10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2023

This is how it looks like: Or at sunset: A species I did not come for from Shanghai is the Black-crowned Night Heron. Its species name graydoni is in honor of Philip Newenham Graydon (1864-1940), a British planter in Sabah. Why that makes Mr. Graydon worthy of having a bird species named after him is a mystery to me.

Birds 217

Birds Eagles Elephants Rhinoceros 217

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Sometimes it was just a matter of looking harder — walking a little further into the woods to get my first glimpse of a Blackburnian Warbler or being in just the right place at the right time to spot an elusive Yellow-billed Cuckoo. But some species remain elusive when they shouldn’t be. Wood Stork and White Pelican.

Pythons 184

Pythons Litter Montana 2006 184

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 16, 2011

To the Editor: Re “ Snake Owners See Furry Bias in Invasive Species Proposal ” (news article, Jan. 9): The Fish and Wildlife Service is right to propose a ban on the sale of nine large constricting snakes for the pet trade. The trade is dangerous for people, but also for the snakes.

New York Times 40

New York Times Wayne Pacelle Humane Society Of The United States New York 40

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

eBird states that “small white patch on throat is not obvious and difficult to see” And they use a photo that I submitted as main illustration, so they must be right. For this reason, the species is evaluated as Vulnerable.” It just looks stupid. The Eurasian Hobby was another notable raptor of the month.

Birds 197

Birds China Eggs Owls 197

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

One of my favourite Monty Python sketches involves a rather enthusiastic documentary into the sordid sex lives of the mollusks. Without ever meaning to I’m afraid a similar base article is being written by me right now for you, so please, send the children away, this isn’t suitable for them.

Pythons 165

Pythons Guinea Breeders Australia 165

10,000 Birds

MARCH 10, 2013

In fact the lake was too deep for a lot of bird species, but the track in the bush was very productive and our 200th bird after two weeks was the Red-capped Robin! The other snake was a Carpet Python lying on the trail at Kondalilla Falls. Of the 271 bird species I had 163 new ones to add to my year list and a total of 311 now!

Birds 150

Birds Cattle Litter 2012 150

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2017

We saw three snakes in two days and one was a very large Black-headed Python moving across the highway as we were unable to slow down sufficiently to photograph it. It is the perfect time of year to travel the north of Australia and no doubt there are many others birders out there right now enjoying all that the north has to offer!

Australia 100

Australia Kangaroos Cattle Reptiles 100