10,000 Birds
JANUARY 18, 2018
Nikos said: “I may have about an hour before breakfast and can take you to see the geese.”. Kostas Papadopoulos observing Lesser White-fronted Geese at Kerkini. Lesser White-fronted Geese, of course. I counted them very roughly, but I do have a lot of experience estimating flocks. How do you find lions in Africa?
10,000 Birds
JUNE 23, 2011
We know that big birds like waterfowl such as ducks and geese benefit from the flying-V. Waterbirds like pelicans and cormorants make the most of the chevron formation as well. In fact, such flocks demand a higher energy cost and, based on my personal experience with Columba livia , a great tolerance for trash birds.
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 11, 2011
Brown Pelicans , and the northernmost Brown Booby breeding colony on this side of the Pacific. Ringer Anhingas and darters , cormorants and shags , frigatebirds , gannets and boobies , pelicans , and the tropicbirds all share a characteristic found in no other living bird: Their feet are totipalmate.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 6, 2021
Most of them based in a single attractive, historic, and easily walkable city or town, my tours, under VENT’s Birds, Nature, and Culture rubric, always see plenty of birds: hoopoes and rollers in France, Great Bustards and bean geese in Germany, Fulvous Owls and Black-capped Swallows in Guatemala are just a few examples.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 17, 2015
The Refuge has also become a place where people can experience and learn about wildlife and the places they call home, whether through self-guided discovery or by participating in one of our many educational programs. Finley National Wildlife Refuge’s primary management goal is to provide wintering habitat for dusky Canada geese.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 30, 2012
Magpie Geese, Purple Swamphen, Brolga and Pied Heron near the boardwalk The bird hide is shaded well and a nice breeze blows through it to save you from the dry 40c (105f) September days. There are informative paintings of the birdlife that you may experience and benches positioned well for observing the area.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 20, 2014
One of the neognath branches is called Galloanserae and consists today of the the Galliformes or landfowl (megapodes, guans, guineafowl, patridges, pheasants, grouse, turkeys, quail, and relatives) and the specialized aquatic Anseriformes or waterfowl (ducks, geese, swans, and related waterfowl, along with the weird South American screamers).
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