10,000 Birds

AUGUST 29, 2022

“The slender-billed cockatoo ( long – billed corella ) is a very affectionate, easy-going pet bird and one of the best talking parrots” ( source ). The Crimson Rosella usually mercifully restricts itself to just two main colors – a feat of modesty by parrot standards. Talk about schizophrenia.

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Birds Australia Sheep Zebras 147

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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. Oriental Pied Hornbill.

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Singapore Uganda Malaysia Seals 169

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Contentious issues like parrot ownership, the role of hunters in conservation, and the romaniticization of bygone eras of egg and nest collecting are passed over with nary an acknowledgement that they are controversial.

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Collecting Science Hunters Parrots 170

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

This is a bit of a rabbit hole, however, and you may find yourself, as I did, spending the day watching videos of Superb Lyrebirds singing and Kea Parrots making snowballs. This way, you can easily look up images and videos of the many fantastic birds described.

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Research Birds Science Costa Rica 213

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JUNE 1, 2021

Plate 28 from Audubon Bird Guide, Eastern Land Birds, by Richard H. Pough “with illustrations in color of every species” by Don Eckelberry, Doubleday, 1946.

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North America America Birds California Condor 278

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JULY 21, 2022

Blog readers sharing their house with a noisy teenager may consider replacing him or her with a Brown-headed Parrot , given this statement on a pet website : “Brown-Headed Parrot boasts another very desirable trait – these are very quiet parrots! Studies on improving ostrich egg hatchability.

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Ostriches Parrots Birds Eggs 147

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DECEMBER 19, 2011

Blue-footed Boobies dance, whistle, court with their blue bills, cradle eggs with their blue feet, and cherish their young; they are endlessly fun and inspiring to observe. White-tailed Tropicbird by Nathan Swick Renato chose an impressive parrot: Birding is a wonderful experience in itself.

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2011 Birds South Korea North Dakota 176

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

The centre has a daily feeding of wild Kaka , making it easy to see this large parrot. The Centre takes kiwi eggs from the wild, when they are vulnerable to introduced predators, and rears them until they are old enough to survive in the wild. If you can prise yourself away from the spas be sure to head for the Kiwi Encounter Centre.

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New Zealand Penguins Sanctuary Birds 157

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

From Hiro, we learn how Northern Pygmy Owls are “rule breakers,” not incubating eggs till all are hatched and then raising owlets that mature at the same rate even though the eggs were laid asynchronously (as most owl eggs are). I’m wondering if the subject of this book itself presented a challenge.

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Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 200

10,000 Birds

JULY 25, 2022

When these birds breed, this can lead to highly cringeworthy announcements, for example from Adelaide Zoo : “We have egg-citing news!” It seems that quite a few zoos keep Tawny Frogmouths. ” Clare has also written posts on Tawny Frogmouths in Broome for 10,000 Birds.

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Birds Australia Ducks Mountain Goats 217

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JUNE 15, 2012

I quickly grabbed the little delinquent, put him in a spare parrot cage, and brought him into the house. He’d always come back inside, and spend the night in his parrot cage. Soon afterward the kids, then eight and nine, “accidentally” let him out of his cage. He was a quick study.) We searched everywhere. This was not in the plan.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Parrots Game Eggs 177

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MAY 2, 2021

We moved in slowly and soon observed that there was a well camouflaged nest with one egg in it. Black-fronted Dotterel nest with one egg. We then added Red-collared Lorikeets , Red-winged Parrots , Red-tailed Black Cockatoos , Rufous Whistler and Royal Spoonbill to our list.

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Eagles Falcons Eggs Zebras 150

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JULY 26, 2019

The classic Peruvian recipe – allegedly first concocted in Lima by an American bartender named Victor Vaughen Morris in the early 1920s – is really a South American take on the American whisky sour, and calls for pisco, lime juice, simple syrup, ice, egg whites, and bitters.

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Peru San Francisco Parrots Chile 121

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OCTOBER 3, 2017

And, the two pages of Rosellas–six species, three types, 51 illustrations–depict each parrot with minute color and pattern specificity; the plates are a feast of greens and reds and blues in all possible variations. Some offer nest information, egg information, breeding timeline, in flight views, etc.

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Australia Birds Penguins 2015 105

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NOVEMBER 11, 2023

While waiting I got offered four dozen eggs (mostly broken), a cow (I’m sure of that), two marriage proposals (less sure) and I learned why every Ugandan can afford a Rolex (it’s a chapati roll with eggs). My cabin had a pair of Grey Parrots in a hollow tree, an Upcher’s Warbler , and a Black-bellied Paradise-flycatcher.

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Uganda Netherlands Monkeys Portugal 214

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NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Australian King-Parrot – Alisterus scapularis. Turquoise-fronted Parrot – Amazona aestiva. Brown-headed Parrot – Poicephalus cryptoxanthus. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Double-eyed Fig-Parrot – Cyclopsitta diophthalma. Lamar Valley, Yellowstone NP.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Australian King-Parrot – Alisterus scapularis. Turquoise-fronted Parrot – Amazona aestiva. Brown-headed Parrot – Poicephalus cryptoxanthus. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Double-eyed Fig-Parrot – Cyclopsitta diophthalma. Lamar Valley, Yellowstone NP.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Australian King-Parrot – Alisterus scapularis. Red-winged Parrot – Aprosmictus erythropterus. Blue-winged Parrot – Neophema chrysostoma. Elegant Parrot – Neophema elegans. Rock Parrot – Neophema petrophila.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2018

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Australian King-Parrot – Alisterus scapularis. Red-winged Parrot – Aprosmictus erythropterus. Blue-winged Parrot – Neophema chrysostoma. Elegant Parrot – Neophema elegans. Rock Parrot – Neophema petrophila.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

Eastern Egg Rock. Eastern Egg Rock. Eastern Egg Rock. Red-winged Parrot – Aprosmictus erythropterus. Bourke’s Parrot – Neophema bourkii. Red-rumped Parrot – Psephotus haematonotus. Mulga Parrot – Psephotus varius. Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot – Loriculus galgulus.

