10,000 Birds

JUNE 25, 2022

Even so, in the short term, it can be hard to accept that hundreds of species are close to being extinguished from this irreplaceble tapestry of life, that hundreds more are headed for the same eventual abysmal stop. We would see how species that used to be common, even abundant, became remnants of their former, robust populations.

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Costa Rica Parrots Albatross Birds 247

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

Costa Rica is a tropical country but it doesn’t have to be hot. This is common with life-threatening situations and expected; any ancient ancestors who would have not paid heed to close calls would have likely been quickly and savagely selected from the gene pool (just trying to pet the Short-faced Bear again…).

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Costa Rica Birds Farming Litter 210

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

I spent two full days where the birding was near constant, and, just to keep the binoculars from being neglected, topped it off with another half day of birding on our drive back from Cano Negro, Costa Rica. One of those species was a Pied Puffbird , our sole individual for the day and maybe the only one for the count.

Costa Rica 117

Costa Rica San Jose Birds Farming 117

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2012

This is what happens when people choose their pet birds on visual factors alone without taking vocalizations into account. Rather, it originates from the white-hot evil fire that is the soul of an invasive, alien species hell-bent on destruction and mayhem. Very stupid thing to do. We love them anyway.

Germany 238

Germany Netherlands Zoos Geese 238

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 29, 2021

One was to piggyback on Patrick O’Donnell’s interesting article about winter warblers in Costa Rica, since his list is quite different from my list for central Mexico. (I Entry with your pet is forbidden: no dogs; they scare wildlife. A hand-painted sign told not to enter with a dog. It was really very early.

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Los Angeles San Francisco Costa Rica Birds 183