10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2024

He subsequently leaves for Peru and gets kidnapped and killed by Sendero Luminoso – the local brand of Maoists. I listened, ascertained where the commotion was coming from, thought “ probably birds mobbing some predator, could be an owl, let’s go ” and moved towards the mob of birds. Then I heard a ruckus.

Mozambique 231

Mozambique Birds Ghana Namibia 231

10,000 Birds

MAY 5, 2020

And, the One-page Index, a quick reference to locating major bird families, is placed in two locations–the front and the back of the book. When you review the system, it makes perfect sense: falcons are placed with hawks, nightjars are next to owls, and grebes are close to ducks, rather than separated from them by quail and grouse.

North America 223

North America America Hawaii Birds 223

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 23, 2019

Members of the family Caprimulgidae don’t rank very high on any list of visually charismatic birds, so I was surprised to finally find one depicted on this week’s wine, the Bota Box Nighthawk Black Red Wine Blend. I can’t think of many easier or more pleasant ways to bird. And that’s what’s been happening for the last several years.

Goats 123

Goats Seals 2003 South America 123

10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2024

A two-page portrait of Cuban Trogon is next, its blue, green, red, and white plumage shining, then a two-page depiction of three Ruffs in male summer, male winter, and female plumage, and finally the Galapagos Short-eared Owl on the alert, facing the title page. and died 15 August 1841. This is NOT an image from the book.

Australia 202

Australia Birds Europe Collecting 202

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

The chapter on “Capturing Bird Behavior” (my favorite) gives detailed examples of behavior cues and sound cues to look and listen for in anticipation of interesting preening, courtship, and family behavior. Photography & Ethics & Me.

Birds 199

Birds Ethics 2019 Experience 199

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

That larger clade is in turn sister to a clade containing the four remaining totipalmate bird families, which do still seem to be related, and which needed a new order name once pelicans were removed. But meanwhile, let’s look at the four avian families that comprise the brand new order Suliformes.

2011 155

2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 155