10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2019

I like sparrows. I like observing them, reading about them, grappling with species and subspecies identification, and even—on a good day—talking about sparrow taxonomy. The book does not include House Sparrow, an Old World sparrow that belongs to a completely different bird family. Scope of Book. Mexico border.

North America 147

North America Sparrows America United States 147

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2023

In the slightly frighteningly named journal “Science of The Total Environment”, there is a paper on organochlorine compounds in Purple Heron eggs nesting in sites located around a chloralkali plant (Ebro River). Summary result: relevant chemicals emitted by the plant can be found in the eggs. Bye, bye, Lesser Coucal.

Birds 130

Birds Eggs Breeders Breeding 130

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2019

But, then again, this is an artist and photographer who has illustrated and co-written books on sparrows and moths! Greeney lets go of his rigorous research style and has fun, offering quirky details (Scaled Antpitta “holds the somewhat dubious honour of being the antpitta most frequently recording dying in collisions with windows!

Research 140

Research Eggs South America Costa Rica 140

10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2011

As I watched, it slowly moved into a patch of dried vegetation and I noticed that it was settling over a single egg. Two or three eggs may be laid and either bird may incubate. The nom de blog Redgannet was adopted to add an air of mystery and to make himself more attractive to women. How do we know this? Have a nice day.

2011 163

2011 Deer Africa Peru 163