10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2011

Diabolical Bird ID Quiz Red-shouldered Hawk in Forest Park, Queens, New York Just for Fun Avian ID Quiz #8 Cardinal King Usurped About the Author James A life-long birder and native of South Africa, James Currie has many years experience in the birding and wildlife tourism arenas. Wicked, right?

Florida 200

Florida South Africa 2011 Africa 200

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

Many Happy Returns to the Owl Research Institute Prepping For Spring Spring in East Harbour Regional Park.Or 3 Responses to “Spring is for Wheatears&# Duncan Mar 18th, 2011 at 3:36 pm I got to experience a wheatear-palooza on my one day birding around Dubai last year. Get yours today! Wicked, right?

Cyprus 145

Cyprus 2011 Deer New York 145

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

The birds that I have experience with, like some of the raptors, wading birds, shorebirds, and tanagers, are all true-to-life in color, shape, and proportions to say nothing of being pretty paintings, if slightly sterile on the standard plain white background. of species of bird that birders the world over desperately want to experience.

Brazil 212

Brazil Wildlife 2011 Birds 212

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2022

A statue now memorializes the Great Black Hawk at its favorite place, Deering Oaks Park, but the Steller’s Sea-Eagle is alive and roaming and has intermittently been spotted in Canada, it may return to Maine soon.)

Los Angeles 211

Los Angeles Birds District of Columbia Parrots 211

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2011

Stop by our blog for some nice shots and share the experience!! Go win a copy and you might get it before I get off my keister and write my review… Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Seriously, that really happens in this excellent video of a Great Horned Owl scavenging a deer carcass by Kirk Mona.

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2011 Birds Deer South Dakota 150

10,000 Birds

JUNE 28, 2013

Depending on a visitor’s luck, one can see moose and wolves, hear Boreal Owls or Townsend’s Warblers. That was then. Today, the camas fields rest protected in the vast bosom of the Clearwater National Forest. But the camas themselves require no luck, only timing. But the highlight, of course, was the camas fields.

Idaho 159

Idaho Mules Buffalo Wolves 159

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

The experience is one of the ornithological highlights in the world. Go win a copy and you might get it before I get off my keister and write my review… Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Seriously, that really happens in this excellent video of a Great Horned Owl scavenging a deer carcass by Kirk Mona.

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Peru Parrots 2011 South America 255

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

The experience also inspired my column this month at 10,000 Birds, so check that out when you’re done: Meet Suliformes, one of the newest orders of birds.) [.] The islands teem with bird life, mostly seabirds and shorebirds, though we did spot a Black Phoebe and a couple of House Finches. Wicked, right?

2011 155

2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 155

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 176

10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2011

Apparently in the past some birders and photographers had been not so polite in their behavior when a Northern Hawk Owl had been in the vicinity, and when this bird showed up the local law enforcement did not want it made public. Isn’t conservation about putting the group ahead of the individual? Wicked, right?

New York 204

New York Woodpeckers Jordan 2011 204

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

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. As part of the Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil giveaway we asked readers of 10,000 Birds to name the bird in Brazil that they would like to see more than any other species. Wicked, right?

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Brazil 2011 Birds Wildlife 216

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

Share Your Thoughts « A First Christmas Bird Count Experience Cerulean Warbler Gets a Boost in Colombia » To learn more about 10,000 Birds, Mike, Corey, or the many marvelous Beat Writers, please click here. As promised, one winner has been chosen at random from all entries that [.] Thanks for visiting! Wicked, right?

Brazil 188

Brazil Wildlife 2011 Deer 188

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2011

Moved by an unseasonable bout of optimism, I went owl-chasing this weekend and actually encountered what has been a true nemesis bird for me: Northern Saw-whet Owl ! Moved by an unseasonable bout of optimism, I went owl-chasing this weekend and actually encountered what has been a true nemesis bird for me: Northern Saw-whet Owl !

2011 133

2011 Deer Birds Owls 133

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

With the easy-to-use platform offered by the Great Backyard Bird Count, birders of all ages and experience levels set out to find, tally, and document as many birds as possible within the boundaries of Miami-Dade. A La Sagra’s Flycatcher, a Caribbean stray, continued at Charles Deering Estate. Barn Owl: 3. Great Horned Owl: 3.

Miami 169

Miami 2015 United States Birds 169

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2011

Perhaps you’ve had the same experience. Go win a copy and you might get it before I get off my keister and write my review… Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Seriously, that really happens in this excellent video of a Great Horned Owl scavenging a deer carcass by Kirk Mona. Wicked, right?

Costa Rica 150

Costa Rica 2011 Birds Deer 150

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2011

Informed literature bears out my experience that most birds are seen singly or in pairs. Go win a copy and you might get it before I get off my keister and write my review… Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Seriously, that really happens in this excellent video of a Great Horned Owl scavenging a deer carcass by Kirk Mona.

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2011 Deer India New York 191

10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2011

Again, Poe provides the anwer: Regarding, then, Beauty as my province, my next question referred to the tone of its highest manifestation- and all experience has shown that this tone is one of sadness. Beauty of whatever kind in its supreme development invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears. Wicked, right?

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2011 Fowl Deer Cats 250

10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2011

Duncan Mar 10th, 2011 at 3:01 am I know from experience that Saddlebacks are tricky little guys to catch. We saw a Woodhen on Lord Howe Island without bands and asked if it was young-NO a VERY smart old bird that had dodged the banders for years-hahahaha! A week spent on Kapiti only got us 3 of them! Wicked, right?

New Zealand 149

New Zealand 2011 Deer Cats 149

10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2011

And I haven’t even started to write about ageing them … What are your experiences, and what is the colour of the claws on your local gull species? The eagle owl is still sitting tight on the nest. Greater Black-backed Gull – or Greater Black-dressed Gull? Ring-billed Gull - yes indeed. Nice piercing, dude!

2011 168

2011 Birds Deer Europe 168

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2011

Hiking For The Heck of It Reason To Become a Bird Watcher #1: No Batteries Required Welcome Wednesday: Musings on a Big Year About the Author James A life-long birder and native of South Africa, James Currie has many years experience in the birding and wildlife tourism arenas. Wicked, right?

Panama 217

Panama Costa Rica 2011 Cleveland 217

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

I have encountered this situation only one time in my birding experience. Go win a copy and you might get it before I get off my keister and write my review… Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Seriously, that really happens in this excellent video of a Great Horned Owl scavenging a deer carcass by Kirk Mona.

2011 124

2011 North America Deer America 124