10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2018

Tom’s odyssey continued through New Zealand and passes on to Australia. April’s number are below; 11 countries were visited by 9 beats; Australia, USA, UK, India, Serbia, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Uruguay, Brazil, New Zealand and Argentina. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

During October, 7 countries (Costa Rica, Australia, USA, India, Hong Kong, UK, Serbia) were birded by 11 beats who shared 135 checklists and noted 697 species. Western Australia. Western Australia. The beats have now contributed more checklists than birds. This is inevitable even when the beats are so spread out. 27 Oct 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

The engaged and generous beats ( 10 of them) have shared 188 checklists during January and have accounted for 859 species from 8 countries (USA, Australia, Costa Rica, Brazil, Argentina, UK, New Zealand and Serbia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia.

2019 113

2019 Australia Jamaica Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

In reverse order, the medals were awarded for “most species seen in a country”, to Australia with 420, USA got the silver, scoring 556 while the runaway winner was Costa Rica with 646 species. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. May I extend my thanks to all the beats. 04 Apr 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

9 beats shared 100 checklists from 8 countries (Costa Rica, USA, UK, Brazil, Serbia, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Australia. Western Australia. They are hungry, tired and don’t need to be chased. They noted 598 species as a team, bringing the year total to 2118 and pushing the life list to 3555. 25 Sep 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

APRIL 11, 2014

Andy dug up this video of a pigeon pulling a similar stunt in Australia. A few days ago my friend Melissa Gilmer called me from the Bear Mountain Zoo in New York’s Hudson Highlands. “We Say what you will about pigeons – they’re among the most extraordinary athletes in the bird kingdom.

New York City 164

New York City Vet Zoos Ducks 164

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2018

Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Camino Laguna de los Patos. 04 Apr 2018. Emu – Dromaius novaehollandiae. 19 Jan 2018. Southern Brown Kiwi – Apteryx australis. Rakiura NP–Ulva Island. 13 Mar 2018. Costanera Sur, Promenade.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2018

They birded 6 countries; USA, UK, Costa Rica, Serbia, Australia, and Mexico. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. 8 beats shared 126 checklists accounting for 704 species. The year and life lists have been pushed to 2214 and 3564 respectively. Alphabetic Taxonomic.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

MARCH 26, 2014

Well, Copenhagen Zoo is back in the news; a few weeks after killing a giraffe and feeding it to some lions, it went and killed some of those same lions. I’m not gong to go into the ethics and reasons behind why a zoo might want to, well, manage its stock. Losing a few non-breeding lions in zoos a great deal less.

Lions 150

Lions Giraffes Zoos Killing 150

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 3, 2014

It is also the largest bird native to Australia 1. All the information on the Emu in this post was gleaned from Wikipedia (with loads more information) but here are a few other good sources: Unique Australia Animals , the San Diego Zoo , and the Internet Bird Collection. Click on photos for full sized images. References: 1 Emu.

San Diego 141

San Diego Ostriches Australia Zoos 141

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. 21 Jul 2018.

2018 101

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 101

4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

We’ll see ambitious programs to save diverse species from the outback of Australia, the savannahs of East Africa, the Brazilian Amazon and some of the most successful zoo breeding programs in the world. The Atlanta Zoo in Georgia is borrowing Chengdu’s winning technique to help try and have a baby of its own.

Pandas 100

Pandas Leopards Gorillas Zoos 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2018

Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Camino Laguna de los Patos. 04 Apr 2018. Emu – Dromaius novaehollandiae. 19 Jan 2018. Southern Brown Kiwi – Apteryx australis. Rakiura NP–Ulva Island. 13 Mar 2018. Costanera Sur, Promenade.

2018 100

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100

Reddit Animals

OCTOBER 28, 2022

submitted by /u/ananovanews [link] [comments].

Possums 52

Possums Australia Zoos Animal 52

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. 26 Aug 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2019

Without including the new pin in the map, countries this month featured; USA, Australia, Serbia, Bahrain, India, Kuwait, New Zealand, UK, Ghana and of course, Costa Rica. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. 17 Feb 2019.

