10,000 Birds

AUGUST 5, 2020

Especially as we were at the time about to experience a rapidly advancing tropical storm. Striated Heron in breeding plumage – extra plumes and blue lores. Two species of icterids populated the area, the presence of either was a direct indicator of the degree of water present. Great Blue Heron.

Livestock 205

Livestock Ducks ALA illegal 205

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2023

Such programs are somewhat inefficient anyway – in one study , the breeding success of wild male pheasants was 2-5 times higher than for hand-reared and released ones while for females, hand-reared birds were 3 times as vulnerable to predation as the wild ones. Alas, it seems they were already gone from Tianmashan in March.

Birds 189

Birds Blackbirds Indonesia Bhutan 189

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2016

This is a very different book from what I expected, less of a handbook and more of a comprehensive identification text on 24 groups of birds, presented in words and photographs. Additional information is presented in boxes and with photographs. Light blue boxes give brief facts on breeding age, strategy and lifespan.

Birds 189

Birds Groups 2015 North America 189

10,000 Birds

JUNE 24, 2021

The fields near the Tiaozini mudflats look very much like a lunar landscape, but this does not seem to keep a number of species from breeding there, sometimes directly on dirt roads. But now back to birds … Little Ringed Plovers also seem to like to breed directly on the road. Blandness sells. Also available as a set of two.

Birds 207

Birds Uganda Breeding Rats 207

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 26, 2012

There have been a lot of different birds around this year for various reasons, which mainly involve the climatic changes we experience from year to year. It is unclear as to whether they have all had a good breeding season or if they are dispersing to different areas this year.

2014 154

2014 Zebras 2005 2008 154