10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2022

Of course, it is quite common for human parents to set fire to their family homes in order to keep the adult children from moving back home, but this is not an issue for drongos. John Darnielle (of Mountain Goats fame), should you read this, feel free to add a comment that this post would have been much better without most of the words.

Singapore 147

Singapore Birds Mountain Goats Giraffes 147

10,000 Birds

JULY 25, 2022

Of course, when speaking of the devil, it is hard for me not to mention the song “The best ever death metal band from Denton” by The Mountain Goats. The Black-faced Monarch is a relative in the same bird family, the Monarchidae. Generally, this is not a bird getting a lot of good press.

Birds 217

Birds Australia Ducks Mountain Goats 217

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

This outstanding member of the wattlebird family is unique among songbirds in having different shaped beaks for each of the sexes. We’ll also keep our eyes open for several members of the New Zealand wren family. The forests around Wellington will let us clean up any North Island endemics we may have missed.

New Zealand 194

New Zealand Ducks Australia Mountain Goats 194