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By 10,000 Birds - Aug 16, 2022
SOME CHINESE PHEASANTS

Apparently, there is a traditional Chinese saying that seeing one pheasant in the wild is better than seeing ten other birds. While...
Bird, Mammals, Mammal, Birds, Birding
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By 10,000 Birds - Aug 16, 2022
BRUSH CUCKOOS IN AUSTRALIA

Over the past week I have continued to keep an eye out for the Mistletoebirds that are breeding in the bush not far from our back fence....
Bird, Male, Breeding, Males, Birds, Birding, Broome, Brush Cuckoo, Western Australia
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By 10,000 Birds - Aug 16, 2022
HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU

Careful readers of my recent posts, and surely there must be at least one or two, will note that I have had some pretty exciting outings...
Birds, Bird, Sparrows, Sparrow, Birding, Birding Mexico, Birding Michoacán, Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow
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By 10,000 Birds - Aug 16, 2022
GUIDE TO BIRDING THE FORGOTTEN ROAD IN THE DJERDAP NATIONAL PARK, SERBIA

That first field trip to Djerdap Gorge National Park, eight years ago, was made as a part of an ecotourism potential evaluation project....
Birds, Bird, Destinations, birdfinder, Birding Tourism, Danube, Iron Gates Np, mountains, Serbia
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By 10,000 Birds - Aug 16, 2022
A BIRD PRESENTATION IN SHANGHAI

For some reason that I do not quite understand myself - given that I really rather dislike children and am not too positive about the...
Birds, Bird, Conservation
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By 10,000 Birds - Aug 16, 2022
COSTA RICA'S SIGNATURE PARAKEET

Every place has its common birds, the species that do very well in a given habitat. As we like to say, these are species that are “hard...
Parakeets, Bird, Parakeet, Birds, Geese, Destinations, Costa Rica
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By 10,000 Birds - Aug 16, 2022
GENERAL INTEREST PODCAST EPISODES FOR BIRDERS

There are a number of podcasts dedicated to birding ( e.g. , American Birding Podcast and many others ), but many general-interest...
Bird, Birds, Birding, podcast
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By 10,000 Birds - Aug 16, 2022
15 AUSTRALIAN BIRDS

According to Wikipedia, the national bird of Australia is the Emu - which I have not seen yet. On the other hand, some websites state...
Birds, Bird, Birding
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By 10,000 Birds - Aug 16, 2022
MISTLETOEBIRD BREEDING UPDATE

I thought I should update you all on the Mistletoebirds that are nesting close to home, because I walk by the nest every day. Since...
Males, Breeding, Females, Female, Food, Male, Birding, Broome, Mistletoebird, Western Australia
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By 10,000 Birds - Aug 16, 2022
BIRDING THE KRUGER PARK (3): MALELANE AREA

I usually do not write much about traveling to and from birding places but my friend and I arrived in Malelane in the afternoon. We...
Bird, Birds, Birding
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By 10,000 Birds - Aug 16, 2022
GIVE, AND IT SHALL BE GIVEN UNTO YOU

Down here in Mexico, many of the longest life lists belong to full- or part-time birding guides. Now, I'm no professional, but I am...
Bird, Birds, Birding, Birding Mexico, Birding Michoacán, White-fronted Swift
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By 10,000 Birds - Aug 16, 2022
PLANT SHOP OR BIRDING HOTSPOT?

The thickly forested central region of the island of Trinidad isn't often visited by birders who traditionally flocked to the Northern...
Bird, Birds, Birding, Trinidad and Tobago
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By 10,000 Birds - Aug 16, 2022
THE SECRET PERFUME OF BIRDS: UNCOVERING THE SCIENCE OF AVIAN SCENT-A BOOK REVIEW

Do Brown-headed Cowbirds really smell like freshly baked sugar cookies? Do Dark-eyed Juncos really smell like leaves and dirt or “ferns...
Bird, Birds, Reviews, avian scent, book review, Olfaction
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By 10,000 Birds - Aug 16, 2022
BIRDING SHANGHAI IN JULY 2022

After returning once more from Nanhui and almost admiring the extent of ongoing destruction there, what better song to start this blog...
Bird, Birds, Breeding, Birding
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By 10,000 Birds - Aug 16, 2022
BROOME'S PIED OYSTERCATCHERS ARE BREEDING AGAIN

Well, it is that time of year again and shorebirds are breeding. Hopefully all of the migratory shorebirds that left Roebuck Bay earlier...
Breeding, Birds, Bird, Chicken, Birding, Broome, Pied Oystercatcher, Western Australia
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By 10,000 Birds - Aug 16, 2022
NOW YOU'RE JUST SHOWING OFF

