10,000 Birds
MAY 10, 2024
I have encountered a few of the more quirky members of the family, including the brilliant and aptly-named African Emerald Cuckoo, India’s ultra-shy Sirkeer Malkoha, and the fascinating Lesser Ground Cuckoo in Costa Rica. It reminded me of a Roadrunner, which is, of course, also a member of the cuckoo family.
10,000 Birds
JULY 13, 2023
Booted Eagle by Kostas Papadopoulos The next morning was a lazy one, a late breakfast and even later excursion. Later in the day, roadside birds included a Booted Eagle and a Levant Sparrowhawk. What amazed me is that, instead of the usual 6 or 8 slices, this pizza was cut into tiny, bite-size slices!
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 7, 2018
White-tailed Eagles normally take flight silently, yet, while checking some Common Starlings and hoping for Rosy Starlings , I heard a few noisy wing-beats, enough to turn and see a young eagle flying with a wing tag. To prove more how young and inexperienced it was, the eagle even landed on the ground a mere 15 metres behind my car.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 1, 2011
Young raptors like the above Bald Eagle chick are a different matter. If you find a young hawk or eagle out of the nest and it is covered in down and is unable to stand on its huge feet, it needs to get back in the nest. Try to get it too another family group or contact a wildlife rehabber.
10,000 Birds
MAY 28, 2014
The next day we tried mist netting the cave entrance, and the day after I abandoned the project entirely. First off as we drove in was the Crested Serpent-eagle I’ve shown you before. As if this wasn’t enough, we also managed to see, distantly, a family of White-crowned Hornbills , one of Borneo’s rarest hornbills.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 15, 2015
Every year there manage to be two eagles up there in that nest. I strongly suspect that the rate of attrition on this Loon family is inversely proportionate to the abundance of ducklings in the bay. I strongly suspect that the rate of attrition on this Loon family is inversely proportionate to the abundance of ducklings in the bay.
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