10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Its founder, Chris Vlachos, has extensive experience and background in wildlife photography, starting his career more than 20 years ago. Their subjects involve mainly birds, mammals, and butterflies, but also reptiles, amphibians, orchids, and underwater creatures. It also currently works with two other bird and mammal hides in Europe.

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Wildlife Greece Mammals Reptiles 170

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 9, 2019

An expanse of habitat as vast as Murchison Falls NP in Uganda, as excessively generous in beauty and biodiversity, permits endless ways to experience both its birds and animals. Plus, any place you can see both 15 different raptors and 15 different mammals in the same day sounds worth a visit, doesn’t it?

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Uganda Senegal Africa Game 179

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Wheatley calls Kenya “possibly the best overall wildlife experience in Africa and the world”), so, the only competition is practically 3 to 4 decades old and the time was ripe for Ngarachu’s guide. Each site gets from 2 to 5 pages (but mostly 3-4). Also, Kenya is covered in Nigel Wheatley’s Where to Watch Birds in Africa from 1995.

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Kenya Africa South Africa Penguins 259

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

In the next year I visited the British Birdfair for the first time, which turned out to be the experience that changed my life. Also, there are more than 44 species of mammals: Otter , Wildcat , Grey Wolf , Beech Martens , Wild Boar , and Golden Jackal. Overwintering raptors include Greater Spotted , Golden , and Imperial Eagles.

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Greece Wildlife Boars Otters 262

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Ahead of the first trip, I wasn’t thinking much about mammals, and yet, you cannot miss them, from Nilgais near villages to Indian Flying Foxes in town centres, not to mention those ubiquitous and irresistibly cute Palm Squirrels eating seeds left for parakeets. I clearly needed a mammal book. monkeys, deer, gazelles, etc.).

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Asia Mammals Sri Lanka Bhutan 174

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2021

Now, I have mixed feelings: cautious and by experience mistrustful, but happy. It is a spacious floodplain between the River Danube and the levee, 2.1 mi at its widest point and some 9 km2 / 3.5 And in June 2021, the Mayor of Belgrade announced that Beljarica Backwaters will finally become officially protected in July.

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Serbia Deer Protection Boars 273

10,000 Birds

APRIL 16, 2017

Of course, many focus on mammals, particularly bunnies, on Easter weekend, but Mike was more interested in another mammal he saw. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Especially because I once again dipped on a twitch for Scissor-tailed Flycatcher.)

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2017 United States Mammals Panama 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Over 400 species of birds have been spotted at the Arenal Observatory Lodge & Spa and its forests are also a hotspot for several interesting species of mammals, reptiles, and amphibians. We partner with the best guides in the area to provide unapparelled birding experiences.

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Costa Rica Reptiles Research Industry 152

Reddit Animals

JULY 12, 2023

I love spiders, I've owned many snakes as pets, my favorite mammal is arguably the Opposum (I think they're so cute, whereas here in the south people hate them and dont understand their importance), bats, frogs, all animals really. My question here is all I really have on paper is chemical experience.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

The Shoebill serves as the symbol of the magnificent wildlife experiences Uganda offers visitors, which may seem a bit odd. Sure, the Pearl of Africa has so much more for visitors to enjoy, including many of the most cherished mammal species on the planet, but the Shoebill seems to capture the imaginations of birders and non-birders alike.

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Uganda Africa Birds Penguins 255

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

You may remember back in 2017 when Nate participated in this trip or maybe you followed along in 2018 as the Birdchick dazzled us with her experiences there. Uganda boasts a checklist of well over one thousand species of birds and host of mammals, reptiles, and interesting insects.

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Uganda Africa Gorillas Reptiles 150

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2015

Science is fairly well established that yawning can spread like wildfire among groups of humans, as well as a few other mammals. In one experiment, yawns were observed when birds in neighboring cages could see each other, and again when views of adjacent birds were blocked. Click here to go directly to the study.).

