10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Elephant Bulls in the Ngorongoro Crater by Adam Riley A matriarchial herd of African or Bush Elephant in Tanzania’s Tarangire National Park by Adam Riley The little – elephant shrews are a group of 17 small to medium sized insectivorous mammals that have confused taxidermists since they were first described.

Buffalo 193

Buffalo Rhinoceros Leopards Elephants 193

Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 8, 2019

into similar “birds of a feather” groups. In our case we consciously mixed these teams e.g. fledgling sales development reps with seasoned enterprise reps, new business-focused account executives (AEs) with customer success managers (CSMs), reps from Asia Pacific with North America.

Las Vegas 89

Las Vegas Agenda North America Asia 89

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 15, 2013

” The Wels Catfish, Silurus glanis , is the second largest fish in its range, which covers much of Europe and parts of West Asia. During this study, all the pigeon predation was observed on one small island where the birds grouped to preen and drink. Or, it could just be some weird thing one group of catfish do.

Fish 197

Fish Whales Whaling France 197

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2011

As its scientific name plainly shows, it is a member of the leaf-warblers, a group of roughly 55 species whose main characteristic is that they are essentially all green or brown above and off-white or yellowish below. But easy ain’t all. There’s more. Maybe the two song-types are connected by a gradual change?

Kazakhstan 156

Kazakhstan Europe Russia Asia 156

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

I never cared much for insects and my interest in plants never got beyond the veggy section of my supermarked – in spite of buying field guides and giving both groups a good try. This is very bad news for a group that is largely nocturnal and has adapted to a secretive lifestyle, and is thus best detected by its tracks and signs.

Europe 165

Europe Mammals Animal Reindeer 165

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

Our group watching the first Snow Leopard from a knoll above our camp in Hemis National Park. Seeing a wild Snow Leopard is every wildlife enthusiast’s dream, probably the ultimate and most elusive wildlife experience on the planet. In fact some of our group decided to head back to camp. View of our camp in the Rhumbak Valley.

Snow Leopard 279

Snow Leopard Leopards Hunting Sheep 279

10,000 Birds

APRIL 12, 2011

We started out as a team with enthusiasm and knowledge, but little experience in book-making. Any plans for further afield (USA, Asia, Africa)? This being said, we are currently investigating options to team up with a group of American naturalists to produce a series of guidebooks on North American areas.

Badgers 145

Badgers Ethics Africa Spain 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

In 1903, the distinguished Elliott Coues declared , “This is a definite and perfectly natural group, which will be immediately recognized by the foregoing characters, one of which, complete webbing of hallux, is not elsewhere observed among birds.&# He could not say the same today. almost everything about flamingos and grebes).

2011 151

2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea California 151

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2021

In 2012, I reviewed The Jewel Hunter , an absorbing narrative in which author Chris Goodie travelled throughout Asia, Africa, and Australasia to observe and photograph every Pitta species in the world. Like all talented travel writers, Dunn is adept at drawing us into his experiences.

Costa Rica 264

Costa Rica Brazil Bolivia Ecuador 264

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

I’m sure many of you have had similar experiences. I’m wondering as I write if you are shaking your head, uneasy that all these FACTS will interfere with your love of observing owls, an experience that easily borders on the mystical for some of us. But what do we know beyond these commonly seen and heard behaviors?

Owls 197

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 197

10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2019

I was just curious what the US birders dream about, so I posted a question in the ABA’s FB group: a) what are the most popular foreign destinations and b) where would you go with unlimited funds? With 400 endemics, Indonesia tops the list of the world’s most wanted lister’s destination, but the only destination in Asia proper is India.

Papua New Guinea 214

Papua New Guinea America Costa Rica Sri Lanka 214

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2020

Also of use, as Gregory points out in the Introduction, is his experience with painting birds of iridescence, having painted a whole book on sunbirds! It’s easy to forget that Gregory himself has had years of experience with these birds through his ‘day job’ as a bird tour guide for Field Guides, Inc.

Guinea 259

Guinea Papua New Guinea Birds Family 259

10,000 Birds

APRIL 23, 2020

Having more than 1300 bird species, including over 75 endemics, it is hard to resist the lure of India – something I know from personal experience. My group arrived in a larger and more comfortable SUV and with a knowledgeable bird guide from within the state. I already mentioned that you cannot wander on your own in this park.

