10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2015

The forest grows on the new lakeshore and it, too, is a mere 15 years old, but already provides an important corridor for large mammals such as Roe Deer and even Brown Bears , which sometimes come down to feed on beans. For longest lists, go there in May when migrants are still passing while the local breeders are active and visible.

Greece 252

Greece Pelicans Geese Breeding 252

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2011

Like manky mallards, ganky geese display remarkable variety due to both the methodical manipulations of breeders and the variable volatility of the more natural kind of breeding. Even the ones that bear the same plumage as their progenitors, however, can usually be distinguished by their larger bulk. Wicked, right?

Geese 145

Geese 2011 Deer New York 145

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 22, 2024

So, like a football stadium named after an insurance company, the broadbill ended up bearing a name celebrating a sponsor. The Borneo-endemic Chestnut-crested Yuhina is a cooperative breeder – the vast majority of breeding pairs (97%) in a study conducted here at Mount Kinabalu had helpers.

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Birds Indonesia Breeding Charlotte 231

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

Might I assume that women typically bear fewer children, or fewer survive? In the case of Acorn Woodpeckers, they are cooperative breeders (as with many other polygynandrous species), which seems to predispose species to polygynandry. Wicked, right? In this case, they would be exhibiting polyandry. Hat-tip to Stella.

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2011 Breeders Breeding Deer 217

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Common Cuckoo is a fascinating bird, an obligate parasitic breeder that employs numerous strategies, including fraud and murder, to survive. It bears an iconic name associated with insanity and betrayal, but also with time and seasonality. I saw the Cuckoo the second day of its visit.

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2020 Birds Costa Rica Germany 240