10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

How much do you know about owls? I’ve been fortunate to encounter many owls in my birding life, sometimes because I’m looking for them, sometimes happily by happenstance. What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds is a joyous, fascinating read. I don’t think so.

Owls 224

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 224

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2021

A Yellow-crowned Parrot digs in. Thankfully, they now have a home here where they can court, build their nest, and raise their young. 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.

Opossums 264

Opossums Barn Owls Hunting Reptiles 264

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. Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl. Yellow-crowned Parrot. Finally, a faraway movement caught my eye. Great Egret.

Trinidad 218

Trinidad Birds Parrots Falcons 218

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

Broad-billed Parrot. Most people oppose large-scale, indiscriminate, hunting of birds but it still happens all over the world. Mauritius Owl. In order to raise our awareness, to remind us of what we have lost, and to inspire us to fight for Every. Passenger Pigeon. Alaotra Grebe. Saint Helena Cuckoo. Grand Cayman Thrush.

Mauritius 172

Mauritius Djibouti Guam Birds 172

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

We miss them all: the parrots, the pigeons, the moas and titan-hawks and stilt-owls and myriads of endlessly exotic avifauna we will never ever know again as they were when they graced this Earth. As climates are transformed, habitats plundered, and nonnative fauna carried to virgin hunting grounds, extinction rates are increasing.

Marsupials 173

Marsupials Costa Rica Elephants Cuba 173

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2020

On a quick browse, here are some facts I learned: Melanin helps to resist bacteria that attack feathers; most parrots are left-footed and this is associated with problem-solving; some birds nest in two different places in the same year. (Also, I wish I could use the tiny birds for my own presentations. Is a free digital download possible?)

2020 264

2020 Birds Groups North America 264