10,000 Birds

MARCH 30, 2012

Around thirty miles from Missoula in the Bitterroot Valley lies the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge. Many more of the same waterfowl we’d already seen turned up on additional ponds, but we also spotted nesting Bald Eagles and Great Blue Herons , and a small flock of Snow Geese. Fish and Wildlife Service a.

Wildlife 169

Wildlife Montana Geese Bald Eagle 169

10,000 Birds

JULY 15, 2015

I wasn’t there to birdwatch, however, I was volunteering with Wildlife ACT, a conservation organisation that provides science monitoring to the parks of Zululand in South Africa (and increasingly, beyond). But the wildlife and scenery was epic. Tembe Elephant Park is a mosaic of savannah and forest. Terrestrial Brownbul.

South Africa 147

South Africa Elephants Africa Lions 147

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Just before I left for Italy, I took a trip to the Lee Metcalf Wildlife Refuge for a healthy dose of migration. Most exciting, there are already hints that Northern Hawk Owls may be on the move (although of course, one stray does not an irruption make.)

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Bald Eagle Montana Owls Italy 109

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

The area is known for more than 600 bird species, of which 472 were eBirded by now: Cinereous Vulture , Pallas’s and Lesser Fish Eagles , Ibisbill , Wallcreeper , etc. Other wildlife includes Asian Elephant , Tiger , Leopard. Other wildlife includes Phayre’s Leaf Monkey. The best season to visit is from November to March.

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Asia Malaysia Papua New Guinea Thailand 274