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New York Mammals Science Birds 157

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In the unloved “Other” section of today’s post, we have a few more mammals. As you may know, I am not particularly fond of mammals, even though most of them do not have to pay hefty bribes to pornstars to avoid having some of their dirty secrets revealed. My cats refuse to even try Fiery Minivets.

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Sri Lanka Birds Taiwan Cats 205

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2012

Before I get into the nitty-gritties of my awesome birding experiences in Hungary I thought I would just share a few of the shots that I got during the trip. But there was more than birds – there were great mammals, insects, landscapes, food, and people. I’m baaack! And what a trip to Hungary it was!

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Hungary Hedgehogs Birds Blackbirds 173

10,000 Birds

JULY 27, 2023

Finally, of the at least 20 species of mammals present here, the otter, the jackal, and the wildcat certainly deserve a mention. I recorded the song, which Merlin app identified as a Skylark’s, but I had enough experience to know better: it turned out to be a Greater Short-toed Lark. Now, I am done.

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Greece Pelicans Birds Otters 177

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 2, 2022

Going back to that assumption that birds don’t have a sense of smell, it can be traced to John James Audubon (of course), who performed several experiments with Turkey Vultures and concluded that the vultures used sight, not scent, to find food. ” * Nevertheless, the myth continued. 241) that contribute to a bird’s odor.

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Science Research Birds Turkey 213

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Dorian’s gregarious personality and self-deprecating sense of humor makes even the most meditative sections one of a piece with his birding experiences, producing a good read that may make you think. Are there butterfly or mammal big years? (If Plus tales of birding from the point of view of the traveling cyclist.

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Birds Los Angeles Massachusetts New York City 207

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2015

It covers seabirds and marine mammals and miscellaneous living things–creatures likely to be found on day trips from the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California. That’s 22 Marine Mammal species and 43 Seabirds. And, at 5 by 8 inches it may be small enough to fit into some people’s pockets.) Howell and Brian L.

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Dolphins Whales Whaling Porpoises 162

10,000 Birds

MAY 27, 2013

Much like Carrie’s recent experiences being hoodwinked by non-bird sources of birdy-sounding calls , I’ve had my share of animal encounters out in the field. Birding Lizards Mammals Reptiles Trips animals' And of course, way too many chipmunks and squirrels and raccoons and turtles to count. How about you?

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Nevada Coyotes Rattlesnake Chicago 175

10,000 Birds

JUNE 5, 2016

Perhaps the best experience of the two days I spend offshore was not a bird, but a mammal. As it was when a small pod of Gervais’ Beaked Whales, small whales that look like bulked up Bottlenosed Dolphins tolerated our approach and allowed us to have a surreal experience with this mysterious marine mammal.

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Whales Whaling North Carolina Mammals 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2024

The selections appear to largely reflect Hauber’s personal experiences around the world and he does occasionally bring himself into the essay, reflecting on a European Robin he observes at dusk in northwestern Germany or searching for American Robin nests on a tree farm in the Midwestern United States.

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Chicago Barn Owls Penguins New Zealand 173

10,000 Birds

JUNE 11, 2013

These experiences were the highlight of my trip to Ethiopia and one of the most fascinating and enjoyable encounters I have ever had the privilege to experience in many years of wildlife watching. Mammals Ethiopia Gelada' they are the most terrestrial primate after humans. A harem male grooms one of his females.

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Ethiopia Primates Mammals Fur 159

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2014

Lost Animals is a book about what was lost and witnesses to the loss—how the bird or mammal was viewed, often for the last time, through the lens of a camera. And so, Fuller embarked on a new initiative—locating and researching photographs of lost birds and, expanding his scope, of mammals. more than there really was to see!” (p.

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Animal Mammals Hawaii Dolphins 265

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 21, 2014

I want him (I am not a sexist – simply, have never met a lady guide, although I have some among my FB friends) to know mammals and trees, too, but also local history and who and when made that hilltop citadel that we drove by. He suffered from the lack of experience as a traveler and someone who has hired guides himself.

