10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Owls and eagles and ducks and hummingbirds and parrots and woodpeckers are all things that a regular nonbirding joe or jane can, with time and a few color photographs, see the appeal of. Even sparrows, if you choose the right species and play your cards right, can be elevated to ‘cute’ status. And what about lifestyle?

Seals 244

Seals Lifestyle Turtles Parrots 244

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2014

Whilst his nomadic lifestyle allows him to bird all around the world, he tends to favour certain spots and sticks to where he knows. Ruddy Duck [sp] (Oxyura jamaicensis) 12/01/2014 San Diego River – Estuary. Savannah Sparrow [sp] (Passerculus sandwichensis) 12/01/2014 San Diego River – Estuary.

San Diego 158

San Diego 2014 Sparrows Lifestyle 158

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 19, 2014

An itinerant lifestyle, while wonderful in some regards, does not lend itself to forming certain connections. Our first stop at the World’s Fair Marina was all I’d hoped for – lots of ducks and a not-too-energetic stroll over level ground to see them. Birding Christmas Bird Count ducks Queens'

Chinchillas 170

Chinchillas Ducks Lifestyle Sparrows 170

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2011

Researchers comparing these traits across groups of closely related species – parrots, tits, sparrows, darwins finches etc – find no general correlation between neophobia and exploration. I like the neophobia-exploration issue too. Instead, those species that are neophobic tend to have either a naturally. Makes sense really.

Cats 156

Cats 2011 Costa Rica Deer 156

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2022

What could be plainer than the Eurasian Tree Sparrow ? This one seems to wonder about whether eating flies is the right lifestyle choice though. The one for bird photographers (a Spot-billed Duck ) is shown below. While I kind of like the species, to be honest, I only included it in this post to make references to two songs.

Birds 212

Birds Sparrows Protection Humane 212