10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2022

However, the lockdown forces me to go deeper and deeper into my photo collection, if I want to write anything at all. If you are in a cooperative mood, you may acknowledge the small “mane” of the male on the right side of the photo below. And that seems to be the only vaguely satisfying thing left to do at the moment.

Australia 206

Australia Birds Koalas Parrots 206

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2020

It didn’t occur to me till I started reading The Falcon Thief: A True Tale of Adventure, Treachery, and the Hunt for the Perfect Bird that there was also a possible threat to the eagle herself: poachers, who steal raptor eggs and chicks. McWilliam realizes he’s dealing someone special, a career falcon egg-thief.

Falcons 232

Falcons United Kingdom Zimbabwe Eggs 232

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 22, 2024

When not climbing, he collected species, and thus a number of birds are named after him. Interestingly, only about half of the helpers are related to the breeding pair … … and only the ones not related to the pair gained some parentage, either by sneaking in some sex with the breeding female or by adding an egg.

Birds 240

Birds Indonesia Breeding Charlotte 240

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2022

The Wryneck is full of stunning photos of Wrynecks–anting, flying, nesting, writhing, being ringed, their habitat areas, nests, eggs, and closeups of museum specimens. I somehow knew right away that the bird I saw was a Wryneck. copyright © 2022 Gerard Gorman. Merriam-Webster, [link].

Woodpeckers 253

Woodpeckers Hungary Thailand 2014 253

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2012

Rueppell’s (facing left) and White-backed (three birds facing right) Vultures have worryingly leapt two categories from Near-Threatened to Endangered. An adult (left) and subadult (right) White-backed Vulture with full crops after feeding on the remains of a Lion kill, Ndutu, Tanzania by Adam Riley.

Endangered Species 206

Endangered Species Species South Africa Morocco 206