10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 27, 2021
High up at almost 4500 meters, some Alpine Accentors were posing in the sunshine, justifying the description in the HBW as “large, attractive accentor” (though eBird seems to disagree, instead characterizing the species as a “stocky, stout, and unobtrusive bird”). I still do not like monkeys very much.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
Apparently, Longcanggou is a great place to see a variety of parrotbill species. I can only partly confirm this, with my sightings restricted to two species. Like many of the largest species within bird families, the Great Parrotbill looks somewhat plain, at least in the weather I encountered it. Yes, there were.
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10,000 Birds
AUGUST 19, 2014
If we assume (probably incorrectly) that of apes and monkeys, they all descended from a monkey like ancestor, than apes are monkeys. In other words, the group of mammals that includes all the monkeys, which is rather large (and not accurately defined because I’ve not said what a “monkey” is … am I including lemurs?)
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 18, 2016
and dreaming of a place where the heat is moderate, beer snake-cold and birds innumerable… Let’s say, where the average annual maximum varies from 22 to 24 degrees Celsius / 72 to 75 Fahrenheit and where some 700+ bird species – 24 of them endemic – are waiting for an intrepid birder… Answer to the riddle?
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 22, 2016
Regular readers to the blog may have noticed Redgannet’s post on some delightful finchbills he saw in China. I have seen two species of woodcreeper in Central America, the Ruddy Woodcreeper and Tawny-winged Woodcreeper. I have seen tens of thousands of birds in my life, and probably around two thousand species.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 24, 2018
We are more refined, merely enjoying invasive species, thinking extinct birds are gone and you should get over it, and that those who like to watch gulls probably have a screw or two loose. 7PM – Greg: If Birds are Dinosaurs I’m a Monkey’s Uncle. 1PM – Carrie: Invasive Species Can Be Awesome.
Critter News
AUGUST 25, 2009
I'm so glad I have this blog and other web outlets to highlight these kinds of stories. Here's a post on the Red, Green and Blue blog about the unspeakable trade in macaque monkeys as research subjects. If not for these outlets, I would have to sit in a slow simmer as none of my "friends" can handle or understand the outrage.
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