10,000 Birds

JANUARY 25, 2018

The sub-adult Bald Eagle ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus ) below was photographed from the same blind. Check out this image of a Great Egret ( Ardea alba ), Snowy Egret ( Egretta thula ) and Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis ) together. I hope you enjoy it. Click on photos for full sized images.

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Wildlife Sacramento Bald Eagle Falcons 102

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2014

There were grumpy old fishermen, fishing through the closed season when the fish enter the backwaters to spawn, but also carrying handguns on their belts and assuming that, being armed and dangerous, they have every right to the area. Hence, I had the be equally grumpy to explain to them that I had an equal right to be there (equal right?

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Serbia Stray Dog Protection Botswana 247

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2022

It stops those thousands of migrating birds flying across the Gulf of Mexico and directs them right onto the trees, fields, sanctuaries, beaches along the Bolivar Peninsula, where they hopefully find food and fresh water. I imagined walking right up to them. High Island in April requires Weather, so I was told. American Avocets.

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Houston Texas Sanctuary Sparrows 241

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2016

Then, we became birders again, noting Common Mynas and Eastern Cattle Egrets on the terraced lawns, Yellow-footed Pigeons, European-collared and Red-collared Doves in the trees bordering the garden squares. Luckily, I didn’t have to look hard to find the Dusky Eagle-Owl’s nest. Target: Tigers. It was a big owl.

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India Tigers Birds Owls 189

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

We follow the tire tracks in an off-white, salty soil and then, without a word of warning, our guide/driver turns into the bushes, driving left and right… until one and then another Short-eared Owl flushes in front of us. Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis. Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea.

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India Birds Eagles Boars 246

10,000 Birds

MARCH 31, 2019

We were met by several Cattle Egret in beautiful breeding plumage feeding on the grass right next to the train station. It was a good location to observe Brahminy Kites , White-bellied Sea Eagles , Grey-headed Fish Eagles , Oriental Pied Hornbills and Dollarbirds. There was something “not right” about it.

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Singapore Transported Boars Malaysia 115

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2013

The Cherokee nation called them “Peace Eagles” owing to the fact that they never killed a living thing – and also that they tended to show up in numbers after battled when peace treaties were being signed, though admittedly that may have been for a slightly more macabre reason. And when you think about it, that seems right.

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California Condor Turkey North America Jordan 202

10,000 Birds

MAY 25, 2013

A few of the highlights include ; Black Baza, Crested Serpent-eagle, Blue-rumped Parrot, Greater Coucal, Spotted Wood-owl , Dollarbird, Oriental Pied-hornbill, Mangrove Pitta, Golden-bellied Gerygone, Pied Triller, Ashy Minivet, Olive-winged Bulbul, Arctic Warbler. Spotted Wood-owl. You may also find familiar faces. Black-crowned Night Heron.

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Singapore Woodpeckers Parrots Zebras 163

10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2011

In fact, the very first person to guess, Nick , managed to get the third quiz picture correct by calling it a Bald Eagle. Of course, that was the easiest of the three because though the bird in the image is captive, a bird that was injured and can’t be returned to the wild, Bald Eagles do occur regularly and naturally in Queens.

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Bald Eagle Zoos 2011 Parrots 113

10,000 Birds

JULY 29, 2021

Now you can check the fish farm lakes on your left (but here you have to ask for permission in the management building, the last one on the right hand side) or you can drive on until the first, very slight band in the road. Before that, on a rather sharp right bend, 1.8 We continued on to Sakule.

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Farming Birds Fish Boars 264

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2018

In the meantime, I’m still going to keep a year list and maintain said list right here at this post. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan. Black Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus tyrannus; Lands in Love, 12-Jan. A friend of mine mentioned just the other day that she wanted to hit 600.

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Costa Rica Birds Parrots Woodpeckers 178

10,000 Birds

MAY 22, 2022

This will change over time of course and once it rains again you would need to consider if you had the right vehicle to access the area. Dragonflies photobombing on the right as we approach. You wouldn’t necessarily take any vehicle in there, but you no longer need to worry about high clearance or four-wheel drive.

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Geese Ducks Breeding 2015 227

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

Must be a joke, right? Not that long ago, Costa Rica had one of the highest deforestation rates in the world, rainforests were razed to make way for hot and chiggery cattle pasture, and bot flies probably became more numerous than some bird populations. But how about when the Costa Rica conversation involves a birder? What a horror!

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Costa Rica Species Panama Birds 240

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 30, 2015

The first 25 kilometres of the Gibb River Road from the east is good bitumen, enabling those without four-wheel drives to visit some of the gorges, but there is a warning straight away that it is unfenced cattle country and everything roams free. The start of the Gibb River Road from the east. That appears to be part of the challenge!

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Birds Australia Cattle Pelicans 153

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Watch out for Tom during October to see this anomaly put right. Black Eagle – Ictinaetus malaiensis. Blyth’s Hawk-Eagle – Nisaetus alboniger. Crested Serpent-Eagle – Spilornis cheela. Ayres’s Hawk-Eagle – Hieraaetus ayresii. Martial Eagle – Polemaetus bellicosus.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

This year the big prize must go to Tom who has pushed himself, right to the wire to acheive a magnificent score for a self-funded, wife-organised, wife-sponsored Little Big Year , accounting for 57% of the total. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Crested Serpent-Eagle – Spilornis cheela. Tawny Eagle – Aquila rapax.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2017

On other occasions we would encounter numerous caravans being towed or large trucks up to 54 metres long transporting fuel or cattle and we would wisely leave the bitumen if it was not a full width road and let the larger vehicles pass. Cattle can be anywhere! Of course another danger is the presence of snakes and crocodiles!

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Australia Kangaroos Cattle Reptiles 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 19, 2013

After a break for coffee the site got a little better where we heard but couldn’t find a Crested Shrike-tit , but did see a Little Eagle high up in the air soaring on thermals. Actually, finding the eagle was why we gave up on the shrike-tit. Then, in the distance, another bird of prey, this time a Whistling Kite. After that?

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Parrots Barn Owls Eagles Australia 149

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2020

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Black Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus tyrannus. Greater Spotted Eagle – Clanga clanga. Booted Eagle – Hieraaetus pennatus. Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. White-bellied Sea-Eagle – Haliaeetus leucogaster. 01 Feb 2020. 01 Feb 2020. Taloje Creek.

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2020 Sanctuary Australia Sparrows 161