10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Peregrine Falcon ( Falco peregrinus ) at Delevan NWR (click on photos for full sized images). I’m sure most of you know that the Peregrine Falcon became an endangered species because of the use of organochlorine pesticides, especially DDT, during the 1950′s, 60′s, and 70′s. Love those talons!

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Falcons Wildlife Sacramento Endangered Species 134

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2020

Local farmers view it as a threat to domesticated wildlife. It didn’t occur to me till I started reading The Falcon Thief: A True Tale of Adventure, Treachery, and the Hunt for the Perfect Bird that there was also a possible threat to the eagle herself: poachers, who steal raptor eggs and chicks.

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Falcons United Kingdom Zimbabwe Eggs 208

10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2019

They were still listed as Endangered, but wildlife management measures taken in this park were clearly working. Barely outside of it, the quarry near Sidirokastro rewarded me with Alpine Swifts , European Honey Buzzard , Peregrine Falcon , Eurasian Crag Martins , Red-rumped Swallows and Blue Rock Thrush. I’m in Greece, after all.

Greece 193

Greece Pelicans Buffalo Fish 193

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 5, 2014

Number 33, Parabolic reflector, 1888, for example, starts with the invention of the reflector by a German physicist and broadens into the early history of wildlife sound recording technology. In most cases, the object is the starting point for a broader tale. Number 57, Great Northern? More seriously, entries on the Winchester shotgun (no.

Mauritius 172

Mauritius Collecting Egypt Cyprus 172