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 255

Peru Parrots 2011 South America 255

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2016

Dragan continues to be teacher’s pet simply by sharing as he goes. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Lewis’s Woodpecker – Melanerpes lewis. Red-headed Woodpecker – Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 29, 2021

But these Cattle Egrets didn’t seem to mind. Entry with your pet is forbidden: no dogs; they scare wildlife. My recent six hours on the Cerro de Punhuato gives a partial answer: The reserve being only a couple miles from my home, I arrived early — very early. A hand-painted sign told not to enter with a dog. STILL early.

Los Angeles 205

Los Angeles San Francisco Costa Rica Birds 205