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2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2023

The family has about 37 species, but that includes several fulvettas – only 21 of the species have “parrotbill” in their names (and frankly, the bills of fulvettas do not look like those of parrots at all). “Stop biting me, Wolfie – this is maladaptive behavior!

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Pandas Birds Eggs China 194

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

Brown-headed Parrot – Poicephalus cryptoxanthus. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Double-eyed Fig-Parrot – Cyclopsitta diophthalma. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. White-fronted Parrot – Amazona albifrons. Skukuza Rest Camp area.

2018 101

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 101

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2018

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Red-winged Parrot – Aprosmictus erythropterus. Blue-winged Parrot – Neophema chrysostoma. Elegant Parrot – Neophema elegans. Rock Parrot – Neophema petrophila. Mulga Parrot – Psephotus varius. 13 Jan 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2018

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Red-winged Parrot – Aprosmictus erythropterus. Blue-winged Parrot – Neophema chrysostoma. Elegant Parrot – Neophema elegans. Rock Parrot – Neophema petrophila. Mulga Parrot – Psephotus varius. 13 Jan 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2018

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Red-winged Parrot – Aprosmictus erythropterus. Brown-hooded Parrot – Pyrilia haematotis. Blue-headed Parrot – Pionus menstruus. White-crowned Parrot – Pionus senilis. Red-crowned Parrot – Amazona viridigenalis. Mealy Parrot – Amazona farinosa.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2018

Rock Parrot – Neophema petrophila. Yellow-naped Parrot – Amazona auropalliata. Elegant Parrot – Neophema elegans. Red-capped Parrot – Purpureicephalus spurius. Red-crowned Parrot – Amazona viridigenalis. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Blue-and-gold Tanager – Bangsia arcaei.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2015

The adult Pied Oystercatchers were still at their non-breeding site at Gantheaume Point and will no doubt lay their first eggs for 2015 in the first week of July. Red-winged Parrot - Aprosmictus erythropterus - Broome, January 1st. I hope they are as successful this year as they were last year.

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2015 2014 Ducks Ponies 177

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2018

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Red-winged Parrot – Aprosmictus erythropterus. Blue-winged Parrot – Neophema chrysostoma. Elegant Parrot – Neophema elegans. Rock Parrot – Neophema petrophila. Red-capped Parrot – Purpureicephalus spurius. Blue-headed Parrot – Pionus menstruus.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

One of the birds most likely to have been heard about in recent years is the Night Parrot. Foxes have also been known to take their eggs and there are now numerous local groups who endeavour to help the populations of Hooded Plovers along their local coastlines. Handbook to The Birds of Australia, 1865. Preface,p.xxiv.

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Species Australia Birds Parrots 174

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FEBRUARY 3, 2018

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Red-winged Parrot – Aprosmictus erythropterus. Brown-hooded Parrot – Pyrilia haematotis. Blue-headed Parrot – Pionus menstruus. White-crowned Parrot – Pionus senilis. Red-lored Parrot – Amazona autumnalis. Red-lored Parrot – Amazona autumnalis.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Sacramento 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Red-winged Parrot – Aprosmictus erythropterus. Bourke’s Parrot – Neophema bourkii. Mulga Parrot – Psephotus varius. Vernal Hanging-Parrot – Loriculus vernalis. Vernal Hanging-Parrot – Loriculus vernalis. Meyer’s Parrot – Poicephalus meyeri. Northern Territory.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2016

Bourke’s Parrot – Neophema bourkii. Mulga Parrot – Psephotus varius. Port Lincoln Parrot – Barnardius zonarius. Big Egg Marsh. Orange-winged Parrot – Amazona amazonica. Blue-headed Parrot – Pionus menstruus. Southern Whiteface – Aphelocephala leucopsis. 01 Jun 2016.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2016

Red-winged Parrot – Aprosmictus erythropterus. Bourke’s Parrot – Neophema bourkii. Port Lincoln Parrot – Barnardius zonarius. Mulga Parrot – Psephotus varius. Vernal Hanging-Parrot – Loriculus vernalis. Brown-hooded Parrot – Pyrilia haematotis. Northern Territory.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2016

Big Egg Marsh. Orange-winged Parrot – Amazona amazonica. Red-winged Parrot – Aprosmictus erythropterus. Vernal Hanging-Parrot – Loriculus vernalis. Brown-hooded Parrot – Pyrilia haematotis. Blue-headed Parrot – Pionus menstruus. White-crowned Parrot – Pionus senilis.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

Red-winged Parrot – Aprosmictus erythropterus. Bourke’s Parrot – Neophema bourkii. Mulga Parrot – Psephotus varius. Vernal Hanging-Parrot – Loriculus vernalis. Brown-hooded Parrot – Pyrilia haematotis. Blue-headed Parrot – Pionus menstruus. Northern Territory.

2016 101

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 101

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Brown-headed Parrot – Poicephalus cryptoxanthus. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Double-eyed Fig-Parrot – Cyclopsitta diophthalma. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. White-fronted Parrot – Amazona albifrons. Skukuza Rest Camp area.

2018 100

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 25, 2022

If you are looking for something more colourful then you can’t go wrong with Australian King Parrots and Satin Bowerbirds and their bowers ! Echidna-egg laying mammal-500th post. New South Wales is a good location to find the Superb Lyrebird too and I wrote about that too! One Tree Hill-Dandenong Ranges National Park.

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Australia Singapore Birds Battery 147