10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

That larger clade is in turn sister to a clade containing the four remaining totipalmate bird families, which do still seem to be related, and which needed a new order name once pelicans were removed. But meanwhile, let’s look at the four avian families that comprise the brand new order Suliformes. The proposal from U.S.

2011 152

2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 152

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

It’s my fantasy and it’s yours: Quit the job, say good-bye to the family, and bird. That’s Pitta, people, not Antpitta, which is what I foolishly first envisioned, having never birded beyond the Americas.) There is little factual material here about global conservation and protection, but that is not the book’s purpose.

Hunters 192

Hunters Sri Lanka Asia Solomon Islands 192

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2013

And, to be fair, with the small number of species located in Great Britain and Ireland, there is far less confusion than in North America. There are many more British species that resemble ours, but belong to different subfamilies or even families. The authors of this field guide are both nationally-known odonate experts.

Ireland 172

Ireland France Breeding Eggs 172

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 10, 2020

A pair of Herring Gulls ( Larus argentatus ) from The Birds of America by John James Audubon (1785-1851). But no matter where you find them, the search for gulls is often accompanied by its own brand of self-inflicted suffering, for which whisky is the perfect remedy.

Ireland 190

Ireland Branding Species Industry 190