10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2021

A Yellow-crowned Parrot digs in. Thankfully, they now have a home here where they can court, build their nest, and raise their young. At night, we keep our eyes out for the passage of the neighborhood Barn Owl , oftentimes a Tropical Screech-Owl would hunt insects from a low perch on our almond tree.

Opossums 264

Opossums Barn Owls Hunting Reptiles 264

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

It’s also about human-owl interaction on an individual level and a wider sociocultural level, and ultimately how we can use all this for habitat and bird conservation. As the names and habitats imply, not all owl species are alike, in behavior, adaptation, relationship to humans, and in how humans perceive them.

Owls 209

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 209

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Noisy Yellow-crowned Parrots indicated that it was time to stop the car and get out. These large parrots are popular in the pet trade, and that’s a likely source of the population of this species on Trinidad. These scarce residents are rarely seen – and even when visible, are usually quite wary of humans.

Trinidad 202

Trinidad Birds Parrots Falcons 202

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

Broad-billed Parrot. What right do we have to even exist when our very existence as humanity is what has caused a rate of extinction not seen except during cataclysmic events? Most people oppose large-scale, indiscriminate, hunting of birds but it still happens all over the world. Passenger Pigeon. Alaotra Grebe. Drink coffee?

Mauritius 171

Mauritius Djibouti Guam Birds 171

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2020

The longer Introduction lists and briefly summarizes topics covered in the Portfolio (evolution feathers, coloration, variation, senses, movement, physiology, migration, food and foraging, survival, social behavior, birds and humans, threats). Also, I wish I could use the tiny birds for my own presentations.

2020 264

2020 Birds Groups North America 264