10,000 Birds

AUGUST 28, 2014

The use of tool by animals is surprisingly rare. Among birds the Egyptian Vulture uses rocks to crack Ostrich eggs, the New Caledonian Crow and Woodpecker Finch (one of several Darwin Finches of the Galapagos Islands), uses sticks to extract grubs from inside a branch. Woodpecker Finch using a tool. The behavior was inherent.

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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. We here at 10,000 Birds have no shame and it was either this or lots of posts about woodcocks, boobies, and woodpeckers. Well, except maybe you.

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Owls Barn Owls Woodpeckers Bahamas 147

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.

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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. Forest Service research biologist Vicki Saab studies, birds evolved alongside fire and flee in the face of conflagrations.

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Wildlife Sacramento Shelters Science 102

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2018

In the e-era now, print magazines are going the way of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker. It takes into its lens context and surroundings and makes them as important as the central bird (or other animal) subject. Take a moment, then, to give thanks for the remaining good ones, the primary example being National Geographic.

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Birds Minnesota Protest Protesting 120

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. A different research says, from 2002 to 2011 the known populations of forest elephants declined by 62%. Every now and then, I need to cut the world off and clear my mind.

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Elephants Botswana Zimbabwe Africa 180

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Most of the time, I know enough about an area, or have done some research into what is found there, that I am pleasantly surprised at best. Nearly 30,000 of these acres is set aside as dry wilderness habitat for other birds, animals and other various living creatures. Right in our camp, we found Ladder-backed Woodpeckers.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2017

The first edition, A Neotropical Companion: An Introduction to the Animals, Plants, and Ecosystems of the New World Tropics , was published in 1989. That sentence really doesn’t begin to describe this very smart and highly readable book. An enlarged version was published in 1997, with color photographs and more coverage of South America.

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South America Ecuador Reptiles America 142

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2022

The Eurasian Wryneck is the woodpecker that doesn’t look like a woodpecker, the bird with the portmanteau name that is also a medical condition (and which may remind some people of a Nora Ephron essay). But they are woodpeckers: the genus Jynx of the subfamily Jynginae of the Picidae family. It’s an open question.

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Woodpeckers Hungary Thailand 2014 223

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

UNLESS that is you get yourself down to the internationally-renowned Tambopata Research Centre in southern Peru where literally hundreds of macaws (and other parrots) congregate around a 50 meter high clay bank. A range of animals come to satisfy their need for salt or the soothing effects of the clay along the river banks of the region.

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Peru Parrots 2011 Research Center 254

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2024

I was high and happy, not from “420” drugs but from the altitude and the anticipation of seeing woodpeckers and owls I had never seen before. Soon Steller’s Jay , both Downy and Hairy Woodpecker , Mountain Chickadee , Pygmy Nuthatch and White-breasted Nuthatch were everywhere. And now I did. Chuffed to bits!

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Denver Colorado Ducks Mules 157

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.

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Los Angeles Birds Woodpeckers Owls 175

10,000 Birds

MAY 11, 2021

There was only modest discussion of the significance of the stability of animal names (a universal goal in zoological nomenclature ) or the potential impact of suddenly having multiple names for dozens of birds. Under these circumstances, changing the name of the eponymous woodpecker would likely have an infinitesimal impact.

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Birds Russia Hawaii Woodpeckers 264

10,000 Birds

APRIL 12, 2017

The biosphere is known for its many substrate of ecological plant and animal life, depending on the elevation. This just happens to be the exact combination that provides for many species of birds, including the exceptional Acorn Woodpeckers , Melanerpes formicivorus, subspecies M. angustifrons.

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Woodpeckers Camels Mexico Turkey 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2023

It even seems that the pliant researchers indirectly support the fighting (even though it has led to the species being one of the most hunted ones in that province) by developing a quick method to identify the sex of the bird (the males turn out to be somewhat bigger and thus presumably the more coveted fighters). Shame on the researchers.

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Eggs China Birds Mammals 163

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

While studying, he also worked on various conservation/research projects (parrots, wagtails, vultures, and anything else that flew) and ringed thousands of birds. YourBirdOasis.com Mar 17th, 2011 at 11:22 am So polygynandry really is rare, but I can’t believe I forgot about Acorn Woodpecker! Davies et al.

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2011 Breeders Breeding Deer 202

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. A Great Backyard Bird Count Miracle Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of January 2011) What is the International Bird Rescue Research Center Anyway? Where Are You Birding this Second Weekend of March 2009?

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2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 238

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2023

The Giant Laughingthrush is a bit of a disappointment in that it is not really big enough to eat you (or even a pet cat), even though that is what one would expect from an animal with the Giant part in its name. According to Chinese researchers, nest predation and brood parasitism are the two main reasons. End of advertisement.

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Birds Mammals St. Louis Monkeys 147

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. While studying, he also worked on various conservation/research projects (parrots, wagtails, vultures, and anything else that flew) and ringed thousands of birds.

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Cats 2011 Costa Rica Deer 146

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 17, 2022

I guess most scientists would love to see their original research become the basis for a vast field of further studies. The Golden-tailed Woodpecker shares something with the German flag – it is called golden-tailed even though to me the color of its tail is yellow, not golden. No doubt the woodpecker has similar considerations.

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South Africa Africa Birds Cape Verde 178

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2015

Last month woodpeckers, this month penguins. They are software mascots, cartoon characters, animated film dancers, children’s book heroes, zoo celebrities, and documentary film stars. Science and Conservation , the second section, presents two-page summaries of the diverse research being done around the world about penguins.

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Penguins New Zealand South Africa Albatross 191