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MAY 18, 2023

This park protects the largest remaining tract of dry deciduous forest in the west of India, offering visitors 37 species of reptiles, 38 species of mammals and, not to be forgotten – almost 300 bird species. We’re here for the birds!” Lions aside, carnivores are represented by Leopard , Striped Hyena , Jackal , etc.,

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FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Breezy Point, the westernmost tip of the barrier islands that protect Long Island’s south shore, is also the southwestern most portion of Queens and one of my favorite locations to look for birds. Field Sparrow in February is a fine bird. … The post Birding Breezy Point appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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APRIL 18, 2021

I am so happy to be back on 10,000 birds – I have missed Mike and Corey and my fellow Beat Writers! Normally I rant about environmental dangers and describe heartwarming/mind-boggling/headscratching wild bird rescues. These huge guys with long beards and Harley T-shirts were almost in tears when I told them the bird would be OK.

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APRIL 9, 2020

Part of the Labudovo okno Ramsar Wetland and protected within the Deliblato Sands Special Nature Reserve , this section of the Danube, downriver from Belgrade, Serbia, is unique for its wide shallows, before the river narrows downstream from the village of Ram. Avoid windy days – the birds will be looking for cover. Dupljaja area.

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Mali Serbia Eagles Birds 264

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FEBRUARY 29, 2020

For the early bird people yes but for those who relish some extra sleep, not really. The exhaustion of early starts and long hot walks adds up until the body demands an easy birding day in lieu of yet another exciting yet tiring birding marathon. This is the pre-dawn hour and for night birds, it might be the best.

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Costa Rica Owls Birds Protection 190

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DECEMBER 18, 2014

migration corridors from Argentina in the Southern tip of South America to Canada. Birds in Delaware Bay. Where suitable habitat exists, sea level rise is expected to increase efforts to stabilize the shore and protect coastal development with hard structures, such as sea walls and jetties. Photo: Gregory Breese-USFWS.

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Endangered Species Protection Delaware Species 160

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DECEMBER 5, 2019

While Colombia may have almost 2000 bird species, it is a huge country with, still, complicated long-distance travel logistics. On the other hand, small countries with relatively long bird lists offer higher species densities per square mile. The Species per Square Mile Approach. Why 99,999? And why 1000?

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Gambia Equatorial Guinea Species Rwanda 231

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JUNE 23, 2022

I had set aside the morning of Sunday, June 10th to cross the San Francisco Peninsula to the Pacific Ocean town of Half Moon Bay, a mere 25 minute drive away, for a few hours of birding. My camera and binoculars, protected by the light coat I had packed, were wet but fully functional. Should I go anyway? I decided that I should.

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San Francisco San Jose California Battery 147

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FEBRUARY 19, 2015

The city’s only rubbish tip covers 70 hectares (173 acres) and receives about 560,000 tonnes annually. Now the eight of us split into two-man teams, covering the stretch of the Danube River up and down from the rubbish tip. Birds city birds Europe gulls Serbia' The city of Belgrade, Serbia, has about 1.7

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Serbia Birds Ukraine Europe 166

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MAY 8, 2021

In birding circles, Costa Rica is better known for protected areas, quetzal tours, and glittering displays of hummingbirds than the things that fly in urban spots. I mean, who comes to Costa Rica to bird on city streets? The birding in Costa Rica is certainly much more exciting in mature forest, in larger areas of green space.

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Costa Rica Falcons Farming Woodpeckers 263

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

Roebuck Bay is a well-known location for bird-watching around Broome. At the farthest point of Roebuck Bay to the south there is often a flock of Pied Oystercatchers that number several hundred birds. As the tide drops the birds all move forward to bathe and feed and the Pied Oystercatcher family becomes more visible.

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Breeding Family Hunting Eagles 147

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MARCH 26, 2020

LABUDOVO OKNO Ramsar Site and an Important Bird Area represents a section of the Danube floodplain downriver from Belgrade, Serbia, and situated in the south of the Deliblato Sands Special Nature Reserve. Dubovacki Rit (Dubovac Wetland) is a part of the Labudovo okno Ramsar Wetland and protected within the Deliblato Sands Reserve.

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Turtles 2002 Serbia Eagles 164

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APRIL 22, 2022

This example leads to a discussion of such (seemingly, but not really) disparate topics as the results of small, insignificant touches on the arm by waitresses (scientifically proven: bigger tips) and other fleeting physical contacts between humans which can be “mysteriously potent.” Sentient is a fine addition to that field. __.

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Humane New York Owls Hunting 227

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MARCH 14, 2022

Hannah Buschert was first exposed to birds and birding during a required ornithology course at Oregon State University and she quickly caught the birding bug. This is Hannah’s first contribution to 10,000 Birds. Hannah and Erik ready to see some birds! I love to go on cruises.

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South Africa Mice Albatross Africa 261

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JANUARY 14, 2021

This is the second post in the Birding crème de la crème series (the first, focused on southern Asia, is here ). The bird-richest region of Africa is its equatorial East: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi (unlike the rest, the last one, Burundi, is politically unstable and not recommendable). Lake Nakuru.

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Africa Kenya Uganda Tanzania 189

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MAY 10, 2020

They present a real threat to the birds and have been known to take young chicks. The adult Pied Oystercatcher that is sitting on the eggs will lay as flat as possible to protect the eggs. However, I do hope they choose to scavenge at the rubbish tip rather than on the beach when they reach adulthood!

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Breeding Eggs Raised Protection 151

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MARCH 3, 2020

One of these days, Jeopardy will feature a category called “Field Guides” and the first clue will be: “This landlocked South American country finally got its own bird field guide in 2016, but it wasn’t available in the United State until 2019.” Bolivia doesn’t come up much in discussions of birding travel.

