10,000 Birds

APRIL 24, 2015

Macdonald is, among her many accomplishments, a falconer. White, who wrote The Once and Future King and The Sword and the Stone , and who was also a falconer – but a very, very bad one. So what’s wrong with the book? Her autobiographical story alternates with her meditations on T.H.

Falcons 214

Falcons Michael Vick Whales Whaling 214

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2014

Despite more than 50 kite, hawk, eagle, and falcon species on the list, nope, we don’t see raptors all that often! People wonder where the raptors are because Common Buzzards or Red-tailed Hawks are pretty much a given if you venture outside in the northern temperate zone. Not the case in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica 161

Costa Rica San Jose Birds Owls 161

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2013

Yes, suffering readers, it is time once again for a blog post in verse. Whether a shorebird , a falcon , a sparrow , You feel the need deep down in your marrow. And not just any verse, but the horrible, vile, lousy verse that I sometimes produce, verse so bad that it isn’t even worthy of being called poetry. It is just doggerel.

Mississippi 154

Mississippi New York Suffering Falcons 154

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

This morning, they have seen some 10,000 Broad-winged Hawks , mixed up with two dozen Swainson’s Hawks , several Mississippi Kites and one or two King Vultures , Swallow-tailed and Double-toothed Kites , Merlins and Peregrine Falcons. Or a mammal. Or even those pooie reptiles.

Costa Rica 134

Costa Rica Reptiles Farming Mississippi 134

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Birds came fast during the first few hours, including a wide array of classic Neotropical species such as Keel-billed Toucan , Bat Falcon , Bright-rumped Attila , Buff-throated Saltator , and Boat-billed Flycatcher. the species suffering most from deforestation).

Honduras 209

Honduras Costa Rica El Salvador Arizona 209

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

As things appear to be returning to normal, The UK suffered its worst ever week for Covid infections. 262 Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. 266 Peregrine Falcon – Falco peregrinus. 262 Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. 266 Peregrine Falcon – Falco peregrinus.

Woodpeckers 227

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Ducks 227

10,000 Birds

APRIL 22, 2015

Above the gardens a wheedling just fledged Gymnogene begged fro food from its long suffering parent. To the west a large piece f irrigation machinery served as a perch for a large flock of Amur Falcons. And all over large White Storks and Grey-crowned Cranes stalked after their prey. White Storks are magnificent birds.

Africa 157

Africa South Africa Stud Birds 157

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

I wish the flight images for the hawks, falcons, parakeets, and parrots were larger. However, I do think that there are illustrations here that suffer from washed-out blacks and whites that almost blend into the background. Exceptions are images of birds in flight and behavioral vignettes, which are smaller.

America 212

America El Salvador Costa Rica Honduras 212

10,000 Birds

MAY 25, 2016

Most of the trip was taken up with family meals and nights on the town with friends (and suffering a bit in the morning), but I did get away to do some birding in Melbourne’s top birding spot which isn’t so much a dump as the pits. It’s a sewage treatment plant. Australian Crake by Frankzed ( Creative Commons ).

Australia 100

Australia Geese Ducks Birds 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2019

The Management are still in Africa, suffering the buffering that comes with remoteness. Red-necked Falcon – Falco chicquera. Lanner Falcon – Falco biarmicus. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. Peregrine Falcon – Falco peregrinus.

2019 137

2019 Farming Sparrows Charlotte 137