10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

A slightly more surprising threat for the vultures comes from elephants. Elephants destroy the trees the vultures live and nest in. Vultures, therefore, tend not to nest in areas with high elephant populations ( source ). Maybe the bird thinks this will drive the elephants away? And I do not see much of a helmet either.

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Elephants Birds Congo Africa 147

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Elephant Butte Dam area, New Mexico. Madagascar Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia picturata. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Violet-crowned Hummingbird – Amazilia violiceps. Paton Center for Hummingbirds (Patons’ Yard). 12 Oct 2018. 09 Oct 2018. 08 Oct 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

Madagascar Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia picturata. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Elephant Butte Dam area, New Mexico. Ring-necked Dove – Streptopelia capicola. Skukuza Rest Camp area. 01 Jun 2018. Red Collared-Dove – Streptopelia tranquebarica. 01 Dec 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2018

Madagascar Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia picturata. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Elephant Butte Dam area, New Mexico. Red-eyed Dove – Streptopelia semitorquata. Kruger NP Central Park. 23 May 2018. Ring-necked Dove – Streptopelia capicola. 01 Jun 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113