10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 27, 2013
A European Starling in New Zealand made the news this week. This particular species is not native to New Zealand (similar to its status in North America). The bird is now bonded to humans and an ambassador to her class and the bird has quite the vocabular y. Birds starlings'
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 22, 2012
New Zealand has one of the direst records of extinction is modern times, second on really to Hawaii in terms of bird species lost. I’ve also touched on how New Zealanders have responded to these extinctions, but not in as much depth. Where does New Zealand go from here? Stewart island big.
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10,000 Birds
JULY 23, 2012
New Zealand has a host of hedgehogs but they are introduced. europaeus , found throughout most of western Europe and parts of northern Europe as well, though the hybrids that are often sold in American pet stores might be even more familiar. Fine, my best bird was a White-backed Woodpecker , alright? …
10,000 Birds
JUNE 29, 2011
The Gods of Birding, being both capricious and wrathful, decided to punish my insolence by washing up an Emperor Penguin on the coasts of the island upon which I make my home. Any given area has a general set of birds you might expect to see in it. I’d rather see a bird where it belongs. It’s actually kind of sad.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 27, 2014
Parrots captivate me more than any other bird family. Second, they occupy an astonishing variety of habitats from temperate Araucaria forests in Chile to alpine scree in New Zealand to seasonally flooded rainforests in Brazil to rocky sea cliffs in Australia. I am a self-proclaimed psittacophile.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 1, 2013
Although they aren’t as prominent there are people working on plans to bring back extinct species of birds. One of these projects and plans is unique, partially because of the iconic story behind the bird’s extinction, but also because the completely different approach the scientist behind it is taking.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 18, 2012
The Southern Cassowary ( Casuarius casuarius ), often touted as the most dangerous in the world due to its powerful kick when provoked, is a large, flightless bird native to the tropical rainforests of northeastern Australia, New Guinea, and a handful of islands in the Moluccas.
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