article thumbnail

The Cattle Egret Expansion

10,000 Birds

I’d like to introduce you to a diminutive heron, the Cattle Egret Bubuclus ibis. The Cattle Egret is native to Africa, where it is a familiar sight among herds of large mammals. In the east, this species can be found along the east coast of Africa, the Nile Valley,and into parts of the middle east and India and southeast Asia.

Cattle 170
article thumbnail

Definitively the Egyptians!

10,000 Birds

In short, the accepted view used to be that a small breeding population of Egyptian Vultures inhabited Southern Africa, but has vanished facing the spread of towns, roads and farms. Finally, when our SUV broke down in Gujarat, India, some three years ago, my first two Egyptians were flying above the road!

Sudan 218
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Collaborative List – November 2019

10,000 Birds

They ranged across 10 countries (Costa Rica, USA, UK, India, Australia, China, Brazil, Mexico, Serbia and Uganda). McArthur Swamp / Rat Farm. McArthur Swamp / Rat Farm. McArthur Swamp / Rat Farm. McArthur Swamp / Rat Farm. Las Trancas farm fields (Rt 254 to Playa Panama). Sakule fish farm (Jer Lake).

2019 137
article thumbnail

Collaborative list – January 2020

10,000 Birds

The year has started well with 10 new birds from India, China, Hawaii, Mexico and Costa Rica. 12 beats birded 10 countries (Costa Rica, USA, Brazil, China, India, Serbia, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Mexico), submitting 187 lists and spotting 902 birds. Lakeside School catfish farm. Lakeside School catfish farm.

2020 156
article thumbnail

Collaborative List – February 2019

10,000 Birds

Without including the new pin in the map, countries this month featured; USA, Australia, Serbia, Bahrain, India, Kuwait, New Zealand, UK, Ghana and of course, Costa Rica. Santa Barbara Pipasa coffee farms. Mi Cafecito restaurant and farm. Santa Barbara Pipasa coffee farms. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis.

2019 113
article thumbnail

Collaborative List – March 2019

10,000 Birds

9 countries were visited during March by your tireless beats ( 11 of them); India, UK, USA, Serbia, Costa Rica, Japan, Australia, Singapore and Malaysia. Santa Barbara Pipasa coffee farms. Mi Cafecito restaurant and farm. Santa Barbara Pipasa coffee farms. enta fish farm. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis.

2019 113
article thumbnail

Collaborative list – December 2018

10,000 Birds

Las Trancas farm fields (Rt 254 to Playa Panama). Las Trancas farm fields (Rt 254 to Playa Panama). Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. –Campus Farms and River 740-815 msnm. San Joaquin coffee. 12 Jan 2018. Common Ground-Dove – Columbina passerina. 01 Jan 2018.

2018 113