2019 113

2019 Ghana Australia Jamaica 113

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2019

9 countries were visited during March by your tireless beats ( 11 of them); India, UK, USA, Serbia, Costa Rica, Japan, Australia, Singapore and Malaysia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia.

2019 113

2019 Ghana Australia Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2019

These are the numbers acheived by 10 (we have a new contributor, Paul, from Mexico) beats during May; We visited 8 countries (Costa Rica, USA, UK, Australia, Serbia, Greece, Kuwait and Mexico) and noted 776 birds from 160 checklists. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia.

2019 113

2019 Australia Ghana Woodpeckers 113

4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 26, 2010

Until recently, the population of tawny frogmouths in North American zoos was facing extinction — and breeding programs were largely unsuccessful. SeaWorld worked with the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) to develop a program to sustain the species’ growth. To discover more, visit SeaWorld.org.

Zoos 100

Zoos 2010 Australia Raised 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2019

April was a busy time for the beats with 10 of them contributing 164 lists to accumulate 744 species from 7 countries; Costa Rica, USA, Australia, Serbia, UK, Brazil and Barbados. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia.

2019 113

2019 Australia Ghana Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

JULY 23, 2014

There are the endemics, which are odd in their own way, and then there introduced species, which are so varied in their type and origin that you get the feeling you’ve arrived at the aftermath of a small zoo that escaped. Brush-tailed Possums were brought from Australia to help start a fur industry.

New Zealand 161

New Zealand Possums Rabbits Ferrets 161

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. There is also an afterward on conservation, though it’s not clear why this isn’t a tenth chapter.

Owls 217

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 217

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2015

They are software mascots, cartoon characters, animated film dancers, children’s book heroes, zoo celebrities, and documentary film stars. I dream of traveling to the Subantarctic Islands of Australia and New Zealand ; I’m very happy that Tui De Roy, Mark Jones, and Julie Cornthwaite were actually able to make the trip.

Penguins 203

Penguins New Zealand South Africa Albatross 203

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

” A Nicobar Pigeon bathes at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington © David J. Thankfully not extinct: Western Crowned-Pigeon ( Goura cristata ) at the National Zoo © David J. The Ones Who Didn’t Make It. With specialization comes risk.

Solomon Islands 277

Solomon Islands Guinea Mauritius Humane 277

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2011

One of only two species in the plover genus Thinornis , the other being Australia’s Hooded Plover , this species is another New Zealand endemic. I found out about it while looking for information on the unfortunate penguin I discussed last week (which is still alive in Wellington Zoo), and so I stopped by on my way home to have a look.

New Zealand 161

New Zealand Penguins Endangered Species Species 161

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

While it’s no longer possible to see this regal macaw soar gracefully through the Brazilian skies, to be able to worship them—even from afar at one of the conservatories or zoos—would be a dream, at last, come true. I worked with a pair of motmots at a US zoo and fell in love with their vibrant colors and unique tails.

Brazil 210

Brazil 2011 Birds Wildlife 210

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2019

During July, 11 beats birded 11 countries (USA, UK, Australia, Spain, New Zealand, Costa Rica, Japan, UAE, Mexico, China and Saudi Arabia) and submitted 82 checklists. Durand-Eastman Park–Zoo Rd. Durand-Eastman Park–Zoo Rd. Durand-Eastman Park–Zoo Rd. Western Australia. These are the numbers.

2019 120

2019 Sparrows Woodpeckers Idaho 120

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

Donna Fernandes, president of the Buffalo Zoo, witnessed a wake for a female gorilla, Babs, who had died of cancer at Boston’s Franklin Park Zoo. In Torquay, Australia, after a mother kangaroo was struck by a car, a dog discovered a baby joey in her pouch and took it to his owner who cared for the youngster.

Emotional 100

Emotional Animal Whales Whaling 100