10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2016

The authors themselves–Rob Hume, Robert Still, Andy Swash, Hugh Harrop, and David Tipling–collectively have 100s of years of birding and photographic experience. The chapters, however, offer very good introductions to each bird group. There is an important area I haven’t touched on yet—accuracy of visual content.

Ireland 143

Ireland Birds Groups Falcons 143

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2020

So, curious about which birds nest in two places, I quickly found out that it’s Phainopepla, a western bird, a relief because I was concerned that it might have implications for my data collection for the NYS Breeding Bird Atlas. copyright @2020 by David A llen Sibley. The Portfolio of Birds is comprised of 87 2-page spreads.

2020 264

2020 Birds Groups North America 264

10,000 Birds

APRIL 28, 2012

We all get a kick from seeing a fine example of a male bird, adorned in his breeding finery, singing his own praises from on high, but spare a thought for the reserved and retiring birds for whom such self-promotion and self-adulation would be inconceivable. Can you help please? 10,000 Quails’ reply; Is this her picture?

New York 186

New York Game Birds Raised 186

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 31, 2023

As you can tell from this post starting with leaf warblers, the ornithological equivalent of watching paint dry (ok, a bit unfair and not really a good comparison anyway, but hey, write your own blog if you do not like mine). Maybe the males were not that impressive. Maybe the males in your local pub are not that impressive either.

Birds 130

Birds China Taiwan Raised 130

10,000 Birds

MAY 16, 2011

Mallards , of course, bring new meaning to the term dabbling duck , what with all those wild mallard hybrids and domestic cross-breeds running around. In my experience, Cinnamon Teal x Common or Green-winged Teal hybrids are the rarest; I have seen pictures of only 2 such birds and a 3rd bird (the one mentioned above) in life.

Ducks 228

Ducks North America Denmark America 228

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

There is also a very nice comparison of the head and bill patterns of adult mollymawks, the medium-sized albatrosses. The description then goes into detail about adult (breeding and nonbreeding), juvenile, and immature plumage. This is the kind of material that makes this book special and essential for seabirding.

Albatross 279

Albatross Penguins Groups Family 279