10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Taking time to give each and every one a good looking over can take away from the time I spend looking for Lazuli Buntings, Black-bellied Whistling Ducks , or other more exciting birds. Their territory also includes portions of Central America, down into eastern Columbia, Ecuador and Peru.

Tail Banding 100

Tail Banding Turkey Paraguay Mexico 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Ducks and geese certainly make up the bulk of the observations. I just got my report off to PASP, so I really don’t know a whole lot about my bird yet, but I do know that it is bird #055, and that its new “Bird Bling” was added in either Bolivia, Ecuador or Peru! as well in my photographs.

Bolivia 100

Bolivia Ecuador Peru Washington 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

I ducked down excitedly and switched on the read torch, shining the weak light under a large bush, and sure enough there was a North Island Brown Kiwi. Tree Swallows Return, It Must Be Spring Polygynandry and the Alpine Accentor Duck Migration Finally Saw-Whet.Or But we didn’t just hear it, we heard it very close.

New Zealand 147

New Zealand 2011 Deer New York 147

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2020

Like a shy stepchild, it’s always eclipsed by the wonders of Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, etc. Michael Kessler, born in Peru and currently working in Switzerland, has researched birds, plants, and overall biodiversity in Bolivia and South America, and, his bio says, fulfilled a lifelong dream by contributing his artwork.

Bolivia 176

Bolivia Birds Brazil Switzerland 176

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Other birds with webbed feet, including ducks and geese, have only three webbed toes; the hallux (which in birds is usually the “hind toe&# and in humans, the “big toe&# ) is free. Quetzals of Ecuador » To learn more about 10,000 Birds, Mike, Corey, or the many marvelous Beat Writers, please click here.

2011 154

2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 154