article thumbnail

A Brief Tour of Uganda, The Pearl of Africa

10,000 Birds

In the days leading up to the Expo we’ve been touring the small East African nation, primarily visiting the big national parks in the south and west of the country looking for birds and other amazing wildlife. They bounce around limbs like jays and scurry like squirrels. More to come as I law out the trip in my head better.

Uganda 168
article thumbnail

Back to Tierra Caliente

10,000 Birds

And while I definitely consider myself more of a writer than a wildlife photographer, for once I have enough good photos to let my pictures do most of the talking. Once I moved to the riverbank, I got to see something else I had never seen before: a Squirrel Cuckoo , drying itself after a good bath.

Sparrows 169
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Feeding Wild Birds in America: Culture, Commerce & Conservation: A Book Review by a Curious Bird Feeder

10,000 Birds

And squirrels. Aggravatingly, many squirrels. How to choose bird feeders; how to make nutritious bird food; how to create a backyard environment that will attract birds; how to survey your feeder birds for citizen science projects; how to prevent squirrels from gobbling up all your black oil sunflower seed (sorry, none of that works).

America 239
article thumbnail

Spotlight: Lisa Beth Acton, Raising Ravens

10,000 Birds

This post is from Lisa Beth Acton, a wildlife rehabilitator in Accord, NY. Lisa brings her to all kinds of gatherings to spread the word of wildlife (see Xena’s Facebook page ). They were not aware of wildlife laws, and thought they could raise and release them. This summer Lisa raised three orphaned Common Ravens.

Raised 241
article thumbnail

Collaborative List – October 2018

10,000 Birds

It is also a month when the Law of Diminishing Returns over-took itself. Trinidad Lake SP–Watchable Wildlife Trail. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary–Flamingo Hide. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. 28 Sep 2018.

2018 113
article thumbnail

Combined Beats List – June 2016

10,000 Birds

The law of diminishing returns brings the inevitability of repeat sightings and has checked the momentum of the combined beats’ list for June. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary.

2016 100
article thumbnail

Collaborative List – January 2018

10,000 Birds

A line plotted against the law of diminishing returns describes an increasingly downward curve and a lister’s life is destined to follow that decline. Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Perdue Pond Wildlife Area. Greater Roadrunner – Geococcyx californianus. 01 Jan 2018.

2018 100