10,000 Birds

AUGUST 19, 2014

There is a fantastic paper just out in Science : “Sustained miniaturization and anatomoical innovation in the dinosaurian anceestors of birds” by Michael Lee, Andrea Cau, Darren Naishe and Gareth Dyke. Whales emerge from within the larger group of mammals that includes cattle, deer, pigs, camels, with camels being the most deeply rooted.

Camels 195

Camels Whales Whaling Apes 195

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

The primary reasons for the decline of macaws and parrots are many but habitat loss due to logging; clear cutting for crops and cattle ranching; and capture for the pet trade rank among the most threatening. These threats are further exacerbated by the naturally low reproductive rates of these cavity-nesting birds.

Peru 254

Peru Parrots 2011 Research Center 254

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Can the whole family live together in harmony during the school holidays? Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis.

2018 100

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2022

But it is all for science, I hear them say. Somehow I did not think Cattle Egrets would eat dragonflies (shouldn’t they eat beef, at least judging from their name?) Swinhoe’s White-eye was just promoted to the rank of a full species in 2018. but they do. One puzzle solved. I can see their point.

Birds 147

Birds China Eggs Breeding 147