10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 18, 2012

” He faces up to seven-and-a-half years in prison and fines totaling more than $500,000.

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Alabama Killing Protection Mississippi 159

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 8, 2018

“Cangreja” means crab in Spanish and refers to the shape of the mid-sized peak at the center of the protected area. On account of its remote nature, this is one of the lesser known protected areas in Costa Rica but that doesn’t keep it from being an excellent area for birding. Black Hawk Eagle from Cangreja.

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Costa Rica San Jose Birds Falcons 181

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2020

These migratory shorebirds crowd together for protection when they roost at high tide. These include Black Kites , Whistling Kites , Brown Falcons , Brahminy Kites and White-bellied Sea Eagles. This week I will introduce you to the shorebirds that choose not to distance themselves from each other on our local beaches.

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Australia Breeding Falcons Eagles 162

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Black Stork and three pairs of White-tailed Eagles breed here. This protected area is of special importance for migrating waders, of which some 27 species were reported here, including Pied Avocet , Temminck’s Stint , Red-necked Phalarope , Sanderling and Dunlin. eBird bar chart. #4 eBird bar chart. #2 2 Baranda fish farm.

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Serbia Birds Bulgaria Farming 164

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2017

In keeping with high diversity in other aspects of the avian kingdom, including falcons and excluding owls, this small country has a raptor list that tops fifty species. While there’s a lot of protected habitat, with so many other raptors and birds to compete with, each species has a pretty small population. Black Hawk-Eagle.

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Costa Rica West Virginia Eagles Monkeys 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2014

Some of the most common breeding birds are White-tailed Eagles , Northern Fulmars , Black Guillemots , Common Eiders , Rock Ptarmigans , and Arctic Terns. One the most common breeding birds of Greenland is the White-tailed Eagle , also called the sea eagle, which primarily lives off cod and char, and more rarely live waterfowl or carrion.

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North America Eagles Breeding Fish 179

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

Various bird species continue to be affected by those destructive days of deforestation and the subsequent edge effects but thankfully, protected areas were established before any of the regional or country endemic bird species were gone forever.

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Costa Rica Species Panama Birds 224

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Even among the protected areas of Serbia, the Iron Gates National Park (in Serbian: Djerdap) stands out as better preserved. Keep in mind that the special nature reserves (dark green on the park map) enjoy the highest level of protection and are off limits to visitors (possible only with research permits issued by the park authorities).

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Serbia Turtles Birds Eagles 194

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2016

The next tract of rolling sand dunes grassland is to be found at the eastern edge of the Sands, in the recently protected Karas-Nera nature reserve (cover photo). The next site was the Dubovac Wetland , but I paid more attention to surrounding sands that, with planted junipers, have sort of a woodland-savanna appearance.

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Sheep Turtles Squirrels Europe 128

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

In 1974, Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge was established to protect the delta and its diversity of fish and wildlife habitats. Northern Harriers, Peregrine Falcons, American Kestrels, and a fair number of Bald Eagles all can be found on the refuge year round. I got to see several Brown Creepers in the area.

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Fox Washington Geese Sparrows 131

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 13, 2016

At the same time, a Peregrine Falcon flies across the valley. Afraid that their ideas for the development of the area, including a ski centre, might be restricted by the nature protection regime, the officials rejected the idea. Short-toed Snake-Eagle – Circaetus gallicus. Peregrine Falcon – Falco peregrinus.

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Bears Greece Europe Slovenia 270

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2021

ospreys are mostly right-“handed,” and carry their food, while flying, in one foot only, to fight off kleptoparasites like bald eagles with the other), and of detail, as well, of the process involved in taking that particular photograph. Each image is accompanied by a page of prose detail on the bird (e.g., Dragan). ==.

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Birds Colombia Collecting Bald Eagle 245

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Established in 1974 to protect the delta, which is formed where the fresh water of the Nisqually River meets to nutrient rich, tidal salt water of the Puget Sound. At one point, standing in the middle of one of the first dikes, I was able to spot 17 Bald Eagles , a Peregrine Falcon , two American Kestrels , and Northern Harrier.

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Wildlife Seattle Bald Eagle Geese 106

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2015

Nearly 2,500 square miles of the wildest sections of the Omo Valley are protected in the almost contiguous Omo National Park on the river’s west bank (Ethiopia’s largest park) and Mago National Park on the east bank. We finally arrived at a high bend on the Omo River where a Karo village was perched.

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Ethiopia Sudan Leopards Birds 247

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2015

The best bird was one lovely Common Chiffchaff that was very hard to locate in the thick crown of an old juniper tree, followed by one mysterious small falcon. Back to the Mikri Prespa , where mostly Dalmatian, with two White Pelicans among them, were circling, while one Short-toed Snake Eagle glided across.

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Greece Pelicans Geese Breeding 252

10,000 Birds

APRIL 16, 2012

Grey Kestrel – A common, but nonetheless attractive falcon Ussher’s Flycatchers could be seen sitting on the very tops of the tallest trees like dusky coloured martins gliding out in search for insects before our eyes were drawn to a flash of colour from the same trees as a small group of Red-headed Malimbes passed through our field of view.

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Ghana Guinea Birds Eagles 179

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2020

The potential for contagion through clicking on links has long been acknowledged and with a desire to protect our precious readers, the links have been discontinued. Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus). White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla). Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus). Accipiter sp. Accipiter sp.).

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2020 Sparrows Niger Woodpeckers 153

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2011

Besides the American bison that the refuge was founded to protect, there are pronghorns, elk, bighorn sheep, mule and white-tailed deer, and black bears. And although the single Bald Eagle we spotted just outside the park was probably more interested in fish, they are known to enjoy fawn as well, when they can carry it.

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Rattlesnake Bald Eagle Mules Mammals 164

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2016

There are 28 chapters—“Waders,” “Large Waterside Birds,” “Owls and nightjars,” “Birds of prey” (pulling together vultures, hawks and falcons), “Aerial feeders” (swifts, swallows, martins), etc.—plus So, how do you find the species account for Kestrel if falcons are not placed between woodpeckers and parakeet?

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Ireland Birds Groups Falcons 148

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2013

The Cherokee nation called them “Peace Eagles” owing to the fact that they never killed a living thing – and also that they tended to show up in numbers after battled when peace treaties were being signed, though admittedly that may have been for a slightly more macabre reason. California Condor , photo by Sheridan Woodley.

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California Condor Turkey North America Jordan 187

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2019

(I do need to note that a rare error crops up here–LISTSERV is not a generic electronic bulletin board, it is a propriety product owned by a company and the use of the term is protected by trademark law. It’s spelled this way, all caps, because that is the official name.).

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Birds North America Breeding America 115

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

She’s described conservation successes in detail–the Bald Eagle, the Short-tailed Albatross, now protected in Japan. ” There are amazing stories here.

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Fox Albatross Geese Bald Eagle 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2014

The Hudwit edged out more than 650 other birds on my Costa Rican year list by a large margin because unlike Resplendent Quetzal , Maroon-chested Ground-Dove , Ornate Hawk-Eagle , and even Unspotted Saw-whet Owl , the last and only documentation for Hudsonian Godwit in Costa Rica occured in 1975.

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2014 Costa Rica South Africa Birds 194