10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

I first encountered Molly Hashimoto’s bird art in California. The use of different media to emphasize dramatically different visions of the same bird is a continuing theme, demonstrated particularly well in three depictions of a Sandhill Crane in block print, watercolor, and egg tempura.

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Birds Eggs Laws Woodpeckers 185

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

It is also a month when the Law of Diminishing Returns over-took itself. Syrian Woodpecker – Dendrocopos syriacus. White-backed Woodpecker – Dendrocopos leucotos. Chestnut-colored Woodpecker – Celeus castaneus. Blond-crested Woodpecker – Celeus flavescens. Hostel Casa Sarapiqui. 21 Oct 2018.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 3, 2018

A line plotted against the law of diminishing returns describes an increasingly downward curve and a lister’s life is destined to follow that decline. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. California Quail – Callipepla californica. California Gull – Larus californicus. Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6. 13 Jan 2018.

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2018 Australia Los Angeles Sacramento 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2016

The law of diminishing returns brings the inevitability of repeat sightings and has checked the momentum of the combined beats’ list for June. Big Egg Marsh. Gila Woodpecker – Melanerpes uropygialis. California Gnatcatcher – Polioptila californica. Ladder-backed Woodpecker – Picoides scalaris.

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2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100