10,000 Birds
JUNE 1, 2021
Interestingly, Chestnut-collared Longspur does appear under its brand-new official name, Thick-billed Longspur, though the description underneath uses the old name. Using the icons to locate specific bird families takes a little getting used to, but if you do it often it works well as a finding tool. GRAPHIC DESIGN.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 8, 2011
” But the tanager brand is changing. He goes on to describe how early classifications of the nine-primaried oscines relied on bill shape to determine family boundaries. A new perspective on tanagers Much of the core of the tanager family remains intact. These are neither sparrows, nor finches, but tanagers.
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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. Composition is composition, suggestions for photographing birds from a car or a boat or in fog apply no matter what camera you are using.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 22, 2015
A mozzie bites me, so I take the “Expedition Plus Insect Repellent” from my rucksack (when I think about it now, any local brand would probably be equally efficient, but they lack the word “expedition” which immediately turns you into a proper explorer) and start spraying my hands and neck. Very dusty Swarovski CLs.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
It is organized taxonomically, with families identified by first scientific and then popular name. Each family section starts with a brief description of the birds within that family, their common physical and behavioral traits, and range of habitat. O’Neill, the original illustrator and funded by the Asa Wright Nature Center.
10,000 Birds
MAY 16, 2022
Bright colors are a tool in attracting a mate and warding off rivals” Fire and brimstone are the traditional punishments in the Christian hell – might not be too bad for a chemist like me as brimstone is simply an archaic word for the chemical element sulfur (though when burning, it smells rather unpleasantly).
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 5, 2017
Most of the species are described in the Species Accounts, arranged taxonomically into 86 family chapters. Each family chapter begins with a brief, bold-printed description of the common traits of the species in the family and an enumeration of the number of species worldwide and the number of species in North America.
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