10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 8, 2017
Let us no more speak of this week’s extraordinary failure by a cast of Falcons to finish off their prey. Project FeederWatch data prove that woodpeckers are at the top of the backyard bird feeder pecking order. sports championships ).
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 13, 2016
Up to 100 kg – possibly a female, my guide and a bear researcher from the wildlife charity Callisto, Yannis Tsanakis, tells me. At the same time, a Peregrine Falcon flies across the valley. Great Spotted Woodpecker – Dendrocopos major. Eurasian Green Woodpecker – Picus viridis.
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10,000 Birds
AUGUST 1, 2023
The book is designed with quick searching and researching in mind, with colored blocks indicating bird family in upper right and left corners, common bird names in large, bold print, and a highly readable font. Lengthy captions point out key identification features, mostly plumage-based, sometimes including behavior, size, and structure.
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
OCTOBER 21, 2015
I have 10,000 Birds contributor Adam Riley to thank for telling me I had to add it to my list, and a quick bit of research showed that he was right on. Near a sharp bend we encountered some Wailing Cisticolas and a family of Ground Woodpeckers , one of my favourite members of that family. Amur Falcons are ubiquitous. But we did.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 3, 2020
It can take a bit of research to figure these notes out, especially when they are citing taxonomic differences (Riparian [Blackish] Antbird, for example, is treated differently in three of the four taxonomic systems), but it is tremendously helpful just to know that there is an issue to be researched.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 14, 2018
It is not the smallest woodpecker in the world, that honor goes to the Barred Piculet , at 8CM, but this one is pretty darn close. Here is one of the Laughing Falcons. While we were in a beautiful Air BnB, which was owned by some awesome bird lovers, I personally had not done enough research on the area.
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