10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Pelicans and cormorants breeding at the Mikri often go to the Megali Prespa to fish the cold, deep waters – actually, cormorants to dive for fish and pelicans to wait for the cormorants at the surface to steal their prey. Up the dirt track next to a hilltop church is not particularly productive at this time of year.

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Greece Pelicans Geese Breeding 252

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Even among the protected areas of Serbia, the Iron Gates National Park (in Serbian: Djerdap) stands out as better preserved. Keep in mind that the special nature reserves (dark green on the park map) enjoy the highest level of protection and are off limits to visitors (possible only with research permits issued by the park authorities).

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Serbia Turtles Birds Eagles 198

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2015

Nearly 2,500 square miles of the wildest sections of the Omo Valley are protected in the almost contiguous Omo National Park on the river’s west bank (Ethiopia’s largest park) and Mago National Park on the east bank. We finally arrived at a high bend on the Omo River where a Karo village was perched.

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Ethiopia Sudan Leopards Birds 249

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2014

A range of hills protects the cove from the eastern wind, yet, the bushes are swaying in the rythm of it. A few weeks from now (it was early April), Eleonora’s Falcons will become a possibility, too, once they return from Madagascar. Off to the nearest kaiki (traditional Greek fishing boat) followed by a flock of shearwaters and gulls.

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Greece Malta Croatia Birds 243

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2012

I remember way back in that same year commissioning the services of an active sport fishing boat to head out into the ‘deep’, 30 miles beyond the lighthouse at Cape Point itself, in search of a working trawler, in the hope of adding a suite of pelagic sightings to my expanding ‘life list’ of Southern African birds.

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Albatross Penguins Dolphins Whales 189

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2020

The potential for contagion through clicking on links has long been acknowledged and with a desire to protect our precious readers, the links have been discontinued. Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus). Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus). 149 checklists were submitted, accounting for 465 species. Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus).

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2020 Sparrows Niger Woodpeckers 154

10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2019

It was Thursday when we arrived and every Thursday at Chrisochorafa square is a fish-free evening at two fish taverns. It is a popular event with the locals and the foreigners alike, where you pay for the drinks and salads, while the main dish, well prepared lake fish, is free.

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Greece Pelicans Buffalo Fish 200

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2018

This protected area is of special importance for migrating waders, of which some 27 species were reported here, including Pied Avocet , Temminck’s Stint , Red-necked Phalarope , Sanderling and Dunlin. 2 Baranda fish farm. eBird bar chart. #4 4 Beljarica Foreland (Kovilovo floodplain), Belgrade. eBird bar chart. #2

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Serbia Birds Farming Bulgaria 168

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2022

It is a very popular place to go fishing, but for us it is a great place to go bird-watching and we can watch the birds catch the fish! We were still able to camp in our usual spot by the river, which is high enough to protect ourselves from the resident crocodiles. Great Egret and Australian Darter fishing in the river.

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Birds Fish Eagles Zebras 220

10,000 Birds

JUNE 8, 2017

Instead of writing at home, I discovered a new “study”, a discreet fish restaurant hidden in the branch of the Danube. Shallows provide an ideal spawning ground for almost 50 fish species and submerged islands breeding ground for more than 100 bird species. Or a falcon? Cover photo: Black-headed Bunting by Mark S.

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Romania Serbia Turtles Blackbirds 127

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2014

The Arctic terns prefer to eat small fish, fish fry and small crustaceans caught in the water surface of nearby oceans and lakes. Especially capelins are the Arctic tern’s favorite food, making the birds rather dependent on the nearby fish population. Source: Visit Greenland ).

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North America Eagles Breeding Fish 180

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2012

Now, he’s sharing some information sure to improve your experience of American historical sites… When I’m not writing about sports teams and bird logos , birding ephemera , or stumbling into first state records , I’m helping protect Civil War-related national parks with the non-profit National Parks Conservation Association in DC.

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Birds Mississippi Vermont Texas 175

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

She volunteered out of both scientific interest (she had just finished a master’s degree in biology) and a feeling of ownership–she grew up in the former fishing village of Lantzville, across the Salish Sea from Vancouver, and just north of the town of Nanaimo, where she boards the Achiever. ” There are amazing stories here.

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Fox Albatross Geese Bald Eagle 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2011

Besides the American bison that the refuge was founded to protect, there are pronghorns, elk, bighorn sheep, mule and white-tailed deer, and black bears. And although the single Bald Eagle we spotted just outside the park was probably more interested in fish, they are known to enjoy fawn as well, when they can carry it.

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Rattlesnake Bald Eagle Mules Mammals 164

10,000 Birds

APRIL 16, 2012

Grey Kestrel – A common, but nonetheless attractive falcon Ussher’s Flycatchers could be seen sitting on the very tops of the tallest trees like dusky coloured martins gliding out in search for insects before our eyes were drawn to a flash of colour from the same trees as a small group of Red-headed Malimbes passed through our field of view.

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Ghana Guinea Birds Eagles 181