10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 11, 2022
The area is used as a hunting ground for large raptors including the White-bellied Sea-Eagle and Brahminy Kite. As the tide drops the birds all move forward to bathe and feed and the Pied Oystercatcher family becomes more visible. Pied Oystercatcher family with two chicks. Pied Oystercatchers on the move.
10,000 Birds
MAY 19, 2012
The Edwards’s Pheasant is a rather smart blue-black member of the pheasant family and it may be on the edge of extinction. If the threats to the species in the wild (hunting and habitat loss) are significantly reduced, a captive-bred population could be re-introduced, if agreed as part of an overall recovery strategy.
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10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 1, 2016
Thankfully, as the authors note, this focus on animals to hunt has given way to visitors’ fascination with a range of creatures.). There is also a narrative write-up for each species that recounts interesting behavior, family issues, unique biological facts, the animal’s status in Kruger, and notable conservation issues.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 3, 2014
The tricky thing for me is that Royal NP is in the south of Sydney, and my family lives in the north of the city. But this trip hadn’t just been a nice day out, it had made it clear to me the strategy I need to get the most out of this place. Three visits in, and I’ve only just begun to realise how much I’m missing.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 30, 2020
Common Cuckoo is a fascinating bird, an obligate parasitic breeder that employs numerous strategies, including fraud and murder, to survive. Luckily I wasn’t affected too severely by the current pandemic: I lost neither life nor family members to Covid, only my job which was replaced the same day I lost it. Short fall, soft landing.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 15, 2015
These strange birds are two species in their own family; White-necked or Yellow-headed, endemic to the Upper Guinea forests and Grey-necked or Red-headed, restricted to Lower Guinea forests.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 29, 2024
” Blue-bearded Bee-eaters seem to have a pretty clever hunting strategy. Location, location, location – some practical advice for River Lapwings aiming to have a family: “ River Lapwing nests on open, unvegetated river banks achieved significantly greater nesting success than those in crop fields” ( source ).
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