10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Cocoa Woodcreepers are the largest species of woodcreeper in T&T, and they have a proportionately massive bill. A massive shadow caught our eye on the opposite end, by the time we whispered “ Black Hawk-Eagle ” to each other it already was in view almost overhead. Definitely a hawk-eagle, but which?

Trinidad 162

Trinidad Eagles Bears Litter 162

10,000 Birds

APRIL 30, 2016

Some don’t work as well as I would like, and others turn out to be birding gold mines, but no matter which species show, it’s always an adventure. For example, the leaf litter didn’t look as dry as other places, and I noticed a fair number of frogs, insects, and small lizards in the understory.

Costa Rica 167

Costa Rica Birds Owls Litter 167

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2017

1) Dusky Eagle-Owl. There’s a lot of good birding to be done at the Taj Mahal: Rose-Ringed Parakeets and Red-vented Bulbuls on the grounds; Painted Storks and Pied Avocets along the Yumana River, seen from the Taj terrace; Booted Eagles and Black Kites flying overhead. 2) Plum-headed Parakeet. 4) Small Pratincole. 7) Piping Plover.

2016 108

2016 India Ducks Birds 108

10,000 Birds

APRIL 8, 2018

The Rufous Treecreeper- Climacteris rufa is a species that is listed as a bird that you should encounter at the Porongurup National Park in Western Australia’s south-west. Rufous Treecreeper feeding among the leaf litter.

Litter 101

Litter Australia Eggs Falcons 101