10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 17, 2015
If this was America, we might not be concerned because starlings are an invasive species, at least in North America. That means crows join humans, apes and monkeys in exhibiting advanced relational thinking, according to the research. So, here we go… Fighting in Iraq has been affecting starlings. Ifrasound waves are cool.
10,000 Birds
MAY 8, 2013
I’m focusing on Turkey Vultures here because they are undoubtedly the species most birders in North America (the home of 10kB) are most familiar with, but the name vulture applies to birds found around the globe. It’s worthy of admiration , if not respect, for this most disrespected of birds. Here’s the kicker though.
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 27, 2014
The beautiful Red-tailed Parrot ranges only in a narrow strip of littoral forest along the coasts of the states of Parana and Sao Paulo while the partially migratory Red-spectacled Parrot roosts during the non-breeding season in only a handful of Araucaria (monkey puzzle) groves in southern Brazil.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 30, 2021
Located within a Puinave indigenous reserve, these remnants of ancient parent-rock are some of the oldest geological formations in all of South America. We found Black-collared Swallows breeding in cracks among the lower riverside rocks. and near-endemic Golden-backed Uakari monkeys ( Cacajao melanocephalus ).
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 26, 2016
In her book, “ On a Wing and a Prayer, “ Sarah Woods describes the bird that captured her interest when she first visited Panama: “At more than one metre tall and able to kill a monkey with a single swipe of its powerful, knife-like talons, [H]arpy [E]agles are incredibly hard to find.”
10,000 Birds
APRIL 9, 2013
A Long-tailed Sylph, one of the America’s many long tailed hummingbird species, photographed in Colombia by Adam Riley. They follow troops of monkeys through the forests, swooping down to snatch insects that the primates flush from the leaves. The remarkable Resplendent Quetzal photographed in Guatemala by Adam Riley.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 7, 2014
Hundreds massing at Mai Po, many coming into breeding plumage. I was fascinated to learn that Black Kites serve the same ecological niche in their range that Turkey and Black Vultures do in North America. OK, this isn’t much of a list, but all wild monkey sightings deserve recognition! ). Monkey at a monastery.
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