Penguins Research Breeding 114

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2019

Alpine Swifts breed at only a dozen sites in the country, but since 2018, downtown Belgrade is among them. Black Woodpecker was until recently restricted to deep beech and oak forests and good habitats of that type include Kosutnjak (#11, an old oak forest and a former royal hunting preserve) and Avala Mountain (#10, beech forests).

Serbia 250

Serbia Birds Woodpeckers Breeding 250