10,000 Birds

JANUARY 21, 2016

So close to the pole only a handful of bird species can survive, and even so, death toll is very high, hence their populations must be huge (millions). There are 11 species of birds that breed in the Ross Sea region. Finally – the Seabirds. As a consequence, the Ross Sea has one of the highest concentrations of seabirds in the world.

Russia 172

Russia Penguins Whales Whaling 172

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2014

Eight days with 20 of the world’s top birding guides looking for some 1,000 species and three dozen endemics. You can see as many hummingbird species as the folks at Magee Marsh are seeing warbler species—during 25 minutes on a Sunday afternoon. As the rally tore through its itinerary, the species piled up.

Peru 254

Peru Birds South America Owls 254

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 30, 2015

The species has been on my personal radar for North Carolina for years. Now it’s run partly by the state in the form of a State Park, and partly bt a non-profit organization that maintains the attractions side. I’ve taken them on twitches before , but it’s always been a dicey proposition.

North Carolina 145

North Carolina Mountain Lions Otters Lions 145

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2020

The book covers 77 species; 105 taxa (species and subspecies): 45 Birds of Paradise species, 4 species formerly classified as Birds of Paradise (Satinbirds and MacGregor’s Honeyeater), and 28 Bowerbird species.* Introduction. It is, he says, “probably the most extreme examples of sexual dimorphism” (p.

Guinea 263

Guinea Birds Papua New Guinea Family 263

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 9, 2008

To the Editor: Re “ Bearing Up ” (Op-Ed, Jan. Sarah Palin of Alaska, the scientific literature is very clear that polar bear survival is highly threatened in the wild. Because polar bears are at the top of the marine food chain, their bodies accumulate persistent organic pollutants that disrupt their reproductive systems.

New York Times 40

New York Times Polar Bears New York Bears 40

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2021

In 2012, I reviewed The Jewel Hunter , an absorbing narrative in which author Chris Goodie travelled throughout Asia, Africa, and Australasia to observe and photograph every Pitta species in the world. Hummingbird species, on the other hand, number in the hundreds. Jonas D’Abronzo.

Costa Rica 264

Costa Rica Brazil Ecuador Bolivia 264

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

One of these clades holds a diversity of Old World species in several distinct groups, including an Australasian clade, the green-pigeons, the emerald- and wood-doves, the imperial-pigeons and fruit-doves (favorites of mine), and the subjects of our investigation today, the 15 known members of the Raphini. ” Beehler et al.’s

Solomon Islands 276

Solomon Islands Guinea Mauritius Humane 276

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

And, to give his dream year a little more oomph, he created a grand once-in-a-lifetime goal: to track down and see every pitta species in the world in one year. Some of his finds are the first documented records of the bird in that area or the first decent photograph of a little-known species. And sun bears. And mosquitos.

Hunters 192

Hunters Sri Lanka Asia Solomon Islands 192

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2020

are up next, with a wonderful Australian species: It is very hard to choose a Best Bird of the Year any year. The male of this species has a royal blue throat, a white chest and rump, and a long v-shaped tail with intermittent white patches that makes it looks like part of it are floating in space. Clare (and Grant!) How cool is that?

2020 231

2020 Birds Germany Costa Rica 231

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 31, 2022

“In a fairground in the middle of Paris You tried to prove to me your manliness By winning me a teddy bear” or. Another common way for these birds to die is on roads – a study in a forest district in Maharashtra, India found that the Greater Coucal was the most dominant species found dead in road vehicle collisions.

Bangladesh 176

Bangladesh Birds China India 176

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 15, 2009

The ability to feel pain is not an obviously plausible way of morally distinguishing microorganisms from other organisms. The question can be raised: Why should these organisms be killed and others not be killed? The very name “vegetarian” suggests that these individuals eat plants, which are living organisms. Why wouldn’t they?

Morals 40

Morals Vegetarian Meat Killing 40

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

But before that, I should mention that Trinity Brewing is a brewpub in Colorado Springs doing some admirable work: their pub was constructed entirely from recycled and repurposed materials, and they source local and organic ingredients as much as possible to reduce their carbon impact. Could this be Le Capitaine?

Georgia 100

Georgia Colorado Tennessee Atlanta 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2019

In De arte venandi cum avibus , he corrected and supplemented this comprehensive survey of the existing literature with his own empirical observations and logical inductions – and methodically organized these natural histories in a work that is startlingly ahead of its time. Could this be the first “accipiter sp.”

2015 113

2015 Italy Falcons Europe 113

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2012

New Jersey Birds and Beyond showcases about 180 bird species commonly found in New Jersey, from Great Blue Heron to Red-winged Blackbird, as well as some exceptional visitors, such as the Cape May Ivory Gull. To that list, I would like to add New Jersey Birds and Beyond , by Sue Puder. The Porcupine is particularly cute!)

New Jersey 115

New Jersey Porcupines Delaware Birds 115