10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 19, 2014

An itinerant lifestyle, while wonderful in some regards, does not lend itself to forming certain connections. Our first stop at the World’s Fair Marina was all I’d hoped for – lots of ducks and a not-too-energetic stroll over level ground to see them. Birding Christmas Bird Count ducks Queens'

Chinchillas 165

Chinchillas Ducks Lifestyle Sparrows 165

10,000 Birds

APRIL 24, 2012

Males are after a polygamous lifestyle, and will frequently mate with multiple females in a given breeding season…some literature describes this situation as a “harem”, where the female carries out all the nesting duties, there is no real pair bond, and a male has several mates. while the female has one primary mate.

Albatross 202

Albatross Birds Lifestyle Raised 202

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2022

When juvenile Chinese Blackbirds want to get an alcoholic drink at a bar, they usually blacken their yellow gape flanges in order to look older. This one seems to wonder about whether eating flies is the right lifestyle choice though. The one for bird photographers (a Spot-billed Duck ) is shown below. Sometimes it works.

Birds 197

Birds Sparrows Protection Humane 197

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2014

Whilst his nomadic lifestyle allows him to bird all around the world, he tends to favour certain spots and sticks to where he knows. Ruddy Duck [sp] (Oxyura jamaicensis) 12/01/2014 San Diego River – Estuary. Eurasian Blackbird [sp] (Turdus merula) 15/01/2014 Hove Lagoon.

San Diego 154

San Diego 2014 Sparrows Lifestyle 154