10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2023

The Latin species name of the Common Greenshank , nebularia , sounds a bit like a science fiction novel to me – however, it means “misty” and apparently is derived from the birds’ misty, marshy habitat (HBW). Fortunately, they are quite common in Shanghai. If you want to signal to your environment that you a.

Birds 130

Birds Iraq China Ireland 130

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 29, 2024

Particularly the latter – Nabang – would in the past easily have merited its own post, but recent developments there that now make the place a bit like the former border between West and East Germany changed that. Which sounds like a species name taken from a science fiction novel for children. But not to bees.

Squirrels 141

Squirrels Birds China Bears 141

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

It is also a month when the Law of Diminishing Returns over-took itself. Germain’s Swiftlet – Aerodramus germani. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Jeriau Waterfall.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113