10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

And with it the existence of the northernmost species of parrot in the world, the only native parrot in the United States whose provenance is not questioned, and a piece of American natural history that is so bizarre that its existence seems impossible to people living today. It was called Incas. Can you imagine it?

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Parrots Hunters United States North America 226

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Set in an abandoned oil refinery where wildlife is slowly regaining control save for the desperate attempts of golfers to retain all eighteen holes, industrial ghosts loom over rolling freshwater lakes bordered by fifty foot tall trees. Noisy Yellow-crowned Parrots indicated that it was time to stop the car and get out.

Trinidad 204

Trinidad Birds Parrots Falcons 204

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 29, 2022

“The slender-billed cockatoo ( long – billed corella ) is a very affectionate, easy-going pet bird and one of the best talking parrots” ( source ). The Crimson Rosella usually mercifully restricts itself to just two main colors – a feat of modesty by parrot standards. Talk about schizophrenia.

Birds 147

Birds Australia Sheep Zebras 147

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

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. Jayne Neville chimed in, inciting rehabbers to compare the biting ability of various seed-eaters, grackles, and parrots. Grosbeaks are worse!”

Wildlife Rehabilitation 215

Wildlife Rehabilitation Turtles Turkey Wildlife 215

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. Much more exciting was the Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot that shot past, followed, on the rather slippery path to the caves, by several Rufous-winged Philentomas. I think we caught perhaps three bats.

Bats 154

Bats Birds Vanuatu Namibia 154

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2015

However, there are those species which have a hard time bringing attention to themselves such as Yellow-shouldered Blackbird , Giant Nuthatch , and Vinaceous-breasted Parrot. Regardless of their popularity, these species and the threatened ecosystems they inhabit are equally spectacular.

Brazil 209

Brazil California Condor 2013 Collecting 209

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 29, 2015

Old Halls Creek as a town-site was abandoned by 1954 and everybody had moved to the new site of Halls Creek where an airfield had been built in 1948. People still head to Halls Creek in search of gold and it is possible to obtain a Miner’s Right to do just that for $25.

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Australia Ducks Cattle Industry 100