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Best Bird of the Weekend
Some may feel that 2018 is inching towards its close. Others might fine the pace far more frenetic. Another weekend in the books means that this calendar year is almost over...
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Marlgu Billabong at the end of the dry season
Last month we decided to head north to go camping and birding and top up the 2018 Year List. It is now very hot and dry inland and the temperature does not drop much at night...
1 day ago - 10,000 Birds
Kicking Off the Bird Count Season at Cangreja, Costa Rica
December is a busy time in Costa Rica. The end of the scholastic year coincides with the commencement of the “summer”dry season and a host of festivities to celebrate Christmas...
2 days ago - 10,000 Birds
PETA ripped for comparing 'speciest' language with racism, homophobia
The animal-rights group warned this week against using common phrases like "Kill two birds with one stone" and "Beating a dead horse." Instead, it wants people to say: "Feed...
2 days ago - Topix
Where Are You Birding This Second Weekend of December 2018?
As sure as the sun rises in the east, cold temperatures and winter weather will afflict certain parts of the world before autumn even ends. What isn't so sure is how we react...
3 days ago - 10,000 Birds
Hold your horses: PETA suggests alternatives to 'anti-animal' language Source: Cox Media Group
Many of us grew up hearing phrases like, "kill two birds with one stone" or "beat a dead horse," but now People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wants us to stop using what...
4 days ago - Topix
Serbia self-drive birding tour planning
This October, a previously unknown name shined in the eBird alerts in Serbia: Raphael Nussbaumer. He made a whirlwind tour of some of the best birding areas in the country...
4 days ago - 10,000 Birds
Birds and Bugs
Flycatchers, bee-eaters, swallows and swifts conjure up images of birds flitting through the air in quest of some sort of arthropod. We mostly don't think about the tiny prey...
5 days ago - Ornithology
VIDEO: Only at the Phoenix Zoo
File this under: “Things You Only See at the Phoenix Zoo” Kori bustards are a large bird found in the savannas and semi-deserts in southern and eastern Africa. Although they...
5 days ago - Phoenix Zoo
The Little Big Year - Week 42: Tucson's Sweetwater Wetlands
Just a few miles northwest of downtown Tucson, the Sweetwater Wetlands is truly a birding gem. This is a water reclamation plant, so the water is not quite as sweet as the name...
5 days ago - 10,000 Birds
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Best Bird of the Weekend
Some may feel that 2018 is inching towards its close. Others might fine the pace far more frenetic. Another weekend in the books means that this calendar year is almost over...
Marlgu Billabong at the end of the dry season
Last month we decided to head north to go camping and birding and top up the 2018 Year List. It is now very hot and dry inland and the temperature does not drop much at night...