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. Waves, deep blue sea and that salty scent. Oddly, not a single gull in sight. Yes, I sure would.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 21, 2022
Right now I do not have anything interesting to say about the Hainan Blue Flycatcher , except that it is not a Hainan endemic. 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.
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10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
There’s the Neolithic era; Ancient Egypt (bird mummies!); The drawing on the left is from 1714, the one on the right is the result of Birkhead’s own dissection. Great Flamingo tongues & heads: p. 60, drawn and described by James Douglas, Royal Society’s Philosophical Transactions, 1714; p.
Animal Person
JUNE 17, 2009
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. On Egypt's Pig Cull. Eat More Veal? How About Be More Honest. On Graphic Images We DON'T See.
4 The Love Of Animals
DECEMBER 30, 2013
You will see them barking and whining and chewing everything in sight right from your rug to your footwear so yes it is funny, but beware, you do want your favorite clothes dug up and chewed upon. And when you are down and low it will actually stand right by your side, doing everything it can to make you feel better.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 15, 2011
It didn’t take long to be set right though, as I managed to get my first native species, the Polynesian Starling , while drinking a Coke on the waterfront of Nuku’alofa, the small town on Tongatapu which is Tonga’s capital.
10,000 Birds
MAY 19, 2011
All of this leads to a longer life list, which is, after all, the entire point of bridwatching, right? Even if you don’t live in the summer range of a particular species, you may have opportunities to observe it while it passes through, especailly if you live in an active flyway, like I happen to. Well, not really. 2 PIERSMA, T.,
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