10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

There is no excuse for putting a banner photo like this on a renowned birding site. So here’s the rest of it, complete with veering, zigzagging, and the eventual abandonment of the original topic altogether, which is what happens when you put rehabbers together in August. We do real birds.”. You raptor people!”

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Turtles Turkey Wildlife 207

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 21, 2016

I am not entirely sure whether most birders outside Germany know or realize that Germany still has a decent population of one of Europe’s most attractive and desired bird species: the Great Bustard Otis tarda. Never mind the slight over-exposure: look at this bird!

Germany 101

Germany Abandon Abandoning Abandonment 101

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2012

There are probably more identification guides about raptors than there are for any other bird group. This is a second edition that has been rewritten, updated, and re-invented, and it will doubtlessly become the hawk identification bible of our birding era. Yes, I saw the bird and it was incredible.)

North America 215

North America Bald Eagle Birds Eagles 215

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 31, 2014

So we have a brown, slender-billed bird in font of us which we now know is a brown warbler, either of the genus Acrocephalus or Locustella. This is a Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) and not a brown bird. This group is so incredibly easy that even I have decided to elaborate on their identification in this post. What is next?

Europe 206

Europe Kazakhstan Sparrows Abandon 206

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2016

Crotty is a birder and lawyer living in Portland, Oregon who has been sharing some thought-provoking pieces with 10,000 Birds readers. Wind energy is an alternative to burning fossil fuels to generate electricity, but there are consequences to the environment and, in particular, to birds.

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Oregon Portland Laws Groups 101

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

When out birding, I prefer completely wild habitat. I enjoy birding in cocoa estates especially – as they retain some of the highest percentage of native biodiversity (as compared to other altered habitats). Shade-grown crops have myriad advantages, and naturally, we’re here for the birds. Yellow-breasted Flycatcher.

Trinidad 204

Trinidad Abandon Abandoning Abandonment 204

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 ). Another paper reviews information on Oriental Pied Hornbills raiding the nests of various bird species in Singapore and even pet bird cages.

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Rhinoceros Singapore Transported Hunting 124

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

After publishing my stories I got emails from people all over the world who had seen similar behavior in various birds and mammals. Sometimes a chimpanzee, usually an adult male, will dance at a waterfall with total abandon. Empathy Among Elephants. As we all know, dogs are “man’s best friend.” Photos courtesy of iStock.

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Emotional Animal Whales Whaling 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2012

Just look at this bird: Do birds get any blander? Had I not been with some European birders who knew what they were about I would never have noticed the adult Barred Warblers in the vicinity, of which I only got fleeting glimpses, and would likely have been flummoxed completely by this bland little bird.

Hungary 167

Hungary Eggs Abandon Abandoning 167

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2011

There are three species of waterfowl that birders in most of the eastern United States are going to encounter on almost any birding outing that includes a pond, lake, or other body of water – The Usual Waterfowl. Pity the hen Mallard that gets abandoned by her mate and left to raise a nest full of ducklings completely on her own.

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Canada Geese United States Abandon 165

10,000 Birds

APRIL 30, 2011

As a youngster of 10-weeks old, it is abandoned by its parents and left to fend for itself. Each year 120,000 birds visit the island to breed from March through August in burrows that riddle the landscape. A pair of birds in a nesting burrow share the parental responsiblities and change shifts under the cover of darkness.

United Kingdom 159

United Kingdom Brazil Eggs Abandon 159

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2012

Think about the difference between birds and mammals. Think about the difference between a typical bird, say, your favorite common songbird, and Elk. Birds do not lactate, so in songbirds, there is an opportunity for males to invest in feeding the offspring. After hatching, the same contrast pertains. What’s that?

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Mammals Eggs Abandon Abandoning 162