10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The “Owls and Albatrosses” chapter, for example, begins with Doug’s personal experiences observing of the nesting strategies of Malleefowl and a Moluccan Megapode, Australasian “chickens who lay their eggs in unusual ways and do not parent. And then we go back to the evolution of clutch size.

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Science Albatross Research Birds 240

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2019

Like crows and jays, they are social, vocal, intelligent, and omnivorous (including eating eggs and nestlings). A bird of lowland and foothill rainforest, the Yellow-throated Toucan can be seen in most parts of the Caribbean slope and from the Carara area south to Panama. Yes, this bird acts like a jay.

Costa Rica 197

Costa Rica Panama Eating Eggs South America 197

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2012

Press in 2009), active participation in the Dragonfly Society of the Americas and leading dragonfly trips to Costa Rica and, hopefully this summer, Panama. Family and genus sections all begin with descriptions of what features the group has in common and how individuals differ. With odonates, there are always exceptions!

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United States Costa Rica Massachusetts North America 248

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

Eastern Egg Rock. Eastern Egg Rock. Eastern Egg Rock. Panama Rainforest Discovery Center. Lassen Volcanic NP–Lost Creek Group Campground. Radisson Summit Hotel and Golf Panama. Gulf of Nicoya (Puntarenas/Paquera ferry). 28 Jun 2017. Common Murre – Uria aalge. 28 May 2017. 27 May 2017.

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2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2015

I also enjoyed the breeding photo series, showing Downy Woodpecker eggs and then hatchlings within a breeding chamber in a tree, with only a few wood chips to support them. Each genus is introduced with a brief summary of the common characteristics of the group and a beautiful full-page photograph of a representative species.

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Woodpeckers 2002 Europe Research 261