10,000 Birds
AUGUST 6, 2019
And, for the hornbills above, an old tree hollow: Mama built a sealed nest. The hornbill paragraph, for example explains how the male seals the female into the cavity nest, using mud and droppings, leaving a small hole through which he feeds her. within an old tree’s hollow. My daddy left a little hole.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 20, 2012
A surprise was a Common Merganser , a bird we don’t see much in New York City and especially not flying over the coast in Brooklyn. A bunch of Harbor Seals of Swinburne Island was a nice consolation though.
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10,000 Birds
JANUARY 14, 2013
Though originally from Switzerland he now makes New York City his home where I (Corey) have had the great fortune of meeting him, birding with him, and photographing wildlife with him. Their aquatic adaptations include dense plumage and a membrane that seals the bird’s nostrils during dives like the one above.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Audubon’s Hog Island Audubon Camp attracts birders of all skills levels every summer and Acadia National Park, Monhegan Island, Machias Seal Island, and Scarborough Marsh are nationally known birding hotspots. There are 461 species on the Maine checklist.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 6, 2012
Or, Pygmy leaf-folding frogs, Afrixalus brachycnemis, from Tanzania, tiny climbing frogs who lay their eggs in leaves and then fold the leaves over them for protection, sealing the nest with secretions. Chapter 2, Size and shape, colour and markings , explores the physical diversity and variability of frogs (and toads).
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 1, 2020
There are owls in New York City. The two stories about New York City are personal favorites, of course. Big owls: Barred Owls on Riverside Drive and down the path from Harlem Meer, a Great Horned Owl in Central Park’s Ramble.
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