10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 8, 2015
My family have already grown bored of my presence this week and are asking when I will be going back to work. An angry Red-winged Blackbird attacked again and again, flashing its bright epaulettes and hitting the heron hard in the middle of its back. The blackbird appeared to be purposefully targeting the heron’s back.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 17, 2019
The raising of the bins took place along roads through semi-shaded coffee farms and on the grounds of Villa San Ignacio , a hotel with big old wonderful trees and regenerating forest. Blackbirds. Some members of this family always do well with people and Costa Rica is no exception.
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 27, 2017
From Florida to Maine and back again I toured urban forests, marshes, estuaries, and more, stopping along the way to visit family and friends. A Green Heron stood stock-still as we passed, blending in with the raised oyster beds recently exposed by the retreating tidal waters. A strong sense of nostalgia washed over me.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 2, 2015
I’m happy to say that Laura Erickson and Marie Read have written a book, Into the Nest: Intimate Views of the Courting, Parenting, and Family Lives of Familiar Birds , that is not too cute and that does not anthropomorphize. Part Two: The Family Live of Selected Species” describes and illustrates the family lives of 49 species in 25 chapters.
10,000 Birds
MAY 4, 2011
There are several species of birds we enjoy for their songs-- American Robins, Carolina Wrens, Wood Thrushes and maybe even Red-winged Blackbirds. v=I3mgqqmugPU Reason 2: Nesting If a woodpecker is making large holes, they could be creating a roosting spot or a cavity to raise a family of young woodpeckers.
10,000 Birds
MAY 21, 2013
Yellow-headed Blackbirds singing in the reeds allowed us to get an arm’s length away. Yellow-headed Blackbird was another lifer for me, and omnipresent. The specials for our dinner at The Slanted Porch in Fallon included dishes prepared from cows and lambs raised by local 4-H Club kids.). A Marsh Wren came out of hiding for us.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 3, 2020
Jon Fjeldså’s contributions include many of the ducks, yellow-finches, and many other families where his images of Birds of the High Andes could be used. And, it has to be added that all of these artists and the additional seven artists contributed images that filled out plates of most of the bird families.
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