10,000 Birds
JULY 7, 2020
copyright @2020 by David A llen Sibley. copyright @2020 by David A llen Sibley. copyright @2020 by David A llen Sibley. copyright @2020 by David A llen Sibley. They portray the nesting cycles of Mallard, Red-tailed Hawk, and American Robin, illustrating the various ways in which birds create families.
10,000 Birds
JULY 27, 2023
I achieved five lifers in Michoacán in 2019, four in 2020, three in 2021, and only two in 2022. Like all members of the Nightjar family, the Buff-collared Nightjar hunts for insects on the wing, at night, and rests immobile during the day, protected by its subtle camouflage. As you can see, this is not a promising trend.
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10,000 Birds
JULY 4, 2023
The species are taxonomically divided into two families: Tytonidae, Barn-Owls, and Strigidae, Owls, encompassed in one order, Strigiformes. They are also hunted. They roost and hunt, at night (mostly) when we can’t see them. Jennifer Ackerman is one of my favorite bird authors. This is a great summer read.
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. Simon & Schuster, February 2020, 336 pages. wrote a lengthy article in Outside magazine (Jan.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 30, 2020
2020 will be remembered as a year that we’d like to forget. Our 2020 year list stands at 324 for Victoria and the north of Western Australia combined, so we are more than happy with that under current circumstances. Since three times is a charm, I nominate the Sparkling-tailed hummingbird for my 2020 BBOTY.
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