10,000 Birds
JUNE 2, 2019
It is illegal to feed wild animals, take animals, birds and insects and it is also illegal to release animals in Singapore. We encountered a Grey-headed Fish Eagle flying through the area, which kindly landed in a tree and allowed for photography! Grey-headed Fish Eagle.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
Late last month, while searching for bears , woodpeckers and spirits of Greece, I deliberately avoided checking any news, especially from my home country. Indeed, the proposal to up-list four southern African populations to Appendix I could well have opened a back door to illegal international trade.”.
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10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
It is also quite good at mimicry, imitating species such as the Crested Serpent-eagle, the Javan Cuckoo-shrike and the Orange-bellied Leafbird. The Fulvous breasted Woodpecker to me looks like a very conventional woodpecker. Ok, I made that up. Gould’s Sunbird – presumably also an immature male.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 22, 2016
Illegal spring hunting and round-ups of moulting birds are taking place on the Russian breeding grounds and illegal shooting continues in Norway. Cases of illegal shooting are still reported (…in 2009 in the Danube Delta) and hunting is considered one of the main threats for the east Asian population.
10,000 Birds
MAY 31, 2011
This ruled out some excellent species like Cape Eagle Owl, Violet Wood-hoopoe, African Finfoot and Half-collared Kingfisher and I was still left with 36 species. So birds like Blue Crane, Black Harrier, Drakensberg Rockjumper, Ground Woodpecker and Southern Bald Ibis were automatically withdrawn. So I decided to impose a few rules.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 16, 2012
The aptly named Fire-bellied Woodpecker drummed above our heads and a Blue Cuckooshrike sang out the loudest as its beautiful song echoed around the forest. Sadly, though much of the Upper Guinea Forest remains at threat from illegal logging and clearing areas for farming.
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