10,000 Birds
JUNE 8, 2019
Although Bobolinks are a very rare migrant, lots of other birds are possible, more than enough to rack up hundreds of species over the course of the year. Each January, I hope to identify at least 600 species over the next 12 months, this year, I’m hoping that Marilen and I (aka Team Tyto ) will find 700.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 3, 2024
Apparently, the species name rutila means “red, golden red, reddish yellow”, which sounds a bit like a contradiction in itself. It is well known that chicks of this morph immediately start having an identity crisis when combining the knowledge of their species name with the information gathered from a look in the mirror.
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10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 21, 2021
One of the target bird species for birders when they visit the Broome area is Yellow Chat. The colour on this bird species is incredible and not easily hidden in the environment. For scale I will include some photographs of the Orange Chat with other bird species. It always seems odd when only one of a bird species shows up.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 23, 2024
Although an attractive bird, this species was not of particular interest to me as I’ve seen it countless times when I lived in South Africa (and is not present there at this time of year anyway), but the area has much more on offer. A Grey Heron looked quite comical as it seemed lost right in the middle of one of the ponds.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 11, 2024
But, as most of our readers know, the phrase “trash birds” usually refers to those species that one sees so often that they become tiresome. Central Mexico has, of course, its own trash birds. This is a species that has very much learned to cohabit with humans, causing its population to explode into new areas.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
And this remnant lake is very, very birdy: The dominant birds, besides those American White Pelicans seen at the right, were Northern Shovelers — hundreds of them. And when I got home, photos I had taken of a flock flying overhead revealed Northern Pintails , another previously missing-in-action species.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 11, 2023
But of course, you can skip them when getting near the end of this post – though that will mean not using your knowledge and skills to help Afghan women. And of course, there is a large number of Rock Doves (feral), particularly near one particular mosque. I did not actually go to Afghanistan for birding.
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