10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Forget lions, tigers, and bears – if Internet listicles are to be believed, all of Oz is full of crocodiles, sharks, jellyfish, snakes, spiders – even magpies – that are dead set on killing, maiming, or injuring any humans they encounter. The Teal Lake label now belongs to the portfolio of Royal Wine Corp.,

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2019 Australia Ducks Fowl 233

10,000 Birds

MAY 25, 2024

Think about that statement next time you are in a bear jam in Yellowstone or surrounding a lion in Tsavo with 16 minibuses. Yes, I had seen the Marbled Ducks , the Ferruginous Ducks and no, I had not seen the White-headed Duck … What? With my quarry in the bag and some bonus ducks I drove on to Xábia.

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Spain Portugal Ducks Lions 130

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Although birders know a duck or swan or goose when they see one, the definitions are interesting, as they are concise and precise, written by professional word-definers. Goose : “any of numerous large waterfowl (family Anatidae) that are intermediate between the swans and ducks and have long necks, feathered lores, and reticulate tarsi.”.

Albatross 105

Albatross Bears Ducks Bald Eagle 105

10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2019

But come spring, an even luckier few may even find a fellow survivor of their own kind with whom to start a family, unwittingly causing contentious debates among birders about the countability of established feral populations in the process.

North America 113

North America Vermont America Farming 113

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 28, 2016

We have a small resident population of Black-bellied Whistling Ducks. While in Kodiak Alaska, I did get a few very nice Kodiak Grizzly Bear shots. This large bear was chasing salmon, and paid me little or no attention. I don’t get to see them very often, but they showed up early one morning near the tidal flats.

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Grizzly Bear San Jose Bears Fish 121

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2016

My Eastern Sibley served me well, replacing the Peterson’s with which I learned my ducks and waders. Am I willing to give up the field guide which bears the mud and dirt of so many falls on so many birding trips? And, that falcons are about as far away from hawks as a bird family could get.

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North America 2003 Birds America 168

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2021

The first guide bearing the National Audubon Society imprint was Audubon Bird Guide; Eastern Land Birds , written by Richard Hooper Pough, and illustrated by Don Eckelberry. Using the icons to locate specific bird families takes a little getting used to, but if you do it often it works well as a finding tool.

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North America America Birds California Condor 279