10,000 Birds

APRIL 11, 2014

Say what you will about pigeons – they’re among the most extraordinary athletes in the bird kingdom. Andy dug up this video of a pigeon pulling a similar stunt in Australia. A few days ago my friend Melissa Gilmer called me from the Bear Mountain Zoo in New York’s Hudson Highlands. “We Birds crows pigeons'

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New York City Vet Zoos Ducks 164

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 3, 2014

The Emu is the second largest living bird in the world by height, second only to the Ostrich. It is also the largest bird native to Australia 1. As I was pulling up to park near the fence, I couldn’t help but notice that the birds that had been hundreds of yards away from me were now nearly at the fence! v=2RVZvUJDTUE.

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San Diego Ostriches Australia Zoos 141

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

There’s even video proof of a Red-shouldered Hawk eating earthworms on Flickr and there’s been discussion about this on MD bird listserv. When I worked at a wild bird store, one of my customers had her own Red-shouldered Hawk Feeder. What kinds of things have you seen a red-shouldered hawk go for?

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Chickens Meat Rodents North America 234

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2013

You won’t see the King Rail in this video but you will hear it. I only got three short looks at the bird, each of a second or less, as it moved around in the reeds. The fact that the bird was found in my hometown in a place that I have birded quite a few times before made the sighting that much better.

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New York United States Zoos Washington 145

10,000 Birds

JUNE 28, 2018

In 1850, the Passenger Pigeon ( Ectopistes migratorius ) was the most abundant bird in North America and possibly the world. ” In 1900, even before the last Passenger Pigeon’s death in the Cincinnati Zoo, Republican Congressman John F. This is a very disturbing video of Sandhill Cranes being slaughtered by “hunters.”

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Hunting Hunters Gorillas Wolves 115

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

All of the birds within Raphini are highly specialized for island life. It’s a spectacular pigeon with long neck plumes and blue, green, and copper iridescence in its feathers (I mean, look at this bird ), and it lives on islands from the western Indian Ocean all the way out through northern Melanesia. ” Beehler et al.’s

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Solomon Islands Guinea Mauritius Humane 278

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

As part of the Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil giveaway we asked readers of 10,000 Birds to name the bird in Brazil that they would like to see more than any other species. It is a really neat bird that I have not seen before. It would mean that I was birding in a really cool place! Come quickly!”

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Brazil 2011 Birds Wildlife 216

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2013

I had an interesting email come in this winter: “I have been photographing birds for the past 8 years and have been confronted by numerous “Rude Birders.” I worked with education owls for over ten years, from Great Horned Owls to Saw-whet Owls (above bird). Perhaps you’ve heard of the Transformer Owl Video ?

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Owls Barn Owls Agenda Zoos 269

10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2011

But it wasn’t all that diabolical when you consider that it was the Queens Zoo that served as the setting and I also left this clue: “a knowledge of what birds can be seen in my fine borough will be of great assistance to you.&# Those who are really familiar with Queens should know what birds are in the zoo named for our borough.

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Bald Eagle Zoos 2011 Parrots 113

10,000 Birds

MARCH 26, 2012

Seth Ausubel is one of the best birders in Queens and when he is not out birding he is often in pursuit of herpetological delights or cool insects. He has contributed a great guest post to 10,000 Birds before and regularly tolerates Corey on birding outings. Seth Wollney has posted video and audio on his blog.

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New York City New York Leopards Investigation 156

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2011

I’m still getting the hang of this particular breed of avian madness, and so defer to more enlightened readers to tell me if this bird is ganky or not: Are ganky geese even interesting to birders? OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more!

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Geese 2011 Deer New York 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

This one is a doozy and your clue is that all of the shots were taken this year in Queens, NY, so a knowledge of what birds can be seen in my fine borough will be of great assistance to you if you have that knowledge. Remember to identify each bird by its full common name in the comment section below. Get yours today!

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2011 Bald Eagle Sparrows Parrots 194