10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2018

On that visit we paddled from Lake Argyle back to Kununurra over three days and that was a magnificent experience. Masked Lapwings , Straw-necked Ibis , Plumed Whistling-Ducks , Magpie-larks , Cattle Egrets and Australian Pratincoles all gather around and in the drainage channel. Cattle Egret. Magpie Geese.

Cattle 114

Cattle Geese Birds Australia 114

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

I was pleasantly surprised to see that Colusa NWR was beginning to fill its impoundments during this drought, and there were quite a few ducks and geese present. There were not only Cattle Egrets and Great Egrets ( Ardea alba ) but Snowy Egrets ( Egretta thula ) as well. Click on photos for full sized images.

Wildlife 158

Wildlife San Francisco Sacramento North Dakota 158

10,000 Birds

MAY 22, 2011

There had been cattle in the area and we kept coming across bizarre butterfly circles. All we can think is that they were attracted to an area where there had been cattle urine and they were getting the natural salts. Now it was nice to see our first Green Pygmy-Geese for the year, but nothing is as good as a Jacana!

Cattle 160

Cattle Birds 2003 Geese 160

10,000 Birds

APRIL 4, 2014

The incredible lighting at dawn in the Pantanal is an experience in of itself. Screamers are most closely related to waterfowl such as ducks and geese. Halfway between SouthWild Pantanal and the northern terminus of the Transpantaneira, Pousada Alegre offers slightly more affordable lodging set within a working cattle ranch.

Brazil 165

Brazil Birds Blackbirds Paraguay 165