10,000 Birds

JANUARY 29, 2024

.” Blue-bearded Bee-eaters seem to have a pretty clever hunting strategy. Of course, the same applies to pizza services for humans. In the section on other animals which sometimes ends my posts, the mammal comparing favorably with Donald Trump today is some kind of squirrel. A giant squirrel, actually.

Squirrels 136

Squirrels Birds China Bears 136

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The drongo perches above the flock, snatching insects that they disturb, and keeping an eye out for predators that might go unnoticed by its hunting flock-mates. The species is classified as Near Threatened for all the usual depressing reasons – pollution, drainage, hunting, and the collection of eggs and nestlings ( source ).

Birds 201

Birds Sri Lanka Taiwan Cats 201

10,000 Birds

APRIL 10, 2012

This remote region of Cryptosepalum forests is little changed by human hands (somewhat of a rarity in these times of devastating habitat destruction) yet this species has not been relocated despite extensive searches by birders (including myself). Yellow-spotted Barbet is a beautiful, rainforest barbet and is the only member of its genus.

Ethiopia 222

Ethiopia Tanzania Africa Uganda 222