10,000 Birds
APRIL 26, 2024
It was dark when we reached our accommodation in the hillside village of Pachna, where we were greeted by a duet of Scops Owls. According to the taxonomists, these weren’t regular Scops Owls ( Otus scops ) but the endemic Cyprus Scops Owl ( Otus cyprius ). It’s now on the official quarry list on the island.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 18, 2021
At least most of the resident species can still be seen right along the road, you just have to keep an eye out for cyclists and vehicles on their way up and down the volcano. Either way, its all good, its still birding and if you try it in the right places on Poas, the avian treats will delight you.
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10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 25, 2016
In Oregon, the Barred Owl is taking over Northern Spotted Owl territory and threatening that smaller bird’s survival. On the other hand, the extinction of the Spotted Owl is completely unacceptable. And keeping cats, natural hunters, indoors is, as a matter of biology and of common sense, not the healthiest state for them.
10,000 Birds
MAY 11, 2012
Their beautiful blue-gray can really pop in the right light. As I’ve posted before they are efficient and merciless hunters. And they cough up pellets just like hawks and owls! There are too many images to share so I’ll keep the captions brief and let the pictures do the squawking, er, I mean talking.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 5, 2011
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10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 14, 2018
Dad-level bird jokes are right at home at Christmas Bird Count compilation dinners. I’ll admit to being momentarily faked out by the plastic owls that people put out in a futile attempt to ward off crows, which demonstrates that decoys work on birders, if not on birds themselves. I suspect it’s quite possible.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 21, 2011
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