10,000 Birds

AUGUST 28, 2014

The use of tool by animals is surprisingly rare. I find fascinating the fact that Egyptian Vultures , New Caledonian Crows and Woodpecker Finches learned to use a tool with tremendous success. Further support for inherent behavior comes from experiments. Woodpecker Finch using a tool. The behavior was inherent.

Fish 164

Fish Woodpeckers Ostriches Eggs 164

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

The lessons are written in a relaxed personable way, with separate sections on tools, such as “carving tools and the marks they make” and on techniques, such as “watercolor studio painting,” “drawing from life,” and, of course, “making a block print.”

Birds 169

Birds Eggs Laws Woodpeckers 169

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 22, 2015

The Little Egret walks in front of her, a dozen Lesser Whistling Ducks flies noisily low above water and through a flooded grass wades one Black-winged Stilt. She has grown up in the reserve and has no experience of the environment of which tourists would not be a permanent, however boring part of. Telia, copyright © Nitin Bhardwaj.

Tigers 256

Tigers India Killing 2012 256

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Finding waterfowl isn’t just about locating bodies of water; it’s about different types of ducks, birds most likely to be found in marshes and birds most likely to be found on the ocean, the definition of the term “raft”, and what other birds to look for in these places. There is a wide lens applied here.

Birds 263

Birds North Carolina North America Owls 263

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 30, 2013

Long-tailed Duck is one of my favorite birds that we see on the Christmas Bird Count. Many years of experience have been lost. Participating in a Christmas Bird Count is tiring but essentially simple. Compiling a Christmas Bird Count is much more complex, especially for a count that is in a bit of flux as the Queens count is.

Birds 164

Birds New York City New York New Jersey 164

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

This opening section of the book is excellent in and of itself but this is a field guide so I must, obviously, speak to the book’s merits as a tool for identifying birds. of species of bird that birders the world over desperately want to experience.

Brazil 222

Brazil Wildlife 2011 Birds 222

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Written in the tradition of the classic Hawks in Flight , but very much a product of the experiences of its birder authors, this is a groundbreaking book that offers a new way of identifying migratory birds at sea to all of us who observe the waters of eastern North America with expectation and excitement. The book is fairly large (10.4

Ducks 244

Ducks Groups Species North America 244