10,000 Birds

APRIL 22, 2024

Fortunately for human males, the typical courtship of humans differs from that of the Coppersmith Barbets , which the HBW describes as follows: “When the nest is ready, the male may begin courtship feeding, offering fruit to the female.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 11, 2022

But there was one more thing I evaluated, the human infrastructure, the potential guides among the national park employees. Among the possible species there are Rock Bunting , Eurasian Wryneck , Grey-headed and Eurasian Green Woodpeckers , European Honey Buzzard , Lesser Spotted Eagle. look out for Alpine Swifts ).

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Serbia Birds Woodpeckers Romania 241

10,000 Birds

JUNE 23, 2022

The Blue Whistling Thrush is presumably named for its loud human-like whistling, and possibly for being blue. Assuming that the (North American) Imperial Woodpecker and the Ivory-billed Woodpecker are both extinct, the Great Slaty Woodpecker is the largest woodpecker species alive.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2021

He found some solace when, at age eleven, he became entranced with birds – specifically, with a Green Woodpecker — and that sighting, he says, “took me to another, safer world.” . A cheeky lad, Geoffrey McMullan was regularly subjected to brutal discipline at his English boarding school.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2021

Giant anteaters, giant otters, giant armadillos, giant river turtles, giant termites and giant waterlilies that can sustain the weight of a human baby! This diminutive woodpecker has even been spotted in the botanical gardens in the city. A beautiful Blood-colored Woodpecker poses on a tree trunk.

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Guyana Otters South America Colombia 278

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Human access is very limited to the lake, with very few hiking trails around the lake, mostly to the south area, which provides good viewing points to much of the lake. Gila Woodpeckers and Ladder-backed Woodpeckers are seen in the Cottonwood trees, especially near the boat dock. Boats are allowed, but no gas motors can be used.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2015

I look at the photo, and am enraged by how cruel and callous human beings can be. I look at these birds, and am enraged by how cruel and callous human beings can be. It’s so much easier to delete a picture than to end the life of a mortally wounded cat-caught bird, like this Downy Woodpecker … who is alive, but not for long.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 18, 2018

The Weekly Reader had shocked everyone in class with news of Bald Eagles dying – and humans were to blame! Fast forward to the next decade and humans were at it again. Gila Woodpecker. As a youngster who loved to read, I thought the best way to stop this assault was with words. 50-mile Border Impact Zone. Image by USFWS.

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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. Caspar Georg Carl Reinwardt and picus , which means woodpecker, with the ti that connects the two parts possibly also having some kind of meaning.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2021

In the final bits and pieces of green space that dot a typical human dominated landscape? Blue Jays and Northern Cardinals , Downy Woodpeckers. In birding circles, Costa Rica is better known for protected areas, quetzal tours, and glittering displays of hummingbirds than the things that fly in urban spots. That makes sense.

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Costa Rica Falcons Farming Woodpeckers 264

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. Some names are clearly descriptive and thus make one feel good about saying them; woodpecker and grosbeak come to mind. Rail-Heron? Heron-Rail? Painted Water Stalker?

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Costa Rica Pennsylvania South America Panama 262

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 29, 2020

I had never birded this way before, and can confirm that what I had heard is true: Birds are much more tolerant of human presence when those humans are on a boat! And the birds along the walk to the estuary weren’t bad, either: Looks like nesting time has arrived for this Golden-cheeked Woodpecker.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 23, 2013

The most obvious place that cryptozoology and ornithology overlap is in the area of Lazarus taxa and would-be Lazarus taxa — the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, Eskimo Curlew, Pink-headed Duck , and the like — birds that no one doubts existed once, whether or not they exist today. Birds cryptids Eskimo Curlew Ivory-billed Woodpecker'

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

And then, there are the locals who turn up for a drink of water or a bath, in spite of their natural tendency to avoid humans. I never really know when a Golden-fronted Woodpecker or Canyon Wren may turn up. These are, for me, the stars of the show.

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Nashville Sparrows Sweden Mexico 245

10,000 Birds

JUNE 25, 2018

Their tendency to show up in wide open areas means they are often visible from a long way and their beach-going habits make them ideal for humans to view. We here at 10,000 Birds have no shame and it was either this or lots of posts about woodcocks, boobies, and woodpeckers. Well, except maybe you.

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Owls Barn Owls Woodpeckers Bahamas 155

10,000 Birds

JUNE 30, 2018

It would use that mini rapier of a beak to full poking effect if the hapless human tried to take a sip from its feeder, or pick one of its flowers, or even neglect to fill the feeder on time. We here at 10,000 Birds have no shame and it was either this or lots of posts about woodcocks, boobies, and woodpeckers. I would hope not!

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2018

According to a Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences study, human-induced climate change has doubled the area affected by forest fires in the western U.S. Vicki states that fire benefits several bird species, like the Black-backed Woodpecker which feeds off the bark and wood-boring beetles that lay eggs in the charred trees.

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Wildlife Sacramento Shelters Science 102

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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10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2022

This was where I set up my bird feeders, just one at first, then expanding as everyone expressed delight in seeing the Carolina Chickadees, Dark-eyed Juncos, and Downy Woodpeckers. I picked up a Downy Woodpecker, an every-day visitor. I was shocked when I found the first body, a female Towhee. The window silhouettes were gone.

