10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Well known to tourists who visit the trail by the thousands every year to see their first wild alligators, the site is generally passed off by the serious birder as having little potential of seeing something truly special — just close views of herons, egrets, and ibis.

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Wildlife Florida Alligators Miami 131

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Alligators may have drawn the loudest cheers on the boat – especially from the two elementary school boys on the bench behind me – but we remained drawn to the small Pied-billed Grebes and Common Gallinules. I see grebes and gallinules all the time, but one can never tire when watching successful breeding birds.

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Alligators Turkey Family Hunting 118

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 23, 2011

The epicenter of large, charismatic, and often photogenic, fish-eating birds is in Florida, at places like Everglades National Park and Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, the only site in the park system that could convincingly be named for an exotic dancer. Who knew?).

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South Carolina Alligators Florida United States 157

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

But for those seeking wildlife there is plenty to see without ever leaving the city, and most itineries at least allow one day of birdwatching within and immediately around this coastal resort city. These guys could eat alligators for lunch. Swimming in this part of the world is a bad idea.

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Alligators Guinea Australia 2012 167

10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2011

Breeding behaviour and plumage was very apparent, but John Wise , an ex-pat Brit now resident in Orlando, told me that the birds’ activities had been held up for a couple of weeks during a cold snap that saw frosts in Florida. Mike Mar 5th, 2011 at 1:32 pm Those egrets in breeding plumage are absolutely exquisite!

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2011 Alligators Florida Deer 116

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

.” It is a relief to eventually reach the chapter on The Life of Waterfowl, written in a much more conversational style and unashamedly fascinated with waterfowl’s unique breeding behaviors. So–not a fan of hunting. And, neither are most of our 10,000 Birds writers.

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Ducks North America Geese Hunters 119