10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Anyway, so I started checking my bird photo collection for photos of species starting with an A (after all, this is a bird photo blog, though I sometimes tend to forget this). Let us start with some of the cheaters in the A-Team – the ones just adopting the name of a continent to get into this post. Are you still with me?

South Africa 313

South Africa China Nevada Africa 313

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 23, 2013

There are two species, rather conservatively named the Southern Giant Petrel and, the star of today’s show, the Northern Giant Petrel. When dealing with competitors on the beach they adopt a wings out position known as the beachmaster, similar to what I saw these squabbling birds doing out at sea.

Albatross 146

Albatross Penguins Adoptable Birds 146

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

The style has been adopted enthusiastically by contemporary craft brewers, so there are a lot of creative variations out there on the delicious but austere originals. A Great Horned Owl , the most expected owl species in Colorado Springs according to eBird. Could this be Le Capitaine?

Georgia 100

Georgia Colorado Tennessee Atlanta 100