10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 28, 2014

Above: Swamphen in Australia by James Niland). the eBird/Clements checklist puts them in a group as of version 6.9), but as far as I can tell, the new study didn’t sample viridis specifically. There are numerous subspecies in this group; if split, they could be called Australasian Swamphen , Porphyrio melanotus.

Papua New Guinea 205

Papua New Guinea Philippines New Zealand Florida 205

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 24, 2010

I got a sample of the Heart U Back friendship bracelet , and it is my new favorite thing to wear. Heart U Back also supports animal protection agencies on a global level, including Canada (OSPCA and BCSPCA), Australia (RSPCA), and the UK (RSPCA). Their mission is one that we can get behind too!

RSPCA 100

RSPCA ASPCA Collecting Pets 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2016

The book is produced by WILDGuides, Ltd, the excellent book company responsible for over a dozen photographic guides on Britain’s natural life ranging from dragonflies to plant galls as well as books on Africa, Australia and other areas we all want to visit, and was published this summer by Princeton University Press.

Ireland 158

Ireland Birds Groups Falcons 158

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2020

They’re not, but their connection through geography (the corner of the universe that encompasses New Guinea and Australia) and complex, cinematic courtship behavior makes their combination in this book rational, even brilliant. For many years it was thought the two bird families were related taxonomically.

Guinea 264

Guinea Birds Papua New Guinea Family 264

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

Owls live and migrate from Arctic circumpolar to Colorado prairie to South American rainforest to Southeast Asian islands, Galapagos islands, Canary islands–many many islands–to coastal Australia and onward. In some ways, this is a puzzling chapter.

Owls 235

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 235

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Are there birders out there who do not dream of birding Australia? Possibly birders who have already birded Australia (but, wouldn’t you want to go back?) Scientific names have been reviewed by the Working Group on Avian Nomenclature of the International Ornithologists’ Union. 210-531), indicated by brown page tabs.

Australia 113

Australia Birds Penguins 2015 113

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2013

But I’ve compiled a sampling of this year’s news and events for your edification. But there was this one in Australia. …” There is, as I said, much much more than this but this is a reasonable sampling. Many, many things happened in the area of bird science this year, so this review can not be comprehensive.

Science 198

Science 2013 Elephants Birds 198