10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2024

Survival rates of chicks increase when there are helpers present – and if in captivity this is not an option, humans can also take the place of helpers ( source ). Interesting too was that the prices were highest in the USA and lowest in Thailand, and that prices in Indonesia indicated high demand and increasing scarcity.”

Burma 201

Burma India Birds Indonesia 201

10,000 Birds

MARCH 25, 2024

.” The website www.jwcpheasants.com seems to endorse polygamy for this species despite this being illegal in the USA for other animals such as humans. Hill ranges in eastern Myanmar and western Thailand are also suspected to be the intergradation zone between C. hardwickii and C. hardwickii and C.

Burma 192

Burma Birds Vietnam Laos 192

10,000 Birds

MAY 13, 2022

For once, eBird gives a good description of the Asian Glossy Starling, calling it a “Fierce-looking, large songbird” As are humans, this species is fairly urbanized – it “sometimes enters urban areas to roost, e.g. in Singapore” (HBW). Lucky ducks.

Singapore 222

Singapore Birds Zebras Feral 222

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Not sure why they spend time in Shanghai in winter when they could come here though, but then again, I usually do not understand most of the behavior of humans either. With a picture of the then-queen of Thailand on it, if I remember correctly. of its hunts are successful. Yes, we have them in Shanghai as well. Back to birds.

Birds 218

Birds Eagles Elephants Rhinoceros 218

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

In one study , the bird used electric power lines as a perch in 63% of all hunts, which makes me wonder how the bird survived before there were power lines. Even though I usually side with eBird (they seem more human to me, see the woodpecker description above), in this case, the HBW description probably makes more sense.

Birds 173

Birds Woodpeckers Kangaroos Madagascar 173

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2013

Vulture Hunts Down and Ravages Sea Turtles – Dale Forbes, 10,000 Birds. Thailand’s Adopt a Vulture Program – YC Wee, Bird Ecology Study Group. Vultures, Human Evolution, and Windmills – Greg Laden, 10,000 Birds. Hooded Vultures , photo by Adam Riley. Black Vulture, Coragyps atratus.

California Condor 182

California Condor Turkey North America Jordan 182

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2014

I got to see a beautiful female and owlet on a trip to a secret nest location near Howard Prairie Lake (human-made nest structures have enhanced local breeding for these huge owls whose nest success is boosted to 83% on artificial platforms vs. 66% at natural sites). Larry’s BBOTY – Great Gray Owl.

2014 189

2014 Costa Rica South Africa Birds 189