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10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 23, 2023
The resident fashion critic of eBird is not very impressed with the Orange-backed Woodpecker , stating that it is “dressed all in patchwork” It has one of the more stupid-sounding genus names – Reinwardtipicus, which is made up of the name of Dutch naturalist Prof. Lucky him, right? Though he ended up dead anyway.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 3, 2014
Lost Animals: Extinction and the Photographic Record by Errol Fuller is one of these books. Lost Animals is a book about what was lost and witnesses to the loss—how the bird or mammal was viewed, often for the last time, through the lens of a camera. Yes, it is about extinction, a popular topic in the Year of the Passenger Pigeon.
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 25, 2018
The white feathers of Snowy Owls allow you to see the blood from their most recent kills still staining their plumage, which is about as metal as any wild animal is likely to get. But beyond their killing ways Snowy Owls genuinely inspire non-birders to become birders. Well, except maybe you.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 9, 2018
Some animals are injured and killed by wildfires. While larger animals like deer and elk are usually able to escape the fire’s path, smaller animals like squirrels, foxes and snakes are not always so lucky. A fire might kill weak birds or, depending on the time of year, claim nestlings.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
Late last month, while searching for bears , woodpeckers and spirits of Greece, I deliberately avoided checking any news, especially from my home country. In Africa, one elephant is being killed every 15 minutes. A different research says, from 2002 to 2011 the known populations of forest elephants declined by 62%.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
For good measure, some animals in the near vicinity were also named after him, such as Raffles’s Malkoha. So, if you ever think of dressing up as an Orange-backed Woodpecker of different ages, remember: you will need to spend a lot of money on costumes. And some other animals.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 14, 2011
For my new book, due out in 2012 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, I’ve been researching sandhill crane hunting. Kills in Canada, Alaska and Mexico are not included in the count. Texas and North Dakota together account for 88% of the total yearly kill of sandhill cranes. Where Are You Birding this Second Weekend of March 2009?
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