10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 14, 2023

As the rice paddies near Kota Kinabalu described in an earlier post , Tanjung Aru beach is not really a major birding spot in its own right. However, it is only a short taxi ride away from the airport where most travelers will arrive at – better to see birds instead of just eating fast food while waiting for a connecting flight.

Malaysia 250

Malaysia Philippines Parrots Birds 250

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 14, 2023

You might think that birds don’t change the world, birds are the world – but by his odd title, Ten Birds That Changed the World, author Stephen Moss means, he says, that birds have, in various ways, led to “paradigm shifts” in human history. Maybe Moss is right, and birds have changed history. Fine and dandy.

Bald Eagle 162

Bald Eagle Montenegro Campaign Turkey 162

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 29, 2022

” Funny how the difficulty of breeding a species can be illustrated in simple monetary terms. But that may have helped me to see them – the species is quite nomadic and settles wherever there is rain. Ok, back to the (presumably non-sacred, certainly non-mummified) Australian species. ” ( source ).

Birds 147

Birds Australia Sheep Zebras 147

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Then the culling process begins. The ones that will be in the calendar, the elite 12 are selected by not only the quality of the image, but most colorful, most unique, and in the case of a couple of birds cut out this year, species that appeared in last years Calendar. This process starts out with about 60 photos.

2017 130

2017 Culling 2016 Birds 130

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

They may be about bird eggs ( The Most Perfect Thing: The Inside (and Outside) of a Bird’s Egg , 2016), or a 17th-century ornithologist ( Virtuoso by Nature: The Scientific Worlds of Francis Willughby, 2016), or How Bullfinches learn songs from humans ( The Wisdom of Birds: An Illustrated History of Ornithology.

Dissection 228

Dissection Birds Research Europe 228

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 15, 2018

Here, then, are five birding-centered activities you can do to keep you busy when the birds aren’t. It beats wasting time on Facebook and I get to see birds from all over the world! Organize your bird books. Cull (and organize) your photos. Write a birding listicle. Of course not! Rate photos in eBird.

Dominican Republic 104

Dominican Republic New York City Culling Birds 104

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 12, 2015

Conservation is concerned about protecting populations, species, habitats, ecosystems. And culls of Nyala have been proposed. And culls of Nyala have been proposed. That conservation uses the death of the species it is trying to save is both paradoxical and not. Management is required, and several things have been tried.

Lions 214

Lions Hunting Sierra Leone Buffalo 214