10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Owls and eagles and ducks and hummingbirds and parrots and woodpeckers are all things that a regular nonbirding joe or jane can, with time and a few color photographs, see the appeal of. As I had cause to observe last weekend, the great divide between birders and nonbirders is best expressed through gulls. And what about lifestyle?

Seals 228

Seals Lifestyle Turtles Parrots 228

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 6, 2014

True, few hardy human souls are dedicated/crazy enough to go birding in these conditions (did I mention a windchill of –35?); Layering up to look for winter ducks and Snowy Owls has taught me how to handle the elements, and that there’s almost no such thing as “too cold” if you’re dressed appropriately (with some hand warmers just in case).

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Polar Bears Illinois Chicago Zoos 163

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2017

It was already dark in mid-October when we arrived to the Costa Rican birding mecca of Rancho Naturalista to have dinner on the veranda but then were interrupted with a call: There’s a Mottled Owl at the other side! You can imagine the rest: everyone jumped from the table to look for the owl. Acorn Woodpeckers by Niklas Aronsson.

Costa Rica 167

Costa Rica Woodpeckers Farming Owls 167

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

The human world is on the move to where the money is. Cut down the virgin forest and lose the Orangutans or Spotted Owls or Ivory-billed Woodpeckers. They are not working for people or wildlife. Central and South Americans are coming here, Syrians and millions of others are flocking to Europe’s stable nations.

Chickens 213

Chickens Illinois Campaign Nebraska 213

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2014

Female Imperial Woodpecker in flight, Mexico, a still from recently found film made by William Rhein, p. Eskimo Curlew, Passenger Pigeon, Ivory-billed Woodpecker, Bachman’s Warbler, Carolina Parakeet—these are names that echo mightily through birding histories and even some recent field guides. And, they are fascinating.

Animal 269

Animal Mammals Hawaii Dolphins 269

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2019

Birds may have taken to these artificial perches like ducks to water, but human reactions to the newfangled poles and wires were hardly as appreciative, especially in the early day. We humans tend not to think of utility poles and wires as “beautiful” or “natural” elements of the environment, when we notice them at all. As Daniel L.

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United States Game North America New York City 118

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2011

Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners.Or I may have to quit blogging… Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover? Wicked, right?

2011 151

2011 Deer New York Owls 151

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 28, 2014

Many gringos make their way to Baja California Sur every year, although the majority are probably heading to Cabo San Lucas to party and test the human limit of tequila endurance. Other desert denizens (that we missed) include Harris’s Hawk , Elf Owl , and Pyrrhuloxia. Especially if you can fit in some birding?

California 228

California San Jose Birds Mexico 228

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Abyssinian Long-eared Owl This can be a very tough bird to find, but the juniper forests around the Bale Mountain park headquarters at Dinsho are the most reliable and is where this bird was photographed. They have a complex social structure, the study of which has been of great relevance in analyzing the evolution of human social behavior.

Ethiopia 271

Ethiopia Eritrea Africa Mammals 271

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2015

Second, reading about birds courting and parenting brings out the tendency to identify, which leads directly to anthropomorphism, the tendency to assign birds human emotions and thoughts. Think of birds too much as humans and you lose the specialness that makes them birds. Some people love books like that. Yellow Warbler fledgling.

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Eggs Family 2006 New York 263

10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2011

Leucism “is a condition characterized by reduced pigmentation in animals and humans.&# Go win a copy and you might get it before I get off my keister and write my review… Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Seriously, that really happens in this excellent video of a Great Horned Owl scavenging a deer carcass by Kirk Mona.

Ducks 153

Ducks 2011 Jamaica Deer 153

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

It describes how, when a veterinary drug used in India killed the vast majority of Indian vultures, the human death rate in affected locations increased by about 4% as the vultures were no longer around to feed on animal carcasses and the sanitation thus worsened substantially. It deserves a lot better than being caught and locked in a cage.

Los Angeles 195

Los Angeles Birds Woodpeckers Owls 195

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

There are are presently thought to be five species of kiwi with a possible sixth extinct species, all of which have suffered varying degrees of range contraction since the arrival of humans. The Bay of Islands is a very popular area for tourists, both those looking for natural history and for human history. Wicked, right?

New Zealand 148

New Zealand 2011 Deer New York 148

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Other birds with webbed feet, including ducks and geese, have only three webbed toes; the hallux (which in birds is usually the “hind toe&# and in humans, the “big toe&# ) is free. For all of recorded history, humans have classified other living things by their physical characteristics. Wicked, right?

2011 154

2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 154

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2020

There are owls in New York City. Big owls: Barred Owls on Riverside Drive and down the path from Harlem Meer, a Great Horned Owl in Central Park’s Ramble. The NYC owls have little to do with the book in front of me except that it too is about birds and people. But–is that it?

New York City 195

New York City Birds Owls Fox 195

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

Geophagy, the intentional consumption of soil by vertebrates, has long been documented in a number of bird and mammal species – including wide-spread use by humans – which consume soil to increase absorption of certain minerals not naturally occurring in the local diet. That’s right – birds eating clay. Wicked, right?

Peru 255

Peru Parrots 2011 South America 255

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2021

This pair of Lineated Woodpeckers loves the termite-ridden branches of my neighbor’s avocado tree. 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. I hope you choose our place!

Opossums 264

Opossums Barn Owls Hunting Reptiles 264

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Or the Asian Barred Owlet (Hangzhou, China) – though I am happy this allows me to include some owl photos into this post. The Acorn Woodpecker (Reno, Nevada) is presumably named this way because the red spot on his head looks a tiny bit like an acorn (I know. Here feeding a chick , not eating it. Still, there are a few.

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South Africa China Nevada Africa 330

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).

