10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

On average, over 100 rhinos were illegally killed each month. Molewa added that so far this year 49 rhino had been killed countrywide. Cover photo: White Rhinoceros, Wikimedia Commons. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) said the figures showed a 21% increase in poaching from 2013, topping that year’s total by 195.

Rhinos 172

Rhinos South Africa Rhinoceros White Rhinos 172

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2022

The Natal Spurfowl forages on rhinoceros and elephant dung (HBW) and does so without complaining. As the world’s largest living bird, the Ostrich is the topic of many weird and wonderful scientific papers. Here are a few examples: The Ostrich Communal Nesting System. Studies on improving ostrich egg hatchability.

Ostriches 147

Ostriches Parrots Birds Eggs 147

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

The leopards place their kill in a tree, protecting it from poaching by other predators. So, the best way to find a leopard is to find the kill. It was a fresh kill, and though it might take hours, the observers knew that eventually the leopard was going to come back for his breakfast.

South Africa 251

South Africa Africa Leopards Penguins 251

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Rhinoceros Hornbill – Buceros rhinoceros. Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Scarlet-rumped Trogon – Harpactes duvaucelii. Taman Negara NP–Forest Loop.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Rhinoceros Hornbill – Buceros rhinoceros. Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Scarlet-rumped Trogon – Harpactes duvaucelii. Taman Negara NP–Forest Loop.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

Rhinoceros Hornbill – Buceros rhinoceros. Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Scarlet-rumped Trogon – Harpactes duvaucelii. Taman Negara NP–Forest Loop.

2018 101

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 101

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2018

Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Rhinoceros Hornbill – Buceros rhinoceros. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 10 countries were birded by 9 beats and 892 species were noted from 144 checklists.

2018 100

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100