10,000 Birds
JUNE 4, 2011
Despite my manic work schedule of late my positioning in southern New Jersey does lend itself to an occasional, if brief, birding outing when the stars align properly and I am near a birdy spot when I suddenly find myself with a free hour or so. A couple of times I have had this happen near the Edwin B.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 13, 2017
The next bird was a White-tailed Eagle mobbed by a Common Buzzard that must have had its nest nearby. European Pond Terrapins resting on a floating log. A few dozen Little Egrets were foraging in a wet meadow, perhaps a new heronry somewhere close?
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10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
Still, I had no idea that there are more than 350 species of turtles, tortoises, and terrapins currently existing around the world, or that there is a record of extinction of over 700 species. Or that tortoises and terrapins are considered part of the turtle family. Lovich and Whit Gibbons. ©2021 text by Jeffrey E.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 29, 2019
On the opposite bank, European pond terrapins are basking in the sun and, behind them, a herd of horses is grazing, preventing the scrub from taking over the grasslands. And indeed, a slender grey bird with black tail and head, red eyes and legs, comes to within a few meters of us to check us out. Steve answers: Bonelli’s Eagle !
10,000 Birds
JUNE 7, 2011
Finally, the turtle species that I saw more than any other, the one that is in the “Turtle Crossing&# picture above, the Northern Diamondback Terrapin Malaclemys terrapin terrapin. They are known for living in saltmarshes and other brackish habitat and are highly variable in appearance, in addition to being dimorphic.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 22, 2013
Now nearing 50 and duly lost in a mid-life crisis, Dragan Simic took to birding rather late – only half a lifetime ago, after successfully testing his inadequate skills in other life threatening activities, such as rock climbing and vertical caving. The road follows the riverbank overgrown with reeds. Sardinian Warbler by Szabolcs Kokay.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 19, 2012
No matter, the warm fire and comforts of home are nice, as is the winter birding here. On the way I managed to sneak in a manic day of birding in and around the capital of Thailand, Bangkok. So much birding was squeezed into this day that I have had to break it up into two posts! If you have two days there are even more options.
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