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2020 Birds Groups North America 264

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2014

Sister to this group is the Strisores : the “night birds” (excluding owls), swifts, and hummingbirds. So do parrots, some songbirds, humans, and a few other mammals. Even in the with full-genome analysis, owls posed a bit of a problem, which the authors attribute to the rapid diversification following the K-Pg boundary.

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Family Birds Parrots 2014 279

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 10, 2022

While it is laudable to point out the plight of homeless woodpeckers, this is hardly the right subject for an upbeat bird photo contest. There are much better metaphors for mind-body dualism than owls with fake eyes on the backside of their head. Every bird photo should tell a story, not just show a bird.

China 225

China India South Africa Homelessness 225

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

Dale Forbes Mar 16th, 2011 at 8:37 am Hi Laurent, that is a fascinating example of humans responding to difficult environmental challenges. YourBirdOasis.com Mar 17th, 2011 at 11:22 am So polygynandry really is rare, but I can’t believe I forgot about Acorn Woodpecker! In this case, they would be exhibiting polyandry.

2011 218

2011 Breeders Breeding Deer 218

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

However, the Stresemann’s Bristlefront is one of those birds that is simply enigmatic and rare and recently discovered, with many aspects of its life history unknown to humanity. Duncan Wright would really like to see anything in Brazil but he would especially like to see a Kinglet Calyptura. RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover?

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Brazil 2011 Birds Wildlife 212

10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2011

.’ Much I marvelled this ungainly fowl to hear discourse so plainly, Though its answer little meaning – little relevancy bore; For we cannot help agreeing that no living human being Ever yet was blessed with seeing bird above his chamber door - Bird or beast above the sculptured bust above his chamber door, With such name as `Nevermore.’

2011 248

2011 Fowl Deer Cats 248

10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2011

There are also a number of Takahe , one of which, named Greg, has learnt that humans equal food, and will hang around the day visitors in the hope of a snack. Greg the Naughty Takahe ( Porphyrio hochstetteri ) Tags: Destinations , new zealand • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover?

New Zealand 149

New Zealand 2011 Deer Cats 149

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

Her writing is based on keen observation of animal and human behavior, and she likes to interweave solid natural history information with larger philosophical themes to challenge and inspire the reader. All of them had successfully learned the skills we taught them to forage in “safe&# areas and avoid humans. I think not!

2011 243

2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 243

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2017

Woodpeckers, appropriately, get a whole page on drumming and tapping. The small owl-face icons indicate sounds that are particularly low in pitch. These sound descriptions are brief, one to three paragraphs, but are expanded for certain species. A special box shows the differences amongst hawk and eagle copulation sounds.

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North America America Birds New York 176

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2013

Families do not hike up mountains to sit all day on pointy rocks to watch woodpeckers. I’m not going to try to explain why people are fascinated by hawks; human-to-avian psychology is not my specialty. Owls are not covered and I had to think about that. To me, the term “raptor” includes owls. It’s a Bald Eagle, a hawk.

North America 219

North America Bald Eagle Falcons Owls 219

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

March 14, 2011 Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Jon Gassett, Commissioner One Sportsman’s Lane Frankfort, Kentucky 40601 Dear Mr. Gassett, I am a writer, naturalist and artist with a special interest in human/bird interactions. Where Are You Birding this Second Weekend of March 2009? RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover?

2011 252

2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 252

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2015

Picidae, Woodpecker, is one of those charismatic bird families that everybody gets excited about. Unless the woodpecker is drumming a hole into your garage, and then, well, it’s a different kind of excitement.) Woodpeckers of the World: A Photographic Guide is the first major guide to family Picidae in 20 years.

Woodpeckers 249

Woodpeckers 2002 Europe Research 249

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Others, by their own admission, are Luddites and believe that the pinnacle of human technological achievement was reached on the day that man first bound a notebook in moleskin. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Indian Scops-Owl – Otus bakkamoena. African Scops-Owl – Otus senegalensis. 29 Mar 2016. 04 Feb 2016.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2016

Others, by their own admission, are Luddites and believe that the pinnacle of human technological achievement was reached on the day that man first bound a notebook in moleskin. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Indian Scops-Owl – Otus bakkamoena. Pacific Screech-Owl – Megascops cooperi. Laguna Lagarto Lodge.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2016

Others, by their own admission, are Luddites and believe that the pinnacle of human technological achievement was reached on the day that man first bound a notebook in moleskin. Little Owl – Athene noctua. Great Horned Owl – Bubo virginianus. Barking Owl – Ninox connivens. 04 Jun 2016. 04 Jun 2016.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2016

Others, by their own admission, are Luddites and believe that the pinnacle of human technological achievement was reached on the day that man first bound a notebook in moleskin. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Indian Scops-Owl – Otus bakkamoena. Pacific Screech-Owl – Megascops cooperi. Laguna Lagarto Lodge.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

Others, by their own admission, are Luddites and believe that the pinnacle of human technological achievement was reached on the day that man first bound a notebook in moleskin. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Indian Scops-Owl – Otus bakkamoena. Pacific Screech-Owl – Megascops cooperi. 29 Mar 2016. 04 Feb 2016.

2016 101

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 101

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2016

Others, by their own admission, are Luddites and believe that the pinnacle of human technological achievement was reached on the day that man first bound a notebook in moleskin. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Indian Scops-Owl – Otus bakkamoena. Pacific Screech-Owl – Megascops cooperi. Laguna Lagarto Lodge.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2011

So the human equivalent of frog in a bowl might be. So assaying exploratory tendency in humans. Humans can probably just find their own little place to thrive. food selection from some kind of mystery buffet? Makes sense really. Perhaps who you gravitate toward at parties- new people or old friends? Wicked, right?

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Cats 2011 Costa Rica Deer 150