10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

I started the campaign for the protection of Beljarica, raising public awareness and collecting more than 10,000 petition signatures, not only because of its Eurasian Otters , White-tailed Eagles , Black Storks , Icterine and Eastern Olivaceous Warblers , etc., Also, a European Roller and a Turtle Dove made their appearances, too.

Serbia 282

Serbia Birds Boars Otters 282

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2021

Giant anteaters, giant otters, giant armadillos, giant river turtles, giant termites and giant waterlilies that can sustain the weight of a human baby! The mythical Harpy Eagle , a bird that is actually easily seen at its nesting sites around villages like Surama, definitely falls into this category.

Guyana 279

Guyana Otters South America Colombia 279

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

An Oriental Turtle Dove (Wolongshan, China). No Eagles here as I think they are crap (even though Hotel California is probably one of the most popular songs in Chinese karaoke places). Apparently, birds are living in a monarchy, thus REM are reflecting on “King of Birds” A bird king ( Southern Banded Snake Eagle , St.

South Africa 240

South Africa China Germany Birds 240

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2016

European Turtle-Dove Streptopelia turtur. I live in the second biggest city in the Balkans (Athens being the first) and Turtle Doves are understandably uncommon at its outskirts, although I did manage to record them only a mile from my home. European Turtle-Dove by Denis Cachia. Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga.

Serbia 203

Serbia Greece Montenegro Bulgaria 203

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2020

Characteristic birds of these dry and sunny areas are Eurasian Hoopoe , European Turtle-Dove and European Bee-eater ; Lesser Grey and Red-backed Shrikes (in winter replaced by the Great Grey Shrike ), Woodlark , Skylark and Crested Lark , Sand Martin , Barred Warbler , Northern Wheatear , Tawny and Tree Pipits.

Europe 241

Europe Serbia Woodpeckers Birds 241

10,000 Birds

MAY 10, 2018

A pair of European Turtle Doves on a wire, followed by two soaring Common Buzzards …. Wait, those fingers, the upper one is not a buzzard… a small eagle, it’s a dark morph Booted Eagle ! The story is even worse with the vulnerable Eastern Imperial Eagle. Tasty sousliks lived along the edge of this odd forest.

Serbia 131

Serbia Eagles Falcons Farming 131

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2018

The reservoir is surrounded by traditional farming landscape, adding the European Turtle Dove and the Ortolan Bunting to the scene. Black Stork and three pairs of White-tailed Eagles breed here. eBird bar chart. #4 4 Beljarica Foreland (Kovilovo floodplain), Belgrade. eBird bar chart. #1 1 Kompenzacioni bazen lake, Pirot.

Serbia 168

Serbia Birds Bulgaria Farming 168

10,000 Birds

JUNE 5, 2021

Red-backed Kingfisher – Todiramphus pyrrhopygius Yellow Chat – Epthianura crocea Wood Warbler – Phylloscopus sibilatrix Common Nightingale – Luscinia megarhynchos Common Redstart – Phoenicurus phoenicurus Bobolink – Dolichonyx oryzivorus Pheasant-tailed Jacana – Hydrophasianus chirurgus Black Drongo – (..)

Sparrows 241

Sparrows Niger Tigers Turtles 241

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 16, 2018

Wood Warblers have a strongly pronounced passage through April; Tawny Pipits , Bluethroats and Savi’s Warblers are back by the first week, and Ortolan Buntings and European Turtle Doves by the second week of April. Common Quail , Grey Partridge , Turtle Dove , too. Glossy Ibises are localized, as well as Griffon Vultures.

Serbia 164

Serbia Geese Owls Macedonia 164

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Three European Turtle Doves wave their goodbyes from a roadside wire and, a bit further along the road, one Short-toed Snake Eagle is devouring a snake in mid-air. On a previous dyke, there were six hunters, all looking in this direction, and here I can see the first in a line looking towards the previous dyke.

Greece 162

Greece Serbia Hunters Cows 162

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2016

Turtle-Doves and Red-backed Shrikes were showing particularly well, in the air were both Barn Swallows and, more numerous, Sand Martins (Bank Swallows), junipers were decorated by numerous Bee-eaters, plus European Stonechat and a Corn Bunting.

Sheep 131

Sheep Turtles Squirrels Europe 131

10,000 Birds

MAY 18, 2023

At the bank of one such small dam, a Softshell Turtle basks in the afternoon sun, while one Oriental Magpie-Robin is searching the water edge. A little bit further, while watching a large Sambar wallowing in the mudbath, Manoj points our attention to a Crested Honey Buzzard on one and a Changeable Hawk-Eagle on another tree.

