10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Call me old fashioned if you like, but I rather like many of these old names, as they put a bit of colour and interest into birding, especially if you bother to investigate who exactly the birds are named after. Eleonora’s Falcons still breed on Sardinia today. Wagner wasn’t the only one to have died from gunshot wounds.

Falcons 212

Falcons Collecting 2003 Wounded 212

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 28, 2014

Among birds the Egyptian Vulture uses rocks to crack Ostrich eggs, the New Caledonian Crow and Woodpecker Finch (one of several Darwin Finches of the Galapagos Islands), uses sticks to extract grubs from inside a branch. Among Woodpecker Finches, young birds quickly learn to use tools by watching how adult birds do it.

Fish 163

Fish Woodpeckers Ostriches Eggs 163

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

This Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker in particular is a species I would like to get much better photos of. For quite a few birders visiting Wuyuan, the main reason is to see the Blue-crowned Laughingthrush. While the female is less hidden, sadly, it is also less attractive. Such a cute bird deserves a better representation.

China 147

China Birds Breeders Zoos 147

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Males of this species are more brightly colored in their non-breeding winter plumage. It used to occur widely throughout South Africa, breeding even on Table Mountain which towers over Cape Town, but over the decades its range has contracted and is now centered around the Drakensberg Mountains and outlying rocky areas.

South Africa 214

South Africa Lesotho Africa Swaziland 214

10,000 Birds

MAY 11, 2012

When the South Dakota ferret numbers began dropping, they captured nine animals in hopes of starting a captive breeding population. Desperate optimists have tried to wish every extinct species, from the plesiosaur to the Ivory-billed Woodpecker , its own little island of habitat where it survives. But the ferrets kept dying.

Ferrets 179

Ferrets South Dakota Wyoming Captive Animal 179

10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2014

Then of course, we have amazing birds such as Wallcreeper , Hoopoe , and Black Woodpecker. For sure we have great birds like Great Crested Grebe , Great Bustard , and Great Spotted Woodpecker. Their ecology in Germany is being investigated, but the results have so far been inconclusive. Turns out, it wasn’t.

Germany 237

Germany Birds 2000 South America 237

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2018

A bit beyond the basics but still fundamental are chapters on bird feeding consequences and problems (squirrels and raccoons, too many blackbirds, hawks and cats, woodpecker damage, window strikes, extreme weather, and bird feeding in special situations, including retirement centers, condos, and apartments.

Birds 165

Birds New York City Squirrels New York 165