10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 30, 2016
At least one weekend a year, bats–particularly the vampiric kind–command more attention than birds, at least from most people. I saw lots of different kinds of woodpeckers this weekend, but that big, honking Pileated always wins out over the others for Best Bird honors. What was your best bird of the weekend?
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
But previous experience with Ejido Triquillo taught me that another species might turn up during the spring. Of course, I can’t bat a thousand on the bad photo rankings. And a Hairy Woodpecker and Chestnut-sided Shrike-Vireo , also FOYs, insisted on giving me good photos. They were actually worse when I started.
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10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 25, 2015
This is where Gila Woodpecker and Yellow-breasted Chat meet Squirrel Cuckoo , Bat Falcon , and Black-throated Magpie-Jay. As the sun began to set, a flock of Mexican Parrotlets alighted in a tree with brilliant red bark, and we all noticed a Bat Falcon watching silently from a high perch above all the action down below.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 27, 2018
This is why the Yellow Warblers and Baltimore Orioles of summer don’t linger to experience October 31st, and even late fall migrants like kinglets and sparrows move to slightly warmer regions. Bat Falcon. Dressed to kill, the deadly Bat Falcon eats more than bats. It’s delicious to the eye is what it is!
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 12, 2024
In 2023 I attempted to keep a year list of mammal encounters: the list barely exceeded 20 species, while it became complicated by seeing bats and voles that I was unable to name specifically. It was an exciting experience, though a remarkably chilly one, as winters in Castile and León can be very cold.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 18, 2020
If it was any indication of where my passion lay, instead of racing home like the proverbial bat out of hell, I stayed put to monitor this supposed nest. These irruptive visitors to T&T always are a pleasure to experience. A Lineated Woodpecker banged its head against a dry branch. Once we arrived at a suitable (i.e.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 9, 2019
An expanse of habitat as vast as Murchison Falls NP in Uganda, as excessively generous in beauty and biodiversity, permits endless ways to experience both its birds and animals. Plus, the food, service, and accommodations meet the highest standards.
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