10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2021

Before I delve into some of these avian treasures let me give you a few non-birding reasons to visit this gem of South America. If your Spanish or Portuguese is at the level of a 2-year-old bonobo like mine is, then you’ll probably be pleased to know that Guyana is the only English-speaking country in South America.

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Guyana Otters South America Colombia 279

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 7, 2021

I birded savannas of Southern Africa, I birded India and Central America, and I always missed having a local mammal guide with me. Strictly speaking, Mammals of Madagascar is not a field guide, because some larger groups (rodents, bats) cannot be identified down to a species level following the concise descriptions and a single illustration.

Madagascar 253

Madagascar Mammals Lemurs Seychelles 253

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Just as it takes a village to raise a child, it sometimes takes a “village” of rehabbers to save threatened wildlife. . *. Just as it takes a village to raise a child, it sometimes takes a “village” of rehabbers to save threatened wildlife.

Wildlife Rehabilitation 216

Wildlife Rehabilitation Canada Wildlife South America 216

10,000 Birds

APRIL 8, 2019

The blackpoll, “a bird with a body just a little larger than your thumb,” doesn’t stop until South America. As Kaufman shows, however, to birds and bats, they can be death machines. As Kaufman says: “Four nights and three days in the air. Eighty hours of flying. More than two thousand miles.

Ohio 201

Ohio Bats Legislature Ducks 201

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2014

Larry starts us off right with an owl that makes birders drool: I was able to see and photograph many great birds in 2014 but my Best Bird of the Year would have to be the Great Gray Owl , the largest Strix in North America. the scene where Jochen’s saw his BBOTY – a Bat Hawk. Donna’s BBOTY – an African Penguin.

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2014 Costa Rica South Africa Birds 197

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 15, 2016

Bowen, a wildlife rehabilitator licensed with CT DEEP for small mammals and reptiles (specializing in bats www.bats101.info) These birds are not found in North America, but have a range in the Caribbean, Indian Ocean and the Hawaiian Islands. Today’s Guest Post is written by Linda E.

Connecticut 170

Connecticut Florida Wildlife Rehabilitation Delaware 170

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Our methods have changed over time — Linneaus, for example, chose not to classify bats among birds — but now, detailed molecular analyses can confound even the most comprehensive and rigorous morphology-based hypotheses, not to mention “obvious&# groupings. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S. The proposal from U.S.

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2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 155