10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015
I had spent the morning on Navarre Beach, walking the pier looking for sea turtles and dolphins, then making my way down the beach. I am an odd duck sometimes, and I have strict rules for my own personal birding. Sometimes great birding days are not about all the birds you see. Some are great because of just one.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 11, 2011
There are, for example, the Penguins and Diving Ducks. This Yellow-crowned Amazon was not quite as vociferous as his Central American cousins And like many of these birds, I too love to spend time beneath the water – there are few things better than free diving or scuba diving with dolphins, whale sharks or coral reef fish.
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10,000 Birds
JANUARY 15, 2013
It has also found its way to Japan where it is considered to be an invasive species. Now and then individual catfish of various species hunt nearer the surface and larger catfish such as the American Channel Cat will take a duck or other water bird. Pigeons that moved were sitting ducks. Carbon, Nitrogen, etc.)
10,000 Birds
MARCH 2, 2011
Almost as soon as we were clear of the shore we encountered a pod of Short-nosed Common Dolphins and large flocks of Fluttering Shearwaters, Flesh-footed Shearwaters and Buller’s Shearwaters. The final large petrel species is another gadfly petrel, albeit a much larger one than the Cook’s Petrel. Get yours today!
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 3, 2013
It is acceptable to point out other sea creatures–dolphins or whales or dragonflies–but the main goal is the observation and identification of the birds. The King Eider photograph, which is the “marquee” photo for that species account, is by Hugh Harrop). It is a challenging activity. No rails or gallinules.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 9, 2017
This past Saturday, 07 October, was the day for the Queens County Bird Club Big Sit, our fourth year of counting every species we could see from the hawk watch platform at Fort Tilden, in southwestern Queens. Well, during a Big Sit a bird is a bird is a bird and they all count as one species. It was so bad I never even blogged it.)
10,000 Birds
MAY 2, 2016
The reason the location is remaining undisclosed is that reliable Mangrove Cuckoos are difficult to find in the American Birding Association area and are a very sought after species. From the bulbuls we went in search of another introduced species that has taken to south Florida like home. We needed countable species!
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