article thumbnail

Castellare di Castellina: Chianti Classico (2019)

10,000 Birds

Like other members of this killer songbird family, the Red-backed Shrike ( Lanius collurio ) featured on the 2019 Chianti Classico from Castellare di Castellina is a known butcher. Castellare di Castellina: Chianti Classico (2019). Good birding and happy drinking! Four out of five feathers (Excellent).

2019 214
article thumbnail

A few interesting birds seen at Nanhui, Shanghai in 2019

10,000 Birds

The mixtape covering the year 2019 would be a rather boring affair, including mostly songs by The National, with one or two by Craig Finn and Hold Steady added, as well as Avant Gardener (almost none of which were released in 2019, showing how far behind I am these days). A Chinese Pond Heron in its full breeding plumage glory.

2019 145
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Birding in Nanhui, Shanghai in October 2019

10,000 Birds

So, this post just shows 25 birds I spotted at Nanhui (coastal Shanghai) in October 2019. Not that easy to spot outside of the breeding season, though relatively quite common. The post Birding in Nanhui, Shanghai in October 2019 appeared first on 10,000 Birds. Sometimes I am tired of words, tired of writing.

2019 187
article thumbnail

Best Bird of the Weekend (Fourth of March 2019)

10,000 Birds

The birds that most caught his eye (and the focus of his digiscoping rig) were some Ruddy Ducks coming into breeding plumage at Brookville Park in Queens. The post Best Bird of the Weekend (Fourth of March 2019) appeared first on 10,000 Birds. They are his Best Bird of the Weekend. How about you?

2019 114
article thumbnail

Where Are You Birding This Second Weekend of June 2019?

10,000 Birds

I still have some warblers to add to my year list, so I’ll be hunting down some birds on their breeding grounds this weekend. The post Where Are You Birding This Second Weekend of June 2019? Get out there and shake the bushes–metaphorically, of course–to see what unexpected delights June may yet offer. How about you?

2019 114
article thumbnail

Where Are You Birding This Second Weekend of April 2019?

10,000 Birds

While the Northern Hemisphere hasn’t progressed even a third of the way through calendar spring, we are now entering the beginning of summer for the teeming masses of birds staking out breeding grounds. The post Where Are You Birding This Second Weekend of April 2019? appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

2019 113
article thumbnail

The return of the Old Man

10,000 Birds

Sadly, they no longer breed in Algeria, while in Turkey no free-flying birds remain. (In Intriguingly, there are far more Bald Ibises in captivity than there are in the wild, for this is a bird that breeds readily in confinement. Bald Ibises are curious birds, for they are happy breeding in close proximity to man.

Morocco 219