10,000 Birds

JANUARY 30, 2013

I have to say that pretty much every time that I see a great photo of an owl in flight, swooping down from a perch or low to the ground, in invariably think to myself “that was baited” I might be wrong, but I’m willing to bet that I am right far more often than I am wrong. Today she found her owl.

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Owls Mice Tethering Chickens 228

10,000 Birds

APRIL 9, 2017

My birthday bird this weekend ranks high on my list of special sightings: Northern Saw-whet Owl ! I rarely catch this cutie at Owl Woods during its spring migration, but this one couldn’t be missed. Coyote as it stayed just out of acceptable camera-range in Irvine Regional Park. How about you?

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Los Angeles 2017 Coyotes Birds 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2024

I was high and happy, not from “420” drugs but from the altitude and the anticipation of seeing woodpeckers and owls I had never seen before. We also saw Prairie Dogs , Bison , Mule Deer , Abert’s Squirrel and Coyote. What is 100% true is the flight number I took into Denver: 420. We stopped at Rosie’s Diner.

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Denver Colorado Ducks Mules 188

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2020

with additional sections added if there is just too much interesting information for a two-page spread (“Large Sandpipers,” “Small Sandpipers,” “More Owls,” and so on). Some of the chapters focus on a specific bird, most are about bird families like hawks, tanagers, wrens, etc.,

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2020 Birds Groups North America 264

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 30, 2011

The lagoon outside offered other experiences too. Golden Gate Park was next and it delivered with a family of Great Horned Owls , nesting Cooper’s Hawks and Red-shouldered Hawks , coyotes, an annual American Bittern , Belted Kingfishers , Brown Creepers , and a host of small songbirds that I’m still getting to know.

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San Francisco California Condor Coyotes Iceland 239

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

Horned Screamer Michael McDonald is a lot like Wile E Coyote and would like to see a Rufous-vented Ground-cuckoo ! They really appeared to enjoy this, because as soon as they swam back to the rocks they would line up again to repeat the experience. My most-desired Brazilian bird? It seemed like a really fun way to spend the day!

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Brazil 2011 Birds Wildlife 239