10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Looks like a scaup of some sort, but it’s not quite right My bird certainly had the peaked crown characteristic of a Lesser Scaup; the feathers on its head looked black at a distance, while closer inspection revealed a purple sheen. Lesser Scaup has only a slight black tip to the beak, while this bird had a clear black band.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2023

The Lezírias de Vila Franca de Xira (often and erroneously named Ponta de Erva after the most southerly tip) are an extensively farmed area in the north of the estuary. Leave the area through the gate again and turn right towards Porto Alto. And after some intense birding it’s lunchtime already.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 2, 2023

Although not as exciting as Helgoland, which I covered here recently , Texel is an excellent location in its own right. Bohemian Waxwing The morning of my second day was partly devoted to a Long-tailed Duck in the Mokbaai at the island’s southern tip.

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Reddit Animals

MARCH 10, 2024

I have him in a little cup right now, anyone have tips on how to keep him alive? I keep finding ladybugs in my apartment super late at night. Keep in mind it’s 12:11 at night, and freezing outside. It’s a weird coincidence… but idk what to do.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 11, 2009

Katrina Warren and the experts at Animal Planet’s “ Housecat Housecall ”, presented by Purina Cat Chow, have put together some simple tips to help families conquer some common cat care issues. Here are some good tips for prospective cat owners: What should I do before bringing a new kitten into the family? Keep your kitten indoors.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2020

The defining features that identify it from the parents are the grey legs and the black bill tip. The fully fledged Pied Oystercatcher chick is the bird on the right. On a rising tide the Pied Oystercatcher family soon found a good position to watch and wait until the reef was exposed once again. Pied Oystercatcher family at roost.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2023

“Nothing is more humbling,” he sighs, “than spending a few hours in a boat or on a riverbank, unsuccessfully trying to catch a fish, and then seeing an Osprey dive and catch one right in front of you” (p. Photographs, most by co-author Brian E. It’s designed for carrying about in the field, sized 4.5 by 1 by 7.5

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 10, 2009

This helps ensure that the pet is right for you and your family. Q: If someone reading this isn’t in a position to adopt a pet right at this time, but still wants to help homeless pets, what are 5 things they can do to get involved? Thanks to Adopt-A-Pet.com for these great tips! A: People can do Social PETworking!

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Critter News

AUGUST 27, 2009

I believe that we have to be inclusive in the animal rights movement and attack the system using all kinds of methods in all sorts of fields. This may take time and maybe lifetimes to build up to that tipping point, but we have to use everyone and every resource we can. Tags: activism musings animal rights animal welfare.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 8, 2022

Clearly a maddening situation for any right-thinking thrush. It may seem like a grown bird, but the rufous tips on the wing coverts of this Cocoa Thrush tell us it is still in its first year of life. They seem to be a bit angry for the most part. I’ve grown to enjoy them over the years, however.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Cover photo: Yellow-legged (left), Caspian Gull (right) – Courtesy of cro-ringing.blogspot.com. Last winter I counted their afternoon flyover from the feeding area (the city rubbish tip) to their roosting sites (still only partially and poorly known). How to count tens of thousands of birds that are all white below and grey above?

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2023

In subsequent weeks and days, this local mega was seen by many a local birder, many of whom hired local boats to take them out to the tip of the dock and nearby buoys frequented by the Heerman’s (once more, birding gives a boost to the local economy). It’s a bird species I have expected for some time, an overdue bird if you will.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2020

Particularly off the north-eastern tip of the cigar-shaped island (Tobago’s phonetic similarity to “tobacco” is no coincidence) where the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea come to a sometimes less-than-amicable junction. Today, it very much retains its wild side.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2020

A hot bird watching tip: Watering holes are good places to see wet birds, such as this. Some more Mkuze birds for which I cannot come up with a semi-interesting caption right now … African Jacana. .” The Red-billed Quelea is regarded as the most numerous undomesticated bird on earth. Broad-billed Roller …. or Blue Waxbill.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

As for the Siberian Thrush I saw, it must have been a juvenile male: “Immature male resembles adult male, but whitish on submoustachial and throat, pale buff tips of greater coverts, paler with whitish spotting below (HBW).” And yet, it is surprisingly easy to see here in the right season (if you look in the right places).