India 147

India Lions Boars Mammals 147

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2014

The highest section of the Forgotten Road lies at 500 m / 1600 ft a.s.l, where there is a Y junction, right for the Somrda Reserve (dirt road), left for the Boljetin Village – keep left. The Woodchat Shrike, Boljetin, June 2014.

Serbia 197

Serbia Turtles Birds Eagles 197

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2015

ACCIPITRIDAE (HAWKS, EAGLES AND ALLIES). Black-breasted Snake-eagle ( Circaetus pectoralis ); Tembe Elephant Park, South Africa, 17 January. Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus ); Chobe NP, Botswana, 2 January. Martial Eagle ( Polemaetus bellicosus ); Tembe Elephant Park, South Africa, 17 January. PANDIONIDAE (OSPREY).

2015 185

2015 South Africa Botswana Singapore 185

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 17, 2017

There was a Short-toed Eagle ahead, taking flight to be replaced by another ST Eagle. Immediately north of it I found another Short-toed Eagle and a very cooperative close-range Long-legged Buzzard. Short-toed Eagle – Circaetus gallicus 5. Lesser Spotted Eagle – Clanga pomarina 2. Lesser Kestrel.

Greece 198

Greece Killing Pelicans Eagles 198

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2012

They will chase Black Kites , but will fly away from the nest if a White-bellied Sea Eagle approaches as if there is no reason to be there. Hawksbill Turtle stranded and then returned to the sea We had a visit on the reef from our pair of Beach Stone-curlews from Willie Creek and plenty of weird and wonderful sea creatures to observe.

Eggs 180

Eggs Turtles Feral Cats Investigation 180

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 11, 2022

Easy species here are Corn Bunting , Hawfinch , Spotted Flycatcher , Red-backed Shrike , Woodlark , Eurasian Golden Oriole , European Turtle Dove. Among the possible species there are Rock Bunting , Eurasian Wryneck , Grey-headed and Eurasian Green Woodpeckers , European Honey Buzzard , Lesser Spotted Eagle.

Serbia 254

Serbia Birds Woodpeckers Romania 254

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

But “Hawk”’s active ingredient, a deadly second-generation anticoagulant, bromadialone, has been implicated in the deaths of Red-tailed Hawks, Red-shouldered Hawks, Cooper’s Hawks, and other raptors : American Kestrels, Barn Owls, Golden Eagles, Great Horned Owls, and Turkey Vultures. Or better yet, “Ecosystem.”.

Mountain Lions 266

Mountain Lions Rats Rodents Lions 266

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Owls and eagles and ducks and hummingbirds and parrots and woodpeckers are all things that a regular nonbirding joe or jane can, with time and a few color photographs, see the appeal of. Small and white and rounded and basicly cute, could it not be the Turtle Dove to the rest of the Laridae ‘s Rock Pigeons ?

Seals 231

Seals Lifestyle Turtles Parrots 231

10,000 Birds

MAY 15, 2023

Unfortunately, the Ashy Drongos did not exactly do what he predicted that they would do – mob potential predators more frequently during the breeding season and mob the more dangerous predator (in this case, the Black Eagle) more intensely. If you do not like that explanation, the HBW has another one: “khloros green (cf.

China 193

China 2017 Birds Indonesia 193

10,000 Birds

JULY 29, 2021

This section also offered a European Turtle Dove. For most species, the breeding season ends by the end of June and the majority of songbirds are silent and invisible now. 10 km / 6 mi north of Baranda lies the village of Sakule. Before that, on a rather sharp right bend, 1.8

Farming 264

Farming Birds Fish Boars 264

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2016

The birding at Eilat is so dynamic in so many ways, you can’t just use that easy “gen” to zip over and see a Bar-tailed Lark , that Greater Spotted Eagle that flew overhead, or even the Wryneck hanging out in Eilat’s very own Central Park. Lesser Spotted Eagle was also seen several times along with Steppe Eagle.

Costa Rica 181

Costa Rica Eagles Birds 181

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Although I have seen the bigger bird in my native Serbia only a couple of times, it is an easy one (and, to make it easier, I observed it often in India – thanks, Chiku): the light morph of the Booted Eagle. In the end, my eagle goes toward the slopes of 2 km high Mt.

Greece 188

Greece Pelicans Serbia Eagles 188

10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2018

It is a fascinating world of swampy forests of willow and poplar, inhabited by Black Storks , White-tailed Eagles , Eastern Olivaceous and Icterine Warblers (above), among more than 200 other species. Backwaters are a hard place to explore.

