10,000 Birds
MAY 20, 2021
Eurasian Skylarks took flight in front of our wheels, and one Suslik (Ground Squirrel) quickly ran across our path, while a dozen European Bee-eaters adorned bare branches. noticed a Eurasian Stone-curlew , which I dipped and, as we were leaving, one male Red-footed Falcon waved us goodbye. Did I mention Great Bustards ?
10,000 Birds
MAY 10, 2018
On the opposite side is a smallish falcon, obviously too short-tailed for a Common Kestrel, a Eurasian Hobby first comes to mind… but a male Red-footed Falcon on migration it turns out to be. Red-footed Falcon’s breeding range starts less than 50 mi north of here and I hope that some will choose to join a local rookery and stay.
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10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
This endearing ground squirrel is the preferred prey of a resident pair of Imperial Eagles … Within twenty minutes, a Goshawk, a Black Kite and two Honey Buzzards passed over. But no eagles appeared; or at least none that I was prepared to tick. That puzzles me – who was the first to perch there, an eagle or the hawk?
10,000 Birds
MARCH 14, 2014
I have received so many calls to come rescue a baby hawk or falcon or some kind of raptor,” wrote Jennifer Dudley, and attached this photo. And once I took in three pit bull puppies that turned out to be squirrels.”. “I Someone brought me a Cliff Swallow he swore was a falcon,” wrote Louise Shimmel. The joke was on us!”.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
With our early morning arrival, we were greeted by several birds of prey, the first being a Golden Eagle. Looking out over the lake from one of the many view points as you travel the park, we spotted Peregrines Falcons, American Kestrels, and this young Coopers Hawk , as it flew right over our heads.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 4, 2016
These are overgrown in steppe grasses and local sheep herders are subsidised by the authorities to bring their animals here to keep the grass short, prevent succession by bushes and manage the habitat for vulnerable Sousliks , or European ground squirrels. Yet, despite the grassland habitat looking good, the sheep numbers are low.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 1, 2022
Dragan has caught up from his adventures in Colombia and the life list has reached 4103. Dragan has caught up from his adventures in Colombia and the life list has reached 4103.
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