10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 22, 2022
It is not particularly big but has a reported 430 bird species including migrants, though during my short stay it seems I missed most of the key attractions among them. Great White Pelican is not just the name of a non-existent glam-rock band but also of a bird species. Pel’s Fishing Owl, where were you?
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 10, 2020
Costa Rica being such a small place, one hardly ever seems out of earshot of roads with rumbling trucks and auditory attacking motorcycles, of dogs hell bent on barking into the night, of occasional music being played. This fall, I have had the fortune of listening to both species calling at the same time from the back balcony.
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10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Photos courtesy of Mosetlha Bush Camp A dusty-red road leads me through Marico bushveld deeper into the 750 square kilometers large wilderness of the Madikwe Game Reserve – the 4th largest reserve in South Africa, home to 350 bird and 66 mammal species, some 4 hours’ drive from Johannesburg. Barn Owl on a dry tree trunk and a… traffic jam!
10,000 Birds
MARCH 31, 2023
I mean that in a good way: By automatically showing one’s new year list each January 1st, and comparing it to one’s last several year lists, they always make me want to hit the ground running with as many species in my first week as I can manage. For example, of the 9 duck species we saw, 7 are winter-only.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 1, 2020
And, in “The Black and White,” Sara Crosby tells the evocative tale of finding a deceased Black-and-white Warbler on Charles Street while walking her dog. Press, 2020, 304p. Though all are well-written, there are several that standout for excellence of the writing, challenge of topic, or stylistic daring.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 28, 2020
For example, the process applies to, among other things, the listing (and delisting) of species under the Endangered Species Act and interpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. And each year, there are no more than five “eligible species” for the contest, and those are chosen from a larger list set forth in 50 CFR § 91.4.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 27, 2019
It can be mixed into any number of cocktails during the countdown celebration, or – on the morning after – poured liberally into a screwdriver, bloody Mary, and many other restorative hair-of-the-dog concoctions you may find yourself craving early in the new year. Deciding what to drink on both New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day?
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