10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 13, 2016
In the most of Europe, Brown Bear is a mythical creature that lives only in mediaeval tapestries and folk tales. In the European Union there are only 10,000 mature bears (source: IUCN). Not much further, on the new tarmac that ends 6 km before the Gramos village, we find muddy bear footprints crossing the road.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 15, 2018
Migrants are on the move, if you can bear to be out looking for them! In between ice storms, I visited Brighton’s Brickyard Trail, a nice little walk that can be excellent for sparrows. What do you know, I spotted my FOY Swamp Sparrow in song, along with about a hundred Song Sparrows , also in song.
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10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
Backlighting showed off the rusty crown of this Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow. Oddly enough, it is the Western Bluebird that bears the taxonomic name of Sialia mexicana ; but in my experience, the Eastern Bluebird ( Sialia sialia ) is much more common in most of Mexico. Eastern Bluebirds seemed to be everywhere.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 22, 2021
My first experience birding was as a teenager back in the 70s, when birding meant a pair of binoculars, a couple of bird feeders, and a smallish field guide (book). When it became too much to bear, I stayed away from Pino Real for 18 months. … to where I once belonged. Some sections were logged just for the wood, apparently.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 6, 2024
Amazingly, everyone showed up at dawn except for one person, who’d had a near-death experience with me on Colombia’s Sumapaz paramo, an acceptable excuse for a no-show. We finally reached Mesa de Oso , the table (mountain) of the bear. It was amazing. That plant would not die in vain. Our main goal here was the Maroon-fronted Parrot.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 12, 2016
But, while we are making sacrifices for the avian quest, we also experience side benefits much less trying in nature. But, while we are making sacrifices for the avian quest, we also experience side benefits much less trying in nature.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 10, 2020
Every other year or so, we experience the lightest of frosts, nothing killing, and our warmest temperatures (in the 80s and 90s) occur in late spring. Also, my all-too-abundant House Sparrows have learned to pull thin, flexible strips off of my bananas’ leaves, which they use to weave their nests. It keeps my wife happy.
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