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Bolivia Birds Brazil Switzerland 167

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MAY 3, 2022

It stops those thousands of migrating birds flying across the Gulf of Mexico and directs them right onto the trees, fields, sanctuaries, beaches along the Bolivar Peninsula, where they hopefully find food and fresh water. And us, the birders who travel here from March to May to worship the birds as they seek to survive.

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Houston Texas Sanctuary Sparrows 200

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

I watched some movie the other day, in which an artist, a real historical figure, says something how art is a… well, I didn’t write it down immediately and couldn’t find it googling later (assuming that the thought is as historical as the artist), but I recognized birding in those words. Birding is not a spectator sport. (1).

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Birds Ethiopia Science Raised 134

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MARCH 23, 2013

The north-western slopes of Ecuador are home of many Choco Endemics such as Choco Warbler, Stripped-billed Aracari, Black-tipped Cotinga, Emerald Tanager, Scarlet-browed Tanager, Scarlet-and-white-Tanager, Gray-mantled-Wren, and many other. Most of these birds can only be seen in this northern region of Ecuador. Black-tipped Cotinga.

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Ecuador Colombia Protection Birds 156

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

This is a bird that flew over 3,400 miles in one flight from Brazil to South Carolina, an amazing bird that is representative of every other Whimbrel. And though the satellite transmitter let Machi be tracked it did not protect it from the hunters’ guns. Machi was, of course, only one bird. … a.

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Hunters Barbados South Carolina Hunting 229

10,000 Birds

MAY 11, 2018

In the very back of my first bird identification field guide ( Audubon , green, Eastern US) there were several blank pages. Since neither the Internet nor eBird were even a thought, that’s where I collected the place names of my birding bucket list. Look in the mid-level to upper branches of trees during the day for roosting birds.

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Texas Owls Barn Owls Hunting 144

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FEBRUARY 12, 2015

But unlike hummingbirds, they feed exclusively on invertebrate of the kind that flycatchers and other aerial hawking birds would not dare to go after. Here is where the rictal bristles act as a shield protecting the eyes from spiky legs and flapping wings. They do this by keeping the prey at bill’s tip far from eyes.

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South America America Protection Groups 168

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

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Nicaragua El Salvador 2011 Deer 180

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MARCH 18, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / What is the National Bird of Honduras? What is the National Bird of Honduras? By Corey • March 18, 2011 • 1 comment Tweet Share The national bird of Honduras is the Scarlet Macaw.

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Honduras 2011 Deer Birds 150

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MARCH 7, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Bird Surprises Bird Surprises By Bill • March 8, 2011 • 9 comments Tweet Share Sometimes we watchers see birds do things that surprise us—things birds are not supposed to do.

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2011 Birds Michigan Ohio 210

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MARCH 11, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Asides / Nine-legged Plover? Hat-tip to Mike McDowell. Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners.Or

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2011 Deer New York Cats 157

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MARCH 12, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Asides / Bird Banding Codes Demystified Bird Banding Codes Demystified By Mike • March 12, 2011 • No comments yet Tweet Share Ever run into trouble trying to assign a 4-letter code to a North American bird?

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Deer 2011 Birds New York 140

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MARCH 2, 2011

Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners.Or These Blasts From The Past Bald Eagles are Getting Spoiled… Help Save Migratory Birds! • Explore These Related Posts More Habitat for Snowy Plover? Thanks for visiting!

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Experience Experiments Deer 2011 162

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AUGUST 15, 2018

This is her first contribution to 10,000 Birds. With the right amount of food, shelter, water and areas for birds to raise their babies, you can transform your backyard into a birdwatching paradise. Here are a few tips to get you started. Planting Bird-Attracting Trees, Shrubs and Plants. Decrease Your Lawn.

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Shelters Wildlife Protection Sanctuary 115

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NOVEMBER 4, 2014

And Flamingos and Hornbills and a Secretarybird and birds with names like Hamerkop and Thick-knee and Eremomela (which I know is a scientific term, but which, when pronounced correctly, reminds me of a Yiddish term of endearment my grandmother used). And so, I went on the American Birding Association Safari to South Africa.

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South Africa Africa Leopards Penguins 251

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / I and the Bird / I and the Bird #145 I and the Bird #145 By Mike • March 4, 2011 • No comments yet Tweet Share Do you list? Share Your Thoughts « What is the National Bird of Denmark?

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2011 Deer Costa Rica Birds 145

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FEBRUARY 28, 2011

And it looks even better in my hands while I dream about a visit to regions of Brazil I had scarcely heard of before being provided with a review copy of the first volume of the Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil.*

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Brazil Wildlife 2011 Birds 194

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MARCH 11, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Asides / Reason #17,411 Not to Own Wild Birds Reason #17,411 Not to Own Wild Birds By Corey • March 11, 2011 • 1 comment Tweet Share Quentin Tarantino might sue you. Thanks for visiting!

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2011 Deer New York Birds 145

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

I travel for birding. I’m about to head out to the Hula Valley Bird Festival and as I’m packing, I thought I would share with you some essentials I think any birder should plan to have in their suitcase–no matter where they are visiting. They have great arch support and toe protection and are great for hiking.

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Birds North Dakota Florida Soreing 258

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MARCH 7, 2011

Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners.Or Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family.

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Brazil Deer 2011 Peru 140

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NOVEMBER 18, 2012

Mia McPherson has a great rundown on what you can do as a photographer to protect your images. Hat-tip to Dawn Simmons Fine.

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Protection 101