10,000 Birds
JULY 13, 2023
We also observed nests of Pygmy Cormorants , Dalmatian Pelicans , Little Egrets , Cattle Egret (with a chick), Squacco Heron , and Spoonbills. Yet, that was the only time we used insect repellent on the entire trip.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 5, 2020
The cows and their entourage of Cattle Egrets sloshed through the pastures, each time they moved we lurched forward hoping to see a disturbed Grey-breasted Crake hop into view – but alas, no such luck even though we were hearing the little skulkers consistently. Farmers keep their livestock in this wetland also.
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10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 11, 2018
Cattle fields surrounded the small town, the cows forming dark silhouettes against the rapidly graying skies. Alas, they turned out to be Ring-billed Gulls , but as I turned back to the car another flock of white caught my eye. I blinked a few times, at first not believing my own vision.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 16, 2017
Alas, there is no eagle to be seen either. Susliks are becoming rarer: they need cattle to graze and keep the grass short. But on modern farms, cattle are being kept indoors and if the pasture becomes overgrown, ground squirrels disappear. No Susliks are to be seen – they are waiting for the sun. Not an eagle in sight.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks , Muscovy Ducks and Blue-winged Teals were around us, together with Green , Great and Little Blue Herons , Cattle and Great White Egrets , Black-crowned and Yellow-crowned Night-Herons , plus one locally rare Pinnated Bittern in the floating vegetation, as well as several dozen Neotropical Cormorants.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 3, 2023
Alas, it seems they were already gone from Tianmashan in March. At least that is how it is among Common Rosefinches : older males sing with a longer strophe length than yearlings. Of course, this factoid should be presented with a photo of a male, not a female rosefinch.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 4, 2014
Halfway between SouthWild Pantanal and the northern terminus of the Transpantaneira, Pousada Alegre offers slightly more affordable lodging set within a working cattle ranch. Alas, it was over too soon. Screamers are most closely related to waterfowl such as ducks and geese.
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