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.

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Trinidad Birds Parrots Falcons 194

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

The rise in drone popularity over the past few years has been meteoric — and in our typical human arrogance, we’ve once again ignored the fact that for the past 150 million years, the sky has belonged to the birds. This raises the question of whether or not drones can cause serious harm to birds.

Birds 180

Birds Protection Idaho Bears 180

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Islands, with their high levels of endemism and specialization, are particularly fragile and vulnerable to human activity. Formerly described in 1811 by Johann Matthäus Bechstein, the Cuban Macaw was a primarily red, long-tailed parrot with beautiful orange feathering around the nape and blue feathering on the wings and tail.

Cuba 238

Cuba Parrots Collecting Columbus 238

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 25, 2011

Between staying warm/cool, finding food, avoiding predators, migrating thousands of miles every year, finding mates, raising chicks and doing all this at the mercy of the elements, it makes sense that they have more brainpower than just simple instinct to run on. Picture being a Blackpoll Warbler being born in the boreal forests of Alaska.

Emotional 198

Emotional Science Birds Mammals 198

10,000 Birds

APRIL 22, 2012

It’s easy to observe this attachment behavior in parrots, especially pets. But any mention of affection or “love” in parrots must include that other, unwelcome element: jealousy. But any mention of affection or “love” in parrots must include that other, unwelcome element: jealousy. I know one thing.

Birds 273

Birds Parrots 2003 Raised 273

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

Australia is a vast country with a very small human population, which mostly clings to the edge of the continent. Some birds existed only on outlying islands and in small populations, so once humans arrived then there would have been a huge risk to their survival. Handbook to The Birds of Australia, 1865. Preface,p.xxiv.

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Species Australia Birds Parrots 174