10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Plus, any place you can see both 15 different raptors and 15 different mammals in the same day sounds worth a visit, doesn’t it? Murchison Falls NP truly excels as a place to see the kind of wild mammals Africa is legendary for. Beaudouin’s Snake-Eagle … wow!! Denham’s Bustard is a beauty. Rock Pratincoles.

Uganda 188

Uganda Senegal Africa Game 188

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2013

That bald head, so odd and homely, is actually an adaptation for sticking one’s head deep inside the gut of a deceased mammal. Old World Vultures are nestled within the family Acciptridae along with the hawks and eagles. They primarily prey on the large mammals of the African plains, grasslands stretching from horizon to horizon.

California Condor 182

California Condor Turkey North America Jordan 182

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 15, 2014

I list mammals as well, at the end, where I have been able to identify them. Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis ); Lahad Datu, Borneo, 1 January. A mess of egrets in Kota Kinabalu (Great, Intermediate, Little and Cattle). ACCIPITRIDAE (HAWKS, EAGLES AND ALLIES). ACCIPITRIDAE (HAWKS, EAGLES AND ALLIES).

2014 150

2014 New Zealand Singapore Rhinoceros 150