10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2013

The walkway proved very productive today; Three-banded Plover , African Snipe , African Jacana , and some White-faced Ducks were seen through the screen in the water to the left as I walked up. Southern Grey-headed Sparrow , Cape Wagtails and Common Bulbuls used the screen or nearby snags as perches to see who was coming along the walkway.

South Africa 170

South Africa Mammals Reptiles Elephants 170

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2016

Actually, when I started to bird, my second ever duck, after the Mallard, was a Ruddy Shelduck! Soon, I found three large ducks on the water, but as soon as I come closer, they took flight, like proper wild ducks. Well, one reason might be – this animal is not only endangered, but even rarer than the Tiger!

Wildlife 171

Wildlife Tigers Asia Europe 171

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Although birders know a duck or swan or goose when they see one, the definitions are interesting, as they are concise and precise, written by professional word-definers. Goose : “any of numerous large waterfowl (family Anatidae) that are intermediate between the swans and ducks and have long necks, feathered lores, and reticulate tarsi.”.

Albatross 103

Albatross Bears Ducks Bald Eagle 103

10,000 Birds

MAY 29, 2012

Wild birds other than the usual sparrows, starlings, and pigeons find better places to be far from the tourist traps of this well-traveled city. If you’re looking for birds, try Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The Magic Kingdom featured Donald, Daisy, and a few Mallards … we all know how much Disney likes ducks!

Florida 169

Florida Birds Alligators Turtles 169

10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2019

Escaped partridges, quail, and pheasants are never as abundant or harmful as the much-maligned big three invasives – Rock Pigeons , European Starlings , and House Sparrows. The same can’t really be said of a confusing Orange Bishop or gaudy Mandarin Duck loose in a city park.

North America 113

North America Vermont America Farming 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 24, 2018

This 57,331 acre refuge was set aside as a critical wintering location for tens of thousands of Geese, Ducks and Sandhill Cranes. Nearly 30,000 of these acres is set aside as dry wilderness habitat for other birds, animals and other various living creatures. There was also a small raft of Ruddy Ducks.

New Mexico 113

New Mexico Mexico Tucson Arizona 113

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2019

There were birds to watch but they were the gulls and ducks on the river, the sparrows in the fields, the finches that came to the feeder, the beautiful American Kestrel on the roadside wire. When aracaris go after young birds and other small animals, I can’t help but think of miniature velociraptors.

Costa Rica 166

Costa Rica Panama Eating Eggs South America 166

10,000 Birds

JULY 17, 2013

Not a House Sparrow or Common Myna common, common everywhere common, but common here and not really so much so everywhere else common. Seriously, that lake has finfoots like lakes in England have ducks. Honestly, the view is to die for before you’ve even seen an animal or a sip of drink. Local common. Lake Mburu.

Uganda 150

Uganda Congo Birds Africa 150

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 10, 2018

But the vivid can artwork by Toronto illustrator Mia Viva also suggests that Collective Arts is at peace with this disruption of the natural order, depicting an improbable scene of a suitably dumbstruck white domestic duck sitting alongside a menacing wolf, with a fearless little songbird unwisely perched on the canine’s nose.

Collecting 100

Collecting St. Louis Dogs Sparrows 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 12, 2016

While checking floating logs for ducks, I counted European pond turtles (strange things birders do?) In Africa, no one goes at mid-day because of the heat (making animals lazy and people drowsy). Yes, animals are guaranteed some time free of the camera-snapping crowds. What is the right stuff for you?

Birds 109

Birds India Africa Serbia 109

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 11, 2014

Joseph Chiera is a Masters student in Animal Behavior and Conservation at Hunter College in NYC and a “somewhat newbie” to birding. You can take in views of waterfowl including Eurasian Wigeon , Barnacle Geese , Trumpeter Swan , and a plethora of ducks and gulls. From the top it became clear why this was such a popular birding spot.

Finland 161

Finland Estonia Birds Europe 161

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Now, the stunning mountain vistas, incredible waterfalls, seemingly bottomless canyons and a bunch of incredible animals certainly have kept this part of the drive adventurous. As we get a little farther north, my target list for bird species has diminished a bit, as there are a lot of repeats, and not many new bird opportunities.

Wyoming 113

Wyoming Idaho Blackbirds Canada 113

10,000 Birds

MAY 16, 2018

The Evolution of Beauty: How Darwin’s Forgotten Theory of Mate Choice Shapes the Animal World – and Us (Richard O. Shakespeare was, supposedly , the reason starlings, house sparrows, and other non-native birds were introduced to North America. Ten thousand years ago, Thomas notes, house sparrows were unknown in Britain.

Humane 102

Humane Species North America Sparrows 102

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

Her writing is based on keen observation of animal and human behavior, and she likes to interweave solid natural history information with larger philosophical themes to challenge and inspire the reader. You don’t even have to have a duck stamp! Where Are You Birding this Second Weekend of March 2009? Isn’t that neat?

2011 238

2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 238

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2011

First published in November of 1843 the tale of a baby swan, or cygnet, being raised among ducks strikes a chord with many people, but in Denmark the works of Hans Christian Andersen bring feelings of national pride. The Numbat is the animal emblem. It is no wonder that the ugly duckling grew up to be the national bird of Denmark.

Denmark 161

Denmark 2011 Honduras Deer 161

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

Searching for kiwi is unlike spotlighting that I’ve done while looking for nocturnal animals in the past. I ducked down excitedly and switched on the read torch, shining the weak light under a large bush, and sure enough there was a North Island Brown Kiwi. But we didn’t just hear it, we heard it very close.

New Zealand 142

New Zealand 2011 Deer New York 142

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

Baicich, one of our most passionate proponents of American birding conservation — misguided though he is on the topic of the Duck Stamp — has identified the Bold Ideas presented on the Conserving the Future site that deal specifically with birds and birding issues.

2011 140

2011 Wildlife Birds Deer 140

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

• Explore These Related Posts Tree Swallows Return, It Must Be Spring Stalking a Kiwi Icon Duck Migration Finally Saw-Whet Sea Snakes of Northern Australia.Or Laurent Fournier Mar 17th, 2011 at 11:49 am Would the white throated sparrow qualify for this? Journal of Ornithology 137 (1): 35-51 N. Davies et al. Get yours today!

2011 202

2011 Breeders Breeding Deer 202

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2011

Now this, might not sound like anything of particular ground-breaking significance, but in the context of animal personality research, it is a fairly big thing. Whilst working on Scarlet Macaws in Costa Rica , I had the pleasure of having Katherine Herbourn assist with some of the field work we were doing. sort of “bland&# diet (e.g.

Cats 146

Cats 2011 Costa Rica Deer 146

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

Fourth Whooping Crane This Winter Shot Animal Rights vs Conservation in Cyprus Tennessee Crane Hunt Tabled for 2 Years! Her writing is based on keen observation of animal and human behavior, and she likes to interweave solid natural history information with larger philosophical themes to challenge and inspire the reader. I think not!

2011 239

2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 239

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Other birds with webbed feet, including ducks and geese, have only three webbed toes; the hallux (which in birds is usually the “hind toe&# and in humans, the “big toe&# ) is free. Another, hands against the animal’s vast side, said… March On Into Spring – I and The Bird #146 Mar 17th, 2011 at 12:37 am [.]

2011 151

2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 151