Beavers 127

Beavers Serbia Eagles Hungary 127

4 The Love Of Animals

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

You will see everything from bald eagles, wolves and deer, to wild turtles, baby ducklings and other animals. The show covers an entire year along the Mississippi, and shows the many challenges that the wildlife in the area deal with. Who knew our country was so diverse in just one region?

Mississippi 100

Mississippi Bald Eagle Alligators Wolves 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 8, 2013

At the bank of one such small dam, a Softshell Turtle basks in the afternoon sun, while one Oriental Magpie-Robin is searching the water edge. A little bit further, while watching a large Sambar wallowing in the mudbath, Manoj points our attention to a Crested Honey Buzzard on one and a Changeable Hawk-Eagle on another tree.

Lions 236

Lions India Mammals Boars 236

10,000 Birds

APRIL 8, 2016

A Bald Eagle took a chunk out of my jaw,” said Vonda Lee Morton. “I And the eagle was released a few months later!”. “ Turtle bites hurt!”. “I I’ve been working with eagles and raptors for over 40 years,” says Marge Gibson. I was sprayed in the face by a hose-wielding snapping turtle,” said Lisa Kelly. “My

Wildlife Rehabilitation 176

Wildlife Rehabilitation Wounded Wildlife Opossums 176

10,000 Birds

JUNE 16, 2019

On one occasion we saw a pair of Red Turtle Doves beside the fishing lake. There are White-bellied Sea Eagles in the area and it is likely their nest. Black-naped Oriole. Walking beside the Pasir Ris Park Connector we watched otters playing in the water. Common Sandpiper. Monk Parakeet.

Singapore 115

Singapore Otters Owls Zebras 115

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

Three European Turtle Doves wave their goodbyes from a roadside wire and, a bit further along the road, one Short-toed Snake Eagle is devouring a snake in mid-air. Short-toed Snake-eagle. There cannot possibly be any birds left at the canal by the road. Circaetus gallicus.

Greece 199

Greece Serbia Hunters Cows 199

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2021

Of the dozen gifts mentioned in the Christmas carol “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” seven are birds: the seven swans a-swimming, six geese a-laying, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and – of course – a partridge in a pear tree. Each image is accompanied by a page of prose detail on the bird (e.g.,

Birds 246

Birds Colombia Collecting Bald Eagle 246

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2020

European Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia turtur). Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus). White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla). Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus). Rock Pigeon (Columba livia). Stock Dove (Columba oenas). Common Wood-Pigeon (Columba palumbus). Red-billed Pigeon (Patagioenas flavirostris). Accipiter sp.

2020 154

2020 Sparrows Niger Woodpeckers 154

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2021

54 Oriental Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia orientalis. 168 Black Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus tyrannus. 173 Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. 54 Oriental Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia orientalis. 168 Black Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus tyrannus. 173 Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus.

Sparrows 218

Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots Costa Rica 218

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2020

70 Greater Spotted Eagle – Clanga clanga. 71 White-tailed Eagle – Haliaeetus albicilla. 283 Oriental Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia orientalis. 312 Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. 70 Greater Spotted Eagle – Clanga clanga. 71 White-tailed Eagle – Haliaeetus albicilla.

2020 183

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 183

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2020

European Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia turtur. Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. White-tailed Eagle – Haliaeetus albicilla. Great Crested Grebe – Podiceps cristatus. Rock Pigeon – Columba livia. Common Wood-Pigeon – Columba palumbus. Pale-vented Pigeon – Patagioenas cayennensis.

2020 157

2020 Sparrows Blackbirds Woodpeckers 157

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 15, 2014

ACCIPITRIDAE (HAWKS, EAGLES AND ALLIES). Crested Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis cheela ); Danum Valley, Borneo, 1 January. Mountain Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis kinabaluensis ); Mount Kinabalu, Borneo, 8 January. White-bellied Sea-Eagle ( Haliaeetus leucogaster ); Kota Kinabalu, Borneo, 5 January. COLUMBIDAE (PIGEONS).

2014 150

2014 New Zealand Singapore Rhinoceros 150

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2021

As such, a parallel post will appear here simultaneously with the year list. As such, a parallel post will appear here simultaneously with the year list.

2020 237

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 237

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2021

The year list ends on a provisional (some beats will be birding ’til the final whistle to try and salvage a ravaged year) 1803 species from 1602 checklists submitted by 12 beats from 16 countries.

2020 230

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks 230