10,000 Birds

JUNE 13, 2022

Some more photos of Australian birds mixed with irrelevant facts and mediocre half-jokes, as a way to pass away the time while being under lockdown in Shanghai (note: it is over now but this post was written during the lockdown). It must be a bit frustrating for a flower to be less colorful than the bird visiting it though.

Australia 228

Australia Birds Feral Cats Kangaroos 228

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 28, 2014

The colorful Purple Swamphen ( Porphyrio porphyrio ) lives in wetlands from Portugal and Senegal all the way east to New Zealand and the Samoan Islands, and a feral population is now well established in Florida. The western Mediterranean birds are bluish-purple all over. Black-backed Swamphen. African Swamphen. Gray-headed Swamphen.

Papua New Guinea 209

Papua New Guinea Philippines New Zealand Florida 209

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

Long-time readers of this blog probably also know Tai Haku, the scuba-diving, tree-planting, bird photographing nature blogger at Earth, Wind, and Water. For a successful relocation, check out Rare Birds: The Extraordinary Tale of the Bermuda Petrel and the Man who Brought it Back from Extinction.)

Puerto Rico 208

Puerto Rico Guam Virgin Islands Feral 208

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2020

They contributed 150 lists accounting for 1032 species and more than 36,000 individual birds. Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve. Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve. Speckled Pigeon – Columba guinea. Bare-faced Go-away-bird – Corythaixoides personatus. The life list was pumped a further 27 sp up to 3953.

2019 197

2019 Chile Texas Sanctuary 197

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 24, 2012

It seems that my article last week on the dangers posed by birds struck a chord with the readers, many of whom posted their own stories of terror at the hand of this avian menace. One commenter actually said their were rooting for the birds, and, well, no offence but I’m not sure I want to go birding with you. Dum dum DUM!

New Zealand 166

New Zealand Birds Australia Kangaroos 166

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2015

Rock Dove, or Feral Pigeon, ( Columba livia ); Johannesburg Airport, South Africa, 4 January. African Rock Pigeon, or Speckled Pigeon ( Columba guinea ); Johannesburg Airport, South Africa, 17 February. Grey Go-away-bird, or Grey Lourie ( Corythaixoides concolor ); Chobe NP, Botswana, 1 January. COLUMBIDAE (PIGEONS).

2015 195

2015 South Africa Botswana Singapore 195