10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 21, 2014
The prinias are a group of around 25 Old World warbler species found in Africa and Asia. Other birders might however owe their very lives to this neglect. A small brown bird. Boy, this pic (and bird) was surely worth the wait. Many birders might regret this one day. The classic habitat of the Brown Prinia on Java.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 7, 2011
It is the featureless nature of the sea of blue, spanning from horizon to horizon, its neglect of offering a foothold to the wandering eye that binds my thoughts. Sure, every season has its typical set of birds. The birds of summer have gone. The sky has been haunting me for days now. They have gone. That is early. Here is why.
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10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 11, 2017
Last weekend, I went on a birding binge. I spent two full days where the birding was near constant, and, just to keep the binoculars from being neglected, topped it off with another half day of birding on our drive back from Cano Negro, Costa Rica. Most of the counting was done from boats.
10,000 Birds
JULY 27, 2012
I’m not a big fan of bird banding. When I see a band I imagine something slipping beneath it and trapping the bird, I’ve seen photos of birds with so many bands it looks like they’re wearing stockings, and then there’s the awful story of Violet , whose band eventually killed her. to find out her actual age.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 12, 2011
Who amongst you, and I want a show of hands here, has never used the clone tool to move objects around in pictures for a more pleasant grouping, or filled out a flock to make it more impressive? Would the photograph be better if the whole bird was portrayed without being masked by unwanted greenery? Let him cast the first stone.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 8, 2011
home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / The plovers of Estero Lagoon, Florida The plovers of Estero Lagoon, Florida By James • March 8, 2011 • 1 comment Tweet Share For as long as I can remember I’ve been fascinated by shorebirds.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 6, 2023
Christian Cooper comes on screen about two-and-a-half minutes into The Central Park Effect , appreciating a Prothonotary Warbler at ‘the Point’ while telephoning a friend with the news (this is pre-text group), a nice hint of the collegial networks that underlie Central Park birding. Memoirs are rare in the birding world.
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