10,000 Birds

JULY 23, 2014

A housecat in Buenos Aires got its start in Africa, a sheep in Australia to the Middle East, a chicken in Ireland can trace its origin to the jungles of Asia. They took dogs to Australia, chickens across the Pacific, rabbits to England, horses to the New World, and then brought potatoes back.

New Zealand 161

New Zealand Possums Rabbits Ferrets 161

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

In the east, this species can be found along the east coast of Africa, the Nile Valley,and into parts of the middle east and India and southeast Asia. The decline of farming, combined with reforestation across the region have been noted as potential reasons for decline. There are two main subspecies, the nominate B. coromandus.

Cattle 170

Cattle South Korea Suriname Seychelles 170

Animal Ethics

JUNE 17, 2008

Modern Korean society still has deep roots in its agricultural traditions, and Koreans can get very defensive about any issue that seems to threaten the livelihood of “grandpa and grandma” back on the farm, even if this causes them to pay twice as much for inefficiently produced Korean beef as they would for foreign imports.

New York Times 40

New York Times South Korea New York Iraq 40

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2011

carrie – just to add to Clare and/or Grant’s answer, if you are at sea in south east asia you may also see snakes which are sea kraits rather than the sea snakes shown here (you can see one on my blog here: [link] ). They are relatively helpless and immobile on land.

Australia 151

Australia 2011 Sharks Deer 151

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2022

Europe has one species (Eurasian Spoonbill), the Americas have one (Roseate Spoonbill), Australia two (Royal and Yellow-billed Spoonbill), and Asia has two as well (Eurasian and Black-faced Spoonbill). Ostriches originated in Asia. Ostrich farming – A review and feasibility study of opportunities in the EU.

Ostriches 147

Ostriches Parrots Birds Eggs 147

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2019

With so much thrashing around in SE Asia, it is interesting to compare east and west hemispheres. Santa Barbara Pipasa coffee farms. Mi Cafecito restaurant and farm. Santa Barbara Pipasa coffee farms. enta fish farm. Mi Cafecito restaurant and farm. 978 species were tallied this month from 163 checklists.

2019 113

2019 Ghana Australia Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Japanese Wagtail… very sharp bird Our marathon route took us through farm fields where we added Meadow Buntings and Gray Heron en route back to the Garden Hotel. The red in their wings gave them away… Japanese Waxwings ! Even better is watching their crimson tail tips as they fly away: I highly recommend it.

Japan 120

Japan Birds Stud Ducks 120

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2023

Elliot’s Laughingthrush is named after Daniel Giraud Elliot (1835 – 1915), an American ornithologist who apparently did not really do anything related to laughingthrushes and/or Asia but was rich. Maybe that was enough. At least he did not have a book titled “The Art of the Deal” ghostwritten for him.

Birds 147

Birds Mammals St. Louis Monkeys 147

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Even the brewery’s spent grains, once shoveled out of the mash tun, are hauled off to a local farm as livestock feed. Quite a departure from what originated as a simple farmhouse brew offered to Flemish field-hands during the summer harvest as a refreshing thirst quencher. Could this be Le Capitaine?

Georgia 100

Georgia Colorado Tennessee Atlanta 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Germain has lived in East Asia since 2014. Most of them were living on non-mechanized farming, which is limited to the few flat areas between the mountains. By Louis-Jean Germain Influenced by his mother, Louis-Jean Germain has long been interested in art, and in recent years, he has become an avid painter of Asian birds.

Birds 189

Birds China Emotional Vietnam 189

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2014

Contrast this in Asia to, say, Singapore, Hong Kong or Bangkok, all of which have great birding nearby but are destinations people go to for reasons other than wildlife. The reason Borneo lends itself to this type of birding holiday is that tourism in Borneo leans towards outdoorsy, wildlife based tourism anyway.

Birds 183

Birds Bats Elephants Family 183

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

1997), and Gulls of Europe, Asia and North America (Helm, 2004). A professional ecologist specializing in wind farm studies and an enthusiastic birder from Great Britain, Perrow offered his editing services to Harrison on an Apex Expedition to New Zealand’s subantarctic islands and ended up a full member of the Seabirds team.

Albatross 279

Albatross Penguins Groups Family 279

10,000 Birds

JULY 12, 2018

That’s “c**k-a-doodle-doo” en français: a Red Junglefowl ( Gallus gallus ) in its native habitat in southeast Asia. This week’s bottle is a blended red wine from La Vieille Ferm (“the old farm”). Introduced, exotic, possibly ship-assisted Red Junglefowl can be found all across France.

2016 101

2016 France Chickens Fowl 101