10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Up to 100 kg – possibly a female, my guide and a bear researcher from the wildlife charity Callisto, Yannis Tsanakis, tells me. Like many others, this village was totally abandoned and only recently repopulated, with a current population of only 18 people. Blackbird – Turdus merula. Mute Swan – Cygnus olor.

Bears 269

Bears Greece Europe Slovenia 269

10,000 Birds

MARCH 10, 2011

I chanced to glance at a bird perched atop the Oak tree in my back yard, figuring it was one of the Blackbirds or Grackles that had recently returned to my neighborhood. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Instead I saw a flash of orange. The proposal from U.S.

North Carolina 140

North Carolina 2011 St. Louis Baltimore 140

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2018

The birds were right next to an old abandoned farm house, and seemed quite happy to have their photo taken, up to a point, but then like the wind, they were gone, out thru the flat desert areas of New Mexico! I counted about 600 of them, along with a few Red-wing Blackbirds and about 50-75 Yellow-headed Blackbirds.

Albuquerque 122

Albuquerque New Mexico Mexico Sparrows 122

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2011

“Blackbirds&# do not have the same ability. If you have been feeding black-oil sunflower and suddenly switch to straight safflower, birds will abandon your feeders. This will be the feeder that the blackbirds will avoid and the other birds can eat in peace. They are well suited for feeding in a variety of positions.

2011 189

2011 Birds Woodpeckers Blackbirds 189