10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

We saw these birds in Egypt in 1994 and they were just great and Grant saw 5 in Busan, South Korea a few weeks ago, just after I got home to Broome. They had also seen them in Egypt, as my Dad had been working there on our visit in 1994, but this was something special.

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Egypt South Korea Australia Collecting 181

10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2022

On the other hand, neither of them at first glance led a particularly interesting life (not quite true – one traveled to Egypt with Napoleon), which matches well with the rather boring-looking fulvetta. At first glance, neither of them seems to have any close relationship with fulvettas.

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Birds Egypt China Thailand 228

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Diving has taken me to places like Belize, Fiji, Vanuatu, and Egypt, places that coincidentally are fun to bird. For some it allows you to boast about the amazing locations, and for some it simply scratches that itch to invest heavily in gear. Kina, or Sea Urchin. I was a diver before I was a birder.

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New Zealand Goats Vanuatu Fiji 159

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2022

And this is (a bad photo of) an African Sacred Ibis mummy in the British Museum in London (found in Egypt). On the other hand, their preferred food is blood, and they also feed on it directly, pecking at a mammal’s wounds to keep them open ( source ). T his is an African Sacred Ibis at Ndumo.

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South Africa Africa Birds Fish 147

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 27, 2018

Another bird with a mask, albeit one more suited to a party in ancient Egypt or a soiree in the Roaring Twenties. Sporting a natural mask, this snake-eating raptor is in costume at all times. Perhaps this is why it laughs every dawn and late tropical evening. Lesser Ground-Cuckoo. Motmots.

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Costa Rica Bats Birds Falcons 148

10,000 Birds

JULY 14, 2011

A subject that Aelian returns to again and again is the still-contentious issue of the animal mind , and to what degree the creatures he describes can be accurately said to learn, reason, and have morals.

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Hedgehogs Egypt Animal Fur 116

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2019

According to the 13 th -century historian and geographer of Al-Andalus, Ibn Sai’d al-Maghrib’ (1213-1286), the Gyrfalcon was so highly esteemed that the sultan of Egypt was willing to pay 1,000 dinars for birds delivered to him alive – and half that amount even if they were dead upon arrival.

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2016 Iceland Falcons Europe 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 29, 2022

Being sacred may not have been that great for the Ibis in Egypt though – apparently, mummies of the Ibis are by far the most common bird mummies found there. The Sacred Ibis was very important for the ancient Egyptians as it arrived with the annual Nile floods and the Egyptians gave them credit for these floods.

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Birds Australia Sheep Zebras 147

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2014

And, I’ve passed through the Ancient Egypt exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum, where the Ibis is featured on pottery fragments, many times. and also Modern Iraq, Egypt, Albania, Mexico, Poland and the Philippines. Nor have I overlooked “sightings” of birds in movies mouthing other birds’ calls.

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Birds Egypt Family Eagles 199

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

There’s the Neolithic era; Ancient Egypt (bird mummies!); Each of the 12 chapters focuses on a chronological era and sometimes a place, through the details within often jump around in time and space, echoing Birkhead’s personal and scientific associations with the topic.

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Dissection Birds Research Europe 202

Animal Person

JUNE 17, 2009

On Egypt's Pig Cull. And if Compassion in World Farming wanted to see if I knew of their campaigns and might want to support them, they could have easily Googled CIWF right at Animal Person, at which point they'd find: On Compassion in World Farming. Eat More Veal? How About Be More Honest. On Graphic Images We DON'T See.

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Compassion In World Farming Compassion Battery Cages CIWF 100

4 The Love Of Animals

DECEMBER 30, 2013

Worshiped by the ancient Egyptians and believed to have curative properties the Maltese was fondly called ‘the comforter’ in ancient Egypt (for its warm and affectionate nature). If you are a Maltese owner, you got to know that the Maltese has been around for a while now and boasts of quite an enviable lineage.

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Chad Dogs Egypt Kennels 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 16, 2022

Apparently, while in Egypt waiting for a boat to return to Germany he collected specimens of the bird which is now named after him. The Grey-headed Gull has the typical facial expression we are familiar with from gulls and second-hand car dealers. Never happens to me when I am waiting for a bus.

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South Africa Africa Saint Lucia Birds 185

10,000 Birds

JULY 16, 2024

The COTF is based in Eilat, Israel, the southernmost edge of Israel along the Red Sea, a very narrow part in which Jordan and Egypt are only a few miles apart. So, when we competed in BirdLife Israel’s Champions of the Flyway (COTF) in 2023, I knew I had to take my chance to visit Jordan and Petra.

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Jordan Indiana Birds 192

10,000 Birds

MAY 29, 2023

Unfortunately, the wryneck is one of the species suffering from massive trapping in countries such as Egypt and Libya ( source ). Shame on the people who do this.

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Libya Egypt Woodpeckers Suffering 130

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2022

Ostrich industry in Egypt. Studies on improving ostrich egg hatchability. Ostrich Eggshell as an Alternative Source of Calcium Ions for Biomaterials Synthesis. Ostriches originated in Asia. Ostrich Antibody and Its Application to Skin Diseases, a Review and Case Report.

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Ostriches Parrots Birds Eggs 147

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

With fall migration well underway everywhere, it’s a good time to see what’s flying in bird news. Prothonotary Warblers (like the dapper bird above captured for posterity by Corey) should carry frequent-flier cards—a recent Audubon-led study found that one geolocator-toting individual racked up more than 5,000 miles in eight months.

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California Condor San Diego San Francisco Ghana 164

10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2011

We found that this magnetic field stimulated the birds to extend their fat-deposition period, indicating that magnetic cues may help small migratory birds to confront large ecological barriers. 2 PIERSMA, T., PÉREZ-TRIS, J., MOURITSEN, H., BAUCHINGER, U., & BAIRLEIN, F.

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Research Humane Compassion New York 184

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 5, 2014

Birdwatching history starts in 45,000BP with the Arnhemland rock painting, a Paleolithic painting found in Australia’s Northern Territory that depicts “two Emu-like ratites in red ochre” (though the text does caution that the dating is not certain).

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Collecting Mauritius Egypt Cyprus 172

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Adam has traveled extensively to all 7 continents, leading tours to numerous countries ranging from Colombia to Egypt, Angola to Papua New Guinea and Antarctica to Alaska. Adam is one of Africa’s most experienced birders, having seen over 2,000 species on the continent as well as 7,000 species worldwide.

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Papua New Guinea Africa Madagascar Equatorial Guinea 206

10,000 Birds

JUNE 15, 2011

Tonga is still a fun place to visit, particularly if you’re a poor PhD student anxious to escape the Austral winter.

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Tonga Fiji New Zealand Parrots 158

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2017

From my poolside viewpoint I can encompass four countries: Egypt where I am and, over the sea, Israel to the far left (there’s a birding mecca of Eilat), Jordan in the middle and finally the endless deserts of Saudi Arabia to the right. I wouldn’t mind watching birds through palm leaves forever! Waves, deep blue sea and that salty scent.

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Egypt Saudi Arabia Compassion 104