10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2021

For some reason that is hard for me to fathom, there is no such bird as a Cape Woodpecker. While the idea of a Ground Woodpecker sounds a bit absurd, it helps to know that this species mostly lives on ants, similar to the Wryneck (another woodpecker, though it does not look much like one). A challenge for young birders, maybe.

South Africa 246

South Africa Africa Lesotho Nigeria 246

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 31, 2012

Sure, there are no woodpeckers here and very few places you can get a decent donut, and everything is quite a bit more expensive than you think it should be, but I still choose to stay. Plan B was to hit some of the parks that KL has, and by a happy coincidence a huge park is right next to the central station.

New Zealand 148

New Zealand Fur Malaysia Woodpeckers 148

10,000 Birds

MAY 11, 2012

Somewhere around the Platte River one of the Audubon boys received a black-footed hide from a fur trader. American scientists, realizing belatedly how embarrassing it was to know so little about a species right in the heart of their own continent, rushed to study this remnant population. But this is real life.

Ferrets 192

Ferrets South Dakota Wyoming Captive Animal 192