10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

My daughter and I were exploring our yard the other day, which presented the perfect opportunity to introduce her to one of the coolest, cuddliest caterpillars of all… The wonderful Woolly Bear Caterpillar ( Pyrrharctia isabella ) is a common sight once October rolls around in temperate regions of the United States east of the Mississippi.

Bears 247

Bears Tigers Mississippi Litter 247

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2023

Bearing the same designation but actually commonplace is the infrequently encountered Common Pauraque. I had just turned my lights on and it was a Common Pauraque that hopped from the road back into the leaf litter. They are decidedly uncommon in T&T but surely ubiquitous somewhere else.

Trinidad 176

Trinidad Litter Bears Birds 176

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

It glared at something in the leaf litter (is there any other way raptors look at anything?) Here, a considerable amount of the forest has been removed for the first hundred or two metres into the road, including several fruit-bearing trees that used to attract a myriad of higher altitude specialists.

Trinidad 162

Trinidad Eagles Bears Litter 162

10,000 Birds

JULY 27, 2014

The tracks of two young Polar Bear skirt a crack in the sea ice in Admiralty Inlet. Wildlife concentrates at the Floe Edge, and although we just missed Narwhal as pack ice moved in just after we arrived, the place was littered with Polar Bear. Still, with that many bear you have to stay vigilant.

Polar Bears 186

Polar Bears Seals Bears Laws 186

10,000 Birds

MAY 12, 2021

Bear in mind that the year thus far is supposed to be the dry season, as outlined previously. Alas, nothing showed until there was a brief break in the shower and a Golden-crowned Warbler materialized in the leaf litter just in front of me. Not only that, but we were under our third adverse weather advisory for the year.

Litter 263

Litter ALA Endangered Species Elephants 263

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

This is common with life-threatening situations and expected; any ancient ancestors who would have not paid heed to close calls would have likely been quickly and savagely selected from the gene pool (just trying to pet the Short-faced Bear again…). These smart looking birds are tropical sparrows.

Costa Rica 214

Costa Rica Birds Farming Litter 214