10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2012

Birding has been an all-consuming interest for Patrick Cardwell since boyhood days spent in a wildlife-rich environment. In this epic post, Patrick depicts just how dynamic the pelagic birding is off Cape Point in South Africa.

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Albatross Penguins Dolphins Whales 177

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 29, 2011

I discovered that they nest on Protection Island, which is off the northeastern coast of the Olympic Peninsula, just west of Port Townsend, in the Juan de Fuca Strait near where it meets Puget Sound. But then came the biggest obstacle of all… …would Daisy agree to a boat ride that had a bird as its goal?

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Washington Protection Puffins Rhinoceros 168

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2013

But mostly it was that I had swam with dolphins a bunch of times already, usually in crystal clear tropical waters, and money was a bit tight after seeing sperm whales and albatrosses, so I decided to enjoy the Hector’s Dolphins from the boat. Birding dolphins marine mammals New Zealand endemic' South Banks Peninsula.

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Dolphins Sharks New Zealand Albatross 154

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OCTOBER 7, 2021

When you bird afar and wander wide, you carry a field guide to the birds of the region you are exploring, a pair of binoculars, likely a camera, perhaps a spotting scope and a tripod too, plus clothing, medicines, toiletries, electronics, money and documents… Did you notice the missing item? Yet, those bird guides are hefty.

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Madagascar Mammals Lemurs Seychelles 233

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

The descriptions of the territory’s birds, seals, whales, introduced mammals, invertebrates, and plants are written within the framework of the conversationist, so it is more than a field guide, it is a record of endangered wildlife and the efforts being made to protect it. Who can resist penguins and whales?

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Georgia Penguins Wildlife Whales 172

10,000 Birds

MARCH 27, 2020

Faithful 10,000 Birds readers will remember Suzie as our wildlife rehabilitation beat writer. Suzie wrote about her experiences as a bird rehabber in Flyaway: How A Wild Bird Rehabber Sought Adventure and Found Her Wings (2009) and used those experiences as the source for her fictional children’s book, Hawk Hill (1996).

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Bald Eagle Eagles Wildlife 246

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2013

After checking with a docent to make sure that the bird wasn’t a hazard to the collection I watched it for some time – I even tried to take its picture, but the lighting was less than optimal and the camera in my phone somewhat potato-like. But in the end, being dead doesn’t protect an animal from mortality.

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Elephants Mammals Buffalo Gorillas 156

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JULY 16, 2013

But there is one Cape bird that stands head and shoulders above the rest when it comes to character – the African Penguin. An African Penguin peers protectively around its fluffy chick. But their endangered status is belied by the fact that they are one of the easiest rare birds to find in Africa.

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Penguins South Africa Africa Sharks 207

10,000 Birds

JUNE 22, 2011

There is a very distinctive smell found on seabird colonies, where thousands upon thousands of birds come to breed and, coincidentally, deposit large quantities of waste. Arriving at the colony the head lights go off and we move into position below the birds (trying not to fall over the cliffs and into the sea) coordinating everyone by radio.

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Breeding Stray Seals Whales 178

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2012

It is also a fantastic place to watch birds, and to get an introduction to birding in Australia. Plenty of parks and forests have been protected even as the city grew. Even in the most built up parts of the CBD the most commonly seen bird after the pigeon and myna is the native Australian White Ibis.

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Australia Albatross Birds Pelicans 163

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

Nice. ((** all names have been changed to protect identities and have been substituted with (almost) randomly chosen substitutes suitable for a family of Alpine Accentors.)) Happy birding, Dale Forbes Tags: accentors , Alpine Accentor , Birds , features , polygynandry • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts?

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2011 Breeders Breeding Deer 203

10,000 Birds

JUNE 15, 2011

I mentioned last week, while talking about rails and the Pacific, that Tonga is not a particularly birdy birding destination. A combination of extinctions and proximity to Fiji means that a trip to that island group would net you pretty much all the same birds plus a whole raft of others.

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Tonga Fiji New Zealand Parrots 160

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2011

Evidently, the birds that were not afraid of the unknown at a trusted feeding station were not necessarily the same birds as those that were seeking out completely new feeding locations or opportunities. • Explore These Related Posts I spy Osprey Counting Birds: Will Microphones Replace Nets? What do you think?

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Cats 2011 Costa Rica Deer 146

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

To get out to the deep water we have to cruise for hours which necessitates leaving late in the evening, trying to sleep on an uncomfortable, moving boat, and waking up in the predawn hours to spend not-enough-time amid amazing birds before suffering through the long, boring ride through the “dead zone” back to shore.

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Whales Whaling Albatross Dolphins 108