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Birds Botswana Free Range Leopards 205

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

One of the wonderful experiences when birding away from your home turf is the potential to come across creatures other than birds with which you may not be familiar. Mammals armadillos Florida Nine-banded Armadillo Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival'

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Florida Coyotes Wildlife Mammals 171

Reddit Animals

APRIL 11, 2023

" However, various lines of scientific & behavioral research show that reptiles not only feel pain & experience stress the same way mammals & birds do, but that they are also likely capable of a range of emotions including anxiety, distress, excitement, fear, frustration, pain, stress, and suffering.

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Pythons illegal Florida Killing 40

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2022

After securing our passage, I patiently waited for this once-in-a-lifetime experience to a place we have never been and lacked any knowledge of, we were in for a complete surprise. Regardless, we made it Marion and all else added to the experience. Salvin’s Prion. Our Flock to Marion was no different.

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South Africa Mice Albatross Africa 262

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Based on his own experiences teaching ornithology to high school students in California, he believes that high school student often just need the spark of an interesting elective class that fills a graduation requirement. But his class was only one of two in the U.S., Think about it for a minute.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 23, 2012

Jeff Gordon and I were wandering around the seriously disturbed habitat behind the airport hotel we stayed in outside of Budapest when a bizarre mammal about the size of an opossum crossed the path in front of us. “What the #*$% was that?!?!” ” It turns out it was a hedgehog, a Northern White-breasted Hedgehog to be exact.

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Hedgehogs Hungary Opossums North America 168

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2013

I had my first swim with Inshore Bottlenose Dolphins in Northland’s Bay of Islands back in 2000, and it was a tripy experience. Leaving from the harbour on boats were tours to swim with one of New Zealand’s most endangered mammal species, the Hector’s Dolphin. Birding dolphins marine mammals New Zealand endemic'

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Dolphins Sharks New Zealand Albatross 154

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

I don’t mind that they share the world with other creatures, and I have even developed an appreciation for mammals, reptiles and amphibians – but only so long as watching them doesn’t collide with my finding birds. I am a birder, and I love birds. For Europe, only very few books exist that cover the topic at all.

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Europe Mammals Animal Birds 165

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2014

What is unusual here is that these vultures may be sniffing for large invertebrates as their feet are no help when it comes to grab and kill a small mammal. I would certainly be nice to set up an experiment to learn what the Lesser Yellow-headed Vultures use to find their prey in the thick grasslands they favor.

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Mice Killing Turkey Mammals 166

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Africa is famous for its large, charismatic mammals, and the Big Five epitomize the most sought-after of these fantastic beasts. As visitors’ and the public’s interests expanded from the Big Five, and an appreciation for lesser mammals, birds and smaller wildlife has became more widespread, the term Little Five was coined.

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Buffalo Rhinoceros Elephants Leopards 197

10,000 Birds

APRIL 23, 2014

It brings mammals, and frogs in profusion, and reptiles, and insects. It was the perfect experience, the guide had astonishing eyes and found things we would have passed over if we had been alone. It’s hard to know how to predict how a spotlighting experience is going to go. Or nothing big at least. So many insects.

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Badgers Wildlife Reptiles Monkeys 154

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 18, 2016

Phoebe Snetsinger had that experience while birding East Africa for the first time and seeing as many birds as she did in the US for the previous 50 years.). While the country as a whole has almost 1100 species (it is possible to nail up to 665 of them in three weeks), the area to focus on is the southwest (like in the US).

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Africa Uganda Gorillas Rwanda 126

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 11, 2017

But for millions of years up until now you haven’t had an international audience of thousands of highly social mammals with their own particular quirks and evolutionary strategies watching your every move around the clock. They want an authentic nature experience, but a relatable authentic nature experience.

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Bald Eagle Belize Iowa Eggs 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Run along the same lines as the Karori Wildlife Sanctuary, the site has had a large fence placed around it and the introduced mammals removed. It’s a model that is now happening across New Zealand, and it was nice to experience it near my friend’s house in Taranaki.

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New Zealand Sanctuary Mammals Wildlife 159