India 231

India Lions 2020 Groups 231

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2017

Greater Adjutants are huge birds that were once widespread across much of Southeast Asia; today there are two small breeding populations in India and Cambodia. There is no experience comparable to birding a dump, and, I have to say, I have never experienced a dump like this one. There were several there, plus Lesser Adjutants.

2016 107

2016 India Ducks Costa Rica 107

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2014

I was fortunate to spend time scanning open fields, wetlands, and the inlet separating Hong Kong from China with this large group of friendly and avid avian observers. I read that the Peak was a great place for thrushes in winter; experience proved the veracity of that observation, but you’ll need to examine the underbrush closely.

2014 204

2014 Eagles Asia China 204

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2013

Hornbills are spectacular under any circumstances, but when a pair lands in a bush beside you at eye-level and begin mutual preening , it makes for a spectacular experience. It was easily one of the best birding experiences I’ve ever had, even impressing my nonbirder fiance. You can read more about his experience here.

2013 167

2013 Costa Rica Birds India 167

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2012

More importantly, I know which groups/families occur in these regions, which ones resemble each other, and where to find them in my books even in cases where similar groups are found in different segments of my field guide because they are not closely related to each other.

Indonesia 226

Indonesia Family Asia Groups 226

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The consultant also suggested increasing readership by catering to highly specific niche interest groups. Finally, another Oriental Scops Owl made a late experience – too late to be featured in my blog post on that species, but I do not need a reason to show a few more photos of this bird. Not this one though.

Birds 189

Birds China Eggs Owls 189

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2020

Its waterproof fold-able covers bring back childhood memories… I must have had some illustrated children book with similar covers – my fingertips remember the experience. To give more attention to local taxa, all subspecies groups present in the region have full entries as well. What I don’t like?

Japan 210

Japan Asia Birds 2000 210

10,000 Birds

JULY 26, 2024

The Common Swift , Apus apus , is the most widespread of all the world’s 114 swift species, breeding throughout much of Europe and far into Asia, and wintering in sub-Saharan Africa May is the quietest month, as the returning birds soon get down to the urgent business of breeding. Swift boxes erected on an old mill on a Suffolk farm.

Liberia 199

Liberia Africa Mozambique Breeding 199

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 31, 2019

Since Craig Robson’s “Birds of Thailand” (2002) is taxonomically outdated, the choice was Robson’s “Birds of South-East Asia” (the updated second, 2014 edition of the 2001 classic). In the back of the book are three indexes, scientific and English names, Thai bird names and bird groups listed alphabetically. Or tertiary. Or who cares.

Thailand 178

Thailand Zambia Asia Birds 178

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2016

By plumage and distribution, they can very roughly be divided into 2 groups (probably not reflecting taxonomic relations): One group inhabits central Asia ( personata ), the mountains of southern Asia ( alboides ), central East Asia ( leucopsis ) and the Pacific coast from the southern half of Kamchatka to Japan ( lugens ).

Germany 100

Germany Sharks Morocco Asia 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2013

Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park, which comprises the twin volcanoes Gede and Pangrango (with gunung meaning “mountain”), surely must rate as one of the birding highlights of Southeast Asia, and is arguably the most important and well-known birding site on the island of Java. There is nothing not to like about them.

Suffering 158

Suffering Indonesia Birds 2013 158

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2014

There is also a useful prefatory chapter on “How to Use This Book” that explains the unusual organization of the Species Accounts, as well as maps of the geographic areas—East Asia, Mexico and adjacent areas, the Caribbean and adjacent areas—discussed in the text, a glossary of advanced terms and abbreviations and a listing of abbreviations.

North America 245

North America America United States Birds 245

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

All species in every one of these groups is described even if not every single species lives on the ocean, a guideline continued from the earlier volume. All species in every one of these groups is described even if not every single species lives on the ocean, a guideline continued from the earlier volume.

Albatross 278

Albatross Penguins Family Groups 278

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2020

I was trying to find that answer for a while and it turned into a very annoying experience. As the least accessible, Bolivia unjustly attracts less attention in this group. The first information necessary to start planning your travels is how many birds can be seen in each country. Which countries topped the list?

Uganda 237

Uganda Bolivia Ecuador Indonesia 237