10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Take a medium-sized stork, then imagine placing a fried egg over each of its eyes. Color the white of the egg yellow and the yellow of the egg dark red, and you get a close approximation of what Storm’s Stork looks like. It is by far the rarest of all storks and listed as Endangered.

San Diego 181

San Diego Zoos Malaysia Eggs 181

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Fraser`s Hill in peninsular Malaysia is another one of these almost legendary birding locations in Southeast Asia. Want to see a bird shaped like an egg? Birding Fraser`s Hil. And the birding is somewhat easier here as long as you do not make the mistake of reading some of the older bird guides. Pygmy Cupwing. Meet Mr. and Ms.

Birds 211

Birds Malaysia Morals Asia 211

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Another item they feed on is hunting edible bird nest swiftlets, which are quite common in edible swiftlet houses in Sabah, Malaysia ( source ). However, they also feed on other things that are less happy about being eaten, as demonstrated by the struggling victim of this Oriental Pied Hornbill.

Rhinoceros 129

Rhinoceros Singapore Transported Hunting 129

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2014

Okay, they weren’t as fascinating as the birds of prey eating their, or the frankly still weird drawings of nightjars carrying eggs and woodcocks carrying chicks, but still, hornbills were cool because they sealed their mates up in holes in trees and then fed them as they raised the chick.

Singapore 174

Singapore Malaysia Uganda Albatross 174

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2019

My review copy (well, actually a contributor’s copy—more on that later) was waiting for me when I returned from the ABA birding tour of Thailand and Malaysia (more on that in a separate post) in early March. And, the 1996 volume includes information on nests and eggs, a topic not covered by the Peterson guide.

North America 152

North America Sparrows America United States 152

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 2, 2014

Borneo is the third largest island in the world; politically it is divided amongst three countries–Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak), Indonesia (Kalimantan) and the sultanate of Brunei. I’m already looking up birding tours of Borneo and pricing airfares. Not a great place for a family vacation, though I think Duncan will disagree.

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Brunei Birds Asia China 177

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

Eastern Egg Rock. Eastern Egg Rock. Eastern Egg Rock. Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia. Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia. Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia. Gulf of Nicoya (Puntarenas/Paquera ferry). 28 Jun 2017. Common Murre – Uria aalge. 28 May 2017. Razorbill – Alca torda.

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2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100