10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The description of the Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike on the same site is not much less exuberant: “While the Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike may not rank as Nepal’s most renowned bird, its striking looks, fascinating habits, and contribution to the vibrant bird community definitely make it worth noticing.” A bad one, admittedly.

Nepal 160

Nepal Birds Owls Fish 160

10,000 Birds

APRIL 22, 2024

The website nepaldesk.com has a description of the Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush that reads like it has been written by ChatGPT after specifically having received instructions to mock tourism agencies: “With its delightful presence, the Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush is a symbol of Nepal’s rich avian diversity.

Myanmar 176

Myanmar Sri Lanka Nepal Birds 176

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

It did go a bit slower than I was hoping for, however, I came to Costa Rica with 957, and started to collect my birds like an Acorn Woodpecker collects its nuts. Some 8 years ago my list was around 650 and then I made a 1000 my goal. More about it in the weeks to come. Cover photo : C.A.T.I.E.

Costa Rica 242

Costa Rica San Jose Nepal Europe 242

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2023

A trip to Nepal with a non-birding boyfriend, with the goal of climbing the Himalaya to the foot of Mt. A description of the parenting habits of Emperor Penguins begins the lengthy chapter, “Family Matters,” about Chris’s difficult, intense relationship with his father.

Emotional 223

Emotional Birds Minneapolis Nepal 223

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2023

In what seems like a fairly pointless study to me, Little Forktails in Nepal were found to forage around mid-river rocks 55% of the time, marginal rocks 29% of the time, and at other locations 16% of the time (source: HBW). I guess people were more flexible then. The study does not state where the birds took their smoking breaks.

Eggs 167

Eggs China Birds Mammals 167