10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2011

The naming of the hornbill family is a bit farther fetched. Wikimedia Commons Bucerotidae is etymologically opaque to most birders, I’d venture, but when Rafinesque described the family almost two centuries ago, he had kine on his mind. Following a detour to Harvard Law School, he took the Ph.D. Wicked, right?

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Cows Cattle 2011 Birds 142

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2011

These Blasts From The Past Finally a Feeder Watcher Recent Forest Park Birding Unpacking My 2009 Year List New Year, New Bird Exodus: The Migration of Saw-whet Owls in North America About the Author Rick Rick Wright studied French, German, philosophy, and biology at the University of Nebraska. at Princeton University in 1990. Wicked, right?

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2011 Tucson Arizona Deer 140

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2011

My mother, mother-in-law, and godmother are all visiting right now. more migratory sky shots here ) Tags: march , weekend • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! On my side of the Equator, the future is growing a whole lot brighter. Share your plans in the comments below. Wicked, right?

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2011 Deer Birds South Dakota 150

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2016

There are 28 chapters—“Waders,” “Large Waterside Birds,” “Owls and nightjars,” “Birds of prey” (pulling together vultures, hawks and falcons), “Aerial feeders” (swifts, swallows, martins), etc.—plus Britain’s Birds is organized in a very loose taxonomic order, with priority given to grouping together birds that are perceived as similar.

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Ireland Birds Groups Falcons 143

10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2011

… Tags: Lewiss Woodpecker , new york , woodpeckers • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family. Wicked, right?

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New York Woodpeckers Jordan 2011 191

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2020

So, I could capture it in all its owlish glory, complete with fake eyes at the back and nicely illustrating the capability of the owl to turn its head by almost 180 degrees in each direction. But there it was, suddenly, pretending to be a little stub on a tree, and not immediately flying away. It’s been quite the year, hasn’t it?

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2020 Birds Germany Costa Rica 230

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2023

Wikipedia points out that the Black-winged Kite has some similarities with owls, in particular, the “owl-like forward-facing eyes with red irises” On Chongming Island, some of them seem to be relatively unafraid of people, at least by the standards of raptors. Like this bird family b. Like bad jokes and c.

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Birds Iraq China Ireland 130

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 28, 2015

Painted Buntings and nesting owls, Black-headed Gulls and mystery empids. My Best Bird of the Year isn’t that spectacular … just my lifer Violet-chinned Hummingbird at my husband’s family’s house in CO. Good work, New York, good work. Hummingbirds are awesome! This is a nighthawk in Delaware but, you know what?

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2015 Costa Rica Birds Sparrows 184