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10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
There’s something wonderfully primeval about the Northern Bald Ibis: it has the look of a bird that really ought to be extinct. The fact that it’s not is quite surprising, as this curious bird has come very close to the brink. Sadly, they no longer breed in Algeria, while in Turkey no free-flying birds remain. (In
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 2, 2024
Bird Day is a lovely, little jewel of a book. The idea is to portray one bird for each hour of the day in words and art, presenting the diversity, beauty, and wonder of avian life. Angell’s black-and-white illustrations bring sparks of energy and visual clarity to the fascinating bird behaviors described by Huber.
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10,000 Birds
MAY 21, 2020
The coronavirus has locked us all in, literally, doing something that was totally unthinkable only a few months ago: it has prevented us from birding abroad! It can still be an entirely opposite end of a continent, but – if you are residing in Europe – the flight can be as short as one (from Germany) to two hours (from UK).
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 9, 2021
The latter is possible, as the undisturbed areas of Nanhui keep shrinking, leaving less and less space for birds. Their strong presence here at Nanhui in combination with their highly threatened status should be a good argument to protect Nanhui better. Somehow, for this bird it is ok. They are just too attractive.
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.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 12, 2011
[Editor's Note: This is a bonus post from Jochen about a topic not usually covered on 10,000 Birds. Most of all, it can be a good opportunity for directly observing the sun without the need of filters or the dire consequence of having to do your birding by ear, and ear only, for a very long time ( serious warning at the bottom of this post !
10,000 Birds
MARCH 4, 2011
There are also juvenile birds to confuse a birdwatcher. • Explore These Related Posts Beautiful Blue Backyard Bird Ring-billed Gulls in Breeding Plumage Good Gully: A Birder’s Oddity Slaty-backed Gull (?) at Gloucester Harbor Birding The San Jacinto Valley.Or at Gloucester Harbor Birding The San Jacinto Valley.Or
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