10,000 Birds
AUGUST 26, 2016
In her book, “ On a Wing and a Prayer, “ Sarah Woods describes the bird that captured her interest when she first visited Panama: “At more than one metre tall and able to kill a monkey with a single swipe of its powerful, knife-like talons, [H]arpy [E]agles are incredibly hard to find.” A Harpy Eagle. ”
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 24, 2018
Those of us who chase rare birds for our counties, states, or other human-made geographical distinctions watch birds for more reasons than the twitch. Most of all, I love showing people birds, species both common and mysteriously evasive. Whether a birder is eager for eyefulls of common species or needs to test the birding Zen and.
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 6, 2020
You may need to bird with an open mind and watching eye but look close and even the pigeons flying through human-made canyons can be a source of inspiration, their swift flight transforming them into amazing creatures and taking us to other places. Like the Urban Birder says, “Look up! I can’t wait to see you here.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 19, 2022
Bird names say much about human perception, they can also give us insight into the people who invented names for official bird descriptions. In Costa Rica, we have our pewees, 6 species of them. A common bird of hot, tropical habitats, it is very much an edge species. This appropriately named bird is just what its name says.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 25, 2022
Even so, in the short term, it can be hard to accept that hundreds of species are close to being extinguished from this irreplaceble tapestry of life, that hundreds more are headed for the same eventual abysmal stop. We would see how species that used to be common, even abundant, became remnants of their former, robust populations.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 26, 2014
Fortunately, like most birders, we like hummingbirds, and having eight species buzzing around was very very nice. I’m just glad that human males aren’t expected to outshine human females. Black-bellied Hummingbirds can only be found in Costa Rica and western Panama. Here is a male Green-crowned Brilliant.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
The first is that the illustrations by Dale Dyer are based, and largely seem to be the same, as the illustrations for his previous guide Birds of Central America: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama (co-authored with Andrew Vallely, PUP, 2018). Why are these issues? Doing this work takes time!
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