10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Once a Peregrine Falcon flew above the veranda, while several distant King Vultures were soaring above the valley. Quite a few mammals come out in the open to steal bananas left for the birds. Should I add, the foliage in front of my casita (bungalow) window was regularly checked by White-collared Manakin. But I am talking birds only!
10,000 Birds
MARCH 15, 2024
If you see a flock of kestrels in southern Europe, then the chances are that they will be Lessers, for the Common Kestrel never flocks, though occasionally in summer you will see a family hunting together. The answer is likely to be a higher percentage of small mammals and birds than they take in the summer.
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10,000 Birds
MAY 24, 2016
Crested Caracaras, though they often associate with vultures, are actually part of the falcon family. They also prefer open country as habitat, and feed on insects, mammals, birds, fish, and carrion. ” Crested Caracara.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 8, 2011
Last month, I wrote about hypothesized relationships between passerines, parrots, falcons, and seriemas , noting a need for further research on the subject. The post stimulated some great discussions but not really any additional commentary on the science behind these proposed relationships. Ringer Suh et al.
10,000 Birds
MAY 8, 2013
That bald head, so odd and homely, is actually an adaptation for sticking one’s head deep inside the gut of a deceased mammal. Old World Vultures are nestled within the family Acciptridae along with the hawks and eagles. They primarily prey on the large mammals of the African plains, grasslands stretching from horizon to horizon.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 7, 2013
We had a wonderful family vacation in Germany and the Czech Republic during which I managed to do a bit of birding. Whether it was hawks , terns , seabirds , wood-warblers , shorebirds , geese , falcons , finches , or songbirds and woodpeckers I was there with my camera. Peregrine Falcon. Oh, and there were mammals too.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 20, 2014
’s bird family tree in a new tab and follow along as you read. The extinction event that wiped out the pterosaurs, the non-avian dinosaurs, and so much other life created enormous opportunity for new organisms to diversify and thrive (lucky for us placental mammals!), In 2008, Nick Sly published a review of Hackett et al.
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