10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The end of September and early October is also the best time to see Oriental Scops Owls in Shanghai – though they can be hard to spot, being very good at hiding. If you think that these photos of the owl are sufficient … … you should probably skip the main part of this post. Here they are.

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Birds Deer China Owls 233

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 16, 2013

I come from a large family: five sisters, two brothers and almost everyone has kids. Most of my family lives in Indiana, but thanks to social media we can easily keep in touch. Case in point: some of my family members have become active with feral cat colony organizations. “They don’t want to be inside.

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Feral Cats Feral Cats Family 190

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Many of you in the south are enjoying great sightings of Snowy Owls ( Bubo scandiacus ) this winter. Everywhere on Facebook I see friends and acquaintance posting photos of Snowy Owls , and or status updates on how they’ve succeeded or failed in their search for reported birds. Why is that? Did I mention they’re fast?

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Owls Fox Oklahoma Soreing 245

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2017

I started the year in Florida, traveled to India with the ABA in February, combined family and birding in an August trip to California, and in-between saw very good birds in New York and New Jersey. 1) Dusky Eagle-Owl. Seeing this giant, awkward yet majestic bird walk through the densely littered landscape was a surreal experience. (4)

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2016 India Ducks Birds 113