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2021

I promised you that this week I would give some tips for processing your photos. Keep on the sunny side: I imagine more committed photographers know how to handle light levels better in the field, but I almost never manage to get them just right on my bird photos. Our focus is on seeing as many birds as possible on a given outing.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 11, 2014

After all, it takes courage to stand up to the cat crazies and he should be thanked for doing the right thing. A big hat-tip to Nate for being the one who first brought this issue to the attention of the birding world. … Conservation Brooklyn cats Plum Beach'

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 28, 2013

The female is not as flashy or as easily distinguishable as the male but is beautiful in her own right. Note the brown feathers on his nape and back and the buff tips on his greater coverts. Note the black upper mandible in contrast to the pale blue lower mandible. This is most likely a yearling male.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 17, 2012

Not all mynahs are bad , right? hat tip to Meredith ) a. The lovely Bali Mynah , categorized as Critically Endangered by BirdLife International, is considered one of the world’s rarest birds. Consequently, the news that three Bali Mynah chicks recently hatched at Lincoln Park Zoo is cause for celebration.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 14, 2012

Daycare can be a great place to work on socialization for your dog, but you want to make sure that you find a facility that is the right fit for you and your pets needs and interests. Of course, you want to evaluate your pet’s personality to make sure doggy daycare is a good fit for them.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Turkey seems to be having a moment right now. You may notice that the tip of the minaret has spikes attached. A surprising number of our Mexican friends would like to go there — get this — because they love Turkish soap operas. And there are, amazingly enough, direct flights from Mexico City to Istanbul.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2012

These particular birds were in Battery Park at the southern tip of Manhattan, but the same story is taking place all over the world right now, as few species have successfully adapted to as many locations as the House Sparrow.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2017

3) It is a sequel to Good Birders Don’t Wear White: 50 Tips From North America’s Top Birders , the popular 2007 collection of essays. Suggestions are offered at the end of each chapter—yes, there are still “tips”! Within the framework of sharing the joy, the tips become gifts from friends. All rights reserved.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2021

The heavier wide line is the Sand Goanna and all of the multiple lines are the wing tips of the Pied Oystercatchers dragging their wings through the sand. The chick is just to the right of the adult bird in the photo below in the shade. The rocky outcrop is where the nest was. There is plenty of vegetation for the chick to hide in.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2021

Red-billed Pigeons and Yellow-green Vireos sing and join a morning chorus of Rufous-naped and Cabanis’s Wrens , White-tipped Dove , and the hooting of Lesson’s Motmots. The visual highlight came in the form of a mixed flock of swifts that foraged low, right over treetops to take advantage of some hidden insect hatch.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 24, 2022

White-collared was the most common but we also had many very good looks at Chestnut-collared along with a few Gray-rumped , two Lesser Swallow-tailed right at the end of the day, and views of both elusive species- White-chinned and Spot-fronted Swifts ! 16 Hummingbird Species. Quite a few hummingbirds were around.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

And then Rancho’s in-house guide, Harry Barnard (cover photo, standing), came around with a mug of steaming coffee to confirm my unspoken, tip-of-the-tongue suspicion: yes, it’s a Red-throated Ant-Tanager.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

The top photo shows a first winter California Gull ( Larus californicus ) on the right and a non-breeding adult on the left. The pink bill with the black tip was a good start. This photo shows the first winter gull’s underwing pattern and the adjacent adult’s wing tip.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 10, 2022

But, if your eyes are constantly scanning the sky while you are talking to someone, if you are twitching at every trembling tree branch outside your office window, if you watch birds in your dreams… this is the right stuff! What is the right stuff for you? Time and effort-wise, what types of birding do you recognise?

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10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2019

The Great Horned Owls that live in the palm trees right above our RV have returned and brought with them a pair of fledglings. Last week, a good friend, Dan Weisz gave me a tip on the location of a family of Burrowing Owls that were extremely easy to access. That was no deterrent from landing right in the middle of the road.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 12, 2017

These lovely birds are actually quite common, many of which can be seen right along the water front of down town La Paz. They have an extremely long bill, that is two toned, showing a darken tip all year round. In my continuing coverage on the herons and egrets of La Paz, I am going to show off the Tri-colored Heron.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

One of these uber cool birds responded straight away to a recording of its song and then flew in to call from a typical potoo perch, right at the tip top of a dead snag. Happily, this was not the case for a Common Potoo !

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

I couldn’t even believe it – there was a Gray Kingbird right there! I had my camera with me, and I quickly confirmed the field marks: overall gray color, lack of a white-tipped tail, pale belly. It was a Gray Kingbird all right, appearing just moments after I wondered if I would ever see one.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 18, 2023

We have almost forgotten that Manoj has promised us some creatures of the night, when he raised his hand to point at three Mottled Wood Owls right above us (cover photo), beautiful large Strix owls slightly amused by us. We gave Manoj twice the usual and well-earned tip, promising to recommend him to other birders. Promise fulfilled.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 31, 2019

The Belding’s Yellowthroat is easier to see, but only if you visit the southern tip of Baja California. I live right in the middle of this species’ range, and have seen it ten times so far. Too bad, you will have to go to Cabo San Lucas!) See the difference? Neither do I!

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 7, 2020

My friend was right. As I pointed out at the beginning of the pandemic, this can be a very valuable skill right now. Last week I wrote about my first experience with a new site that a friend thought looked promising when he saw it on Google Maps. And E-Bird only listed a couple of high-quality sites back then.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

He may have been looking for the best way to sabotage a power supply, right? Out of all those truly magnificent African birds, he asks for something that lives mostly in Eurasia, but also Australia and the very southern tip of Africa. You noticed it: it doesn’t even live in Western Africa at all!

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