10,000 Birds

JANUARY 28, 2014

The first views of a Brown Cachalote made up for all of the dust sucking experience. My first heat thumping experience came when I saw the Crested Hornero. Got my second thumping experience with the first views of the Lark-like Bushrunner ! My third crested bird-thumping experience was the Red-crested Cardinal.

Argentina 192

Argentina Farming Chile Birds 192

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2018

The straw-colored Pinnated Bittern is a tough one to find in Costa Rica unless you do some dawn or late afternoon birding at marshes in Cano Negro or the Medio Queso site near Los Chiles. We got two of them at Medio Queso when they did a bit of bittern booming and stalking through the grass around five p.m.

Costa Rica 100

Costa Rica Birds Chile Owls 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2019

Each spread presents two birds of a color–Red (Scarlet Tanager and Northern Cardinal), Pink (Greater Flamingo and Roseate Spoonbill), and so one, with the last spread presenting two colors–Black and White (Downy Woodpecker and Black-and-White Warbler). Author Mya Thompson has a Ph.D. She holds her binoculars up to her eyes.

New York City 155

New York City Pelicans Birds New York 155

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

The most commonly cited example is “Darwin’s Finch,” which filled the woodpecker niche by adopting the practice of acquiring a cactus thorn, and using this to access grubs hidden beneath the bark of trees. I imagined however its note or cry was rather different from the Thenca of Chile? ground vs. in bushes, etc.)

Tortoises 206

Tortoises South America Panama Culling 206

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2015

Last month woodpeckers, this month penguins. There is also a great deal of biological and ecological information encapsulated within De Roy’s experiences. Some are cute, some are dignified (and royal!). None fly, most are curious and social, which probably contributes to our cultural perception of penguins as one step away from human.

Penguins 205

Penguins New Zealand South Africa Albatross 205