10,000 Birds
JULY 22, 2014
When you think of invasives, you think of the birds that have been helped by human beings to get where they are, such as House Sparrow or European Starling. I’d like to introduce you to a diminutive heron, the Cattle Egret Bubuclus ibis. Cattle Egret has been introduced by humans to Hawaii and the Seychelles.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 9, 2019
Plus, any place you can see both 15 different raptors and 15 different mammals in the same day sounds worth a visit, doesn’t it? Murchison Falls NP truly excels as a place to see the kind of wild mammals Africa is legendary for. Denham’s Bustard is a beauty. If you want to follow our path, start in Masindi. Rock Pratincoles.
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10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 26, 2019
Sure, the Pearl of Africa has so much more for visitors to enjoy, including many of the most cherished mammal species on the planet, but the Shoebill seems to capture the imaginations of birders and non-birders alike. Having finally seen this iconic species, I can assure you that the experience wildly exceeds expectations.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 7, 2015
Add those life mammals to the life birds I already expected to see, and I was practically vibrating with excitement. White-crowned Sparrow. The road was lined with scrub and short trees, and I spotted not one but two new sparrow species. We all boarded the bus, cameras and binoculars ready. Migrating Gray Whales.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 28, 2013
It is these islands that the mammals of the desert can thank for their very survival in this inhospitable landscape. Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis. Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix grisea. There is a herd of asses that walks away from us, continually keeping the same distance. Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis.
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.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 15, 2014
I list mammals as well, at the end, where I have been able to identify them. Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis ); Lahad Datu, Borneo, 1 January. A mess of egrets in Kota Kinabalu (Great, Intermediate, Little and Cattle). PASSERIDAE (SPARROWS). House Sparrow ( Passer domesticus ); Wellington, New Zealand, 12 January.
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