10,000 Birds
MAY 5, 2020
The Peterson Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern and Central North America was my first field guide, part of an ‘introduction to birding’ workshop taught by the incomparable Starr Saphir. Then again, try explaining to a new birder why falcons come after woodpeckers and before parrots! A Little Bit of Field Guide History.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 6, 2022
we learn) that are home to coveted boreal species, breeding wood-warblers, and two species of Grouse. Some birds are put next to each other to aid in the identification process, for example, falcons follow hawks. So, expect to find warblers before sparrows if you are browsing.
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10,000 Birds
AUGUST 29, 2019
It is the last day and the final presentation – I am taking binoculars out, coffee – goodbyes to the colleagues and a great workshop and off I go to meet Steve West, a local guide, and explore the area. A pair of these eagles breed nearby, but this bird shows no wish to reappear and show itself better. Steve answers: Bonelli’s Eagle !
10,000 Birds
MAY 10, 2018
On the opposite side is a smallish falcon, obviously too short-tailed for a Common Kestrel, a Eurasian Hobby first comes to mind… but a male Red-footed Falcon on migration it turns out to be. They do not build nests, but occupy old nests of Rooks and breed colonially among them. I must digress further.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 22, 2013
It is the last day and the final presentation – I am taking binoculars out, coffee – goodbyes to the colleagues and a great workshop and off I go to meet Steve West, a local guide, and explore the area. A pair of these eagles breed nearby, but this bird shows no wish to reappear and show itself better. Llobregat Delta.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 1, 2014
In Sibley Two, the in-flight images literally fly across the page in slight diagonals, with the full-bodied images are presented below in a parallel order (meaning we see the same bird–fresh juvenile, worn juvenile, 1st year, Adult breeding, Adult nonbreeding–in the same part of the page for each species).
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