10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
He should not be confused with Stewart Traill (1936–2018), the founder of a cult-like group of evangelical Christians, the Church of Bible Understanding. According to his Wikipedia entry, he was a strong but unsuccessful supporter of women attending the university, so he is one of the better people to name a bird species after.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 22, 2024
The website nepaldesk.com has a description of the Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush that reads like it has been written by ChatGPT after specifically having received instructions to mock tourism agencies: “With its delightful presence, the Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush is a symbol of Nepal’s rich avian diversity.
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10,000 Birds
APRIL 3, 2023
They are described as “larger and more powerful than the Common Blackbird of Europe” – I can imagine some Chinese nationalists rejoicing that “my blackbird can beat your blackbird” … According to Wikipedia, the distribution of the Red-billed Leiothrix stretches over India, Bhutan, Nepal, Burma, and parts of Tibet.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Beside India, Lynx Illustrated Checklist of the Mammals of South Asia covers Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Most mammal guides aimed at wildlife watchers (and not scientists) tend to cover small and cryptic species as a group only, not going to a species level. I clearly needed a mammal book.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 21, 2015
It’s hard out there for a pheasant (in Nepal, that is). News big bird black-throated blue warbler burrowing owls cats International Bird Rescue mating penguins pheasants social groups spill' Single, for the moment, BTBW above by Corey.). A pair of Burrowing Owls are ready for their close-up. Sorry, couldn’t resist.). Knitting project.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 6, 2023
Christian Cooper comes on screen about two-and-a-half minutes into The Central Park Effect , appreciating a Prothonotary Warbler at ‘the Point’ while telephoning a friend with the news (this is pre-text group), a nice hint of the collegial networks that underlie Central Park birding.
10,000 Birds
JULY 4, 2023
Johnson’s work on cultural folklore is an important element in “Half-Bird, Half-Spirit: Owls and the Human Imagination,” the chapter examining how we, humans as a group, have looked at owls as symbols of both darkness and light. In some ways, this is a puzzling chapter. They are also hunted.
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