10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2024

This laughingthrush is a cooperative breeder – nestlings are fed by all members of a group, often 6-12 (not just 2 as in Wham!): “A female may share a nest with another, and 3 or more adults may take turns incubating the eggs and feeding the chicks.” ” ( source ).

Burma 206

Burma India Birds Indonesia 206

10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2022

However, the lockdown forces me to go deeper and deeper into my photo collection, if I want to write anything at all. Contrary to alleged preferences among humans, the golden-headed cisticola has a shorter tail during the breeding season ( source ). And that seems to be the only vaguely satisfying thing left to do at the moment.

Australia 192

Australia Birds Koalas Parrots 192

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Apparently, some bird photographers think that any human artifacts shown on a bird photo immediately spoil the whole photo. The Indochinese Green Magpie is one of four species of green magpie (it used to be only three, but one of the subspecies collected enough frequent flier miles to get an upgrade to full species).

China 234

China Birds Pythons Eagles 234

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2023

The third in the Nanhui collection of gloriously colored flycatchers is the Blue-and-white Flycatcher. Apparently , the two main factors influencing double brooding are the individual quality of the breeder and the timing of the first clutch. Ok, the word “glorious” does not quite apply to the female, I am afraid.

Monkeys 147

Monkeys Birds South Korea Owls 147

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Anyway, one of the babblers of Sepilok is the Bornean Black-capped Babbler – the result of a split of the Black-capped Babbler (well, at least from a human perspective – the birds themselves are probably quite nonchalant about it). And it also comes as a video and yet another video. And now for something completely different.

Woodpeckers 215

Woodpeckers Birds Eggs India 215

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2016

All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Big Egg Marsh. Big Egg Marsh. Still, the list will be as complete as we can keep it and will be updated on the first Saturday of every month.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Big Egg Marsh. Still, the list will be as complete as we can keep it and will be updated on the first Saturday of every month. Negri-Nepote Grasslands.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154