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New York City Birds Illinois Science 253

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2012

They compete for nesting cavities with Wood Ducks, Buffleheads, Great Crested and Ash-throated Flycatchers, Tree Swallows and several species of woodpeckers and sapsuckers. Needless to say, human activities have been most instrumental in the decline of cavity nesting species in the United States.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Many species build nests of sticks or mud or spit on human-made structures , or in houses we’ve constructed specifically for their use. That’s probably why they’ve endeared themselves to human culture over the centuries. Barn Swallow (left) and Red-rumped Swallow (right), photo by Dena Rowlands.

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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?); (The hardy Mallards above seem to be weathering the chill alright in Chicago’s North Pond, as Instagrammed by Benjy Lipsman.). Most birds will probably fare just fine, if the cold snap is as short-lived as predicted.

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Polar Bears Illinois Chicago Zoos 160

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.

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Chickens Illinois Campaign Nebraska 206

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. Gulls are generalists, as a group, and unfortunately that does not get a lot of respect from humans, even though we’re the greatest generalists of all.

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Seals Lifestyle Turtles Parrots 220

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2017

All Wranglers went to the other side of the lodge listening… a potoo mixed with human voices. A group of dead but still standing trees… a pecker… an Acorn Woodpecker … one more… and a few more… about ten Acorn Woodpeckers!! Acorn Woodpeckers by Niklas Aronsson. That’s another team playing potoo calls from a smartphone.

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Costa Rica Woodpeckers Farming Owls 158

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 24, 2014

Maggie Rufo, who works with Veronica at NSCC in Sebastopol, remembers a juvenile Pileated Woodpecker she agreed to release where it had been found in Mendocino. “I I picked up the woodpecker and all the way there he pounded on the hard plastic carrier – the whole two hours. “I She returned for two more seasons.”.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Ohio Tulsa West Virginia 220

10,000 Birds

JUNE 29, 2018

Even more especially now, when the line between human assisted movement and natural territorial shift is befuddled by climate change and massive ongoing changes in land use, it’s not at all soft-headed to start thinking that there’s more to the story than good vs. evil. Well, except maybe you.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 30, 2012

I love her Carolina Wrens , her Piping Plovers , her Chimney Swifts , her Ivory-billed Woodpeckers , and her Phoebes, both avian and human. The book is loaded with Julie’s art from rough sketches, often helpfully captioned in Julie’s own handwriting, to full-color, full-page reproductions of her wonderful watercolors.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Emotional Woodpeckers Hunting 253

10,000 Birds

JULY 31, 2020

Starlings, they’ll dutifully explain, are ruthless invasives that have been responsible for the serious declines of several beloved native species, like the Red-headed Woodpecker ( Melanerpes erythrocephalus ) and the Eastern Bluebird ( Sialia sialis ).

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Farming New York Breeding Unwanted 184

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 10, 2016

In some areas wooden docks and boardwalks provided the only evidence of nearby human habitation; in others, multi-colored, bay-front homes enjoyed short walks to the water. The marsh grasses had already turned from green to brown, creating the ruffled shoreline beneath tall pine trees.

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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. The photographs were never published.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Hawks (or Merlins like the above bird eating a Red-bellied Woodpecker) come to feeders but they would be killing birds whether there is a feeder or not. Funny thing, the study was about people who noticed collisions…hmmm, could people who have bird feeders be more likely to notice birds hitting windows than people without them?

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Rabbits Killing Canada Farming 154

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2018

A bit beyond the basics but still fundamental are chapters on bird feeding consequences and problems (squirrels and raccoons, too many blackbirds, hawks and cats, woodpecker damage, window strikes, extreme weather, and bird feeding in special situations, including retirement centers, condos, and apartments.

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Birds New York City Squirrels New York 172

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Are contractors the urban equivalent of woodpeckers? A lot of nature photographers try to exclude human made elements but I think the porta potty kind of makes the photo. Above, Patch the Red-tailed Hawk perches on the urban version of a snag. At any rate, she didn’t seem disturbed at all.

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Gophers San Francisco Blackbirds Hunting 187

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Hawks (or Merlins like the above bird eating a Red-bellied Woodpecker ) come to feeders but they would be killing birds whether there is a feeder or not. Funny thing, the study was about people who noticed collisions…hmmm, could people who have bird feeders be more likely to notice birds hitting windows than people without them?

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Rabbits Killing Canada Farming 113

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Whilst catfish have around 100,000 taste buds, rabbits around 17,000 and humans approximately 9,000, birds rarely exceed 100 of these receptors. But certain bird species go against the grain here and some even appear to have a better sense of smell than many mammals, humans included. Let’s talk about taste.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Abyssinian Woodpecker This small, golden-backed woodpecker can be very elusive, it was photographed in juniper woodland on the slopes of the Bale Mountains, but this woodpecker can also be seen at Wondo Genet and even in Addis Ababa. This image was taken from a hotel roof in Lalibela, thus allowing eye-level views!

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