I went absolutely crazy a couple of weeks ago. Since my botanist friend Nacho was on vacation, I did back-to-back major birding outings...
Birds, Bird, Birding, Birding Mexico, Birding Michoacán, Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird, Sparkling-tailed Woodstar
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By 10,000 Birds - Aug 16, 2022
DREAMING OF CONGO RAINFOREST: GABON, REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO AND THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

Hot summer days, often reaching 40C/104F, time to open another beer and dream of birding some cooler place, a place where deep shade...
Tropicals, Birds, Tropical, Bird, Destinations, Africa, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Guinea-Congo Forests, Republic of the Congo
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By 10,000 Birds - Aug 16, 2022
15 AUSTRALIAN BIRDS

“A reading of recent research shows that Australian birds are more likely than most to eat sweet foods, live in complex societies,...
Food, Bird, Male, Males, Birds, Birding
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By 10,000 Birds - Aug 16, 2022
A FLOCK OF SPOONBILLS

In Broome, one of the most reliable places to observe Royal Spoonbills is from the Broome Poo Ponds Barndarlmada Hut. The Royal Spoonbills...
Birding, Broome, Royal Spoonbill, Western Australia, Yellow-billed Spoonbill
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By 10,000 Birds - Aug 16, 2022
COMMON HEDGEROW BIRDS OF COSTA RICA

Hedgerows are living fences and windbreaks, lines of green space that bisect fields and pastures. They can't provide the same ecosystem...
Dove, Squirrels, Birds, Pigeon, Pigeons, Bird, Doves, Squirrel, Destinations, Costa Rica
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10,000 Birds

SOME CHINESE PHEASANTS

Apparently, there is a traditional Chinese saying that seeing one pheasant in the wild is better than seeing ten other birds. While...

BRUSH CUCKOOS IN AUSTRALIA

Over the past week I have continued to keep an eye out for the Mistletoebirds that are breeding in the bush not far from our back fence....

HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU

Careful readers of my recent posts, and surely there must be at least one or two, will note that I have had some pretty exciting outings...

GUIDE TO BIRDING THE FORGOTTEN ROAD IN THE DJERDAP NATIONAL PARK, SERBIA

That first field trip to Djerdap Gorge National Park, eight years ago, was made as a part of an ecotourism potential evaluation project....

A BIRD PRESENTATION IN SHANGHAI

For some reason that I do not quite understand myself - given that I really rather dislike children and am not too positive about the...

COSTA RICA'S SIGNATURE PARAKEET

Every place has its common birds, the species that do very well in a given habitat. As we like to say, these are species that are “hard...

GENERAL INTEREST PODCAST EPISODES FOR BIRDERS

There are a number of podcasts dedicated to birding ( e.g. , American Birding Podcast and many others ), but many general-interest...

15 AUSTRALIAN BIRDS

According to Wikipedia, the national bird of Australia is the Emu - which I have not seen yet. On the other hand, some websites state...

MISTLETOEBIRD BREEDING UPDATE

I thought I should update you all on the Mistletoebirds that are nesting close to home, because I walk by the nest every day. Since...

BIRDING THE KRUGER PARK (3): MALELANE AREA

I usually do not write much about traveling to and from birding places but my friend and I arrived in Malelane in the afternoon. We...

GIVE, AND IT SHALL BE GIVEN UNTO YOU

Down here in Mexico, many of the longest life lists belong to full- or part-time birding guides. Now, I'm no professional, but I am...

PLANT SHOP OR BIRDING HOTSPOT?

The thickly forested central region of the island of Trinidad isn't often visited by birders who traditionally flocked to the Northern...

THE SECRET PERFUME OF BIRDS: UNCOVERING THE SCIENCE OF AVIAN SCENT-A BOOK REVIEW

Do Brown-headed Cowbirds really smell like freshly baked sugar cookies? Do Dark-eyed Juncos really smell like leaves and dirt or “ferns...

BIRDING SHANGHAI IN JULY 2022

After returning once more from Nanhui and almost admiring the extent of ongoing destruction there, what better song to start this blog...

BROOME'S PIED OYSTERCATCHERS ARE BREEDING AGAIN

Well, it is that time of year again and shorebirds are breeding. Hopefully all of the migratory shorebirds that left Roebuck Bay earlier...

NOW YOU'RE JUST SHOWING OFF

I went absolutely crazy a couple of weeks ago. Since my botanist friend Nacho was on vacation, I did back-to-back major birding outings...

DREAMING OF CONGO RAINFOREST: GABON, REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO AND THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

Hot summer days, often reaching 40C/104F, time to open another beer and dream of birding some cooler place, a place where deep shade...

15 AUSTRALIAN BIRDS

“A reading of recent research shows that Australian birds are more likely than most to eat sweet foods, live in complex societies,...

A FLOCK OF SPOONBILLS

In Broome, one of the most reliable places to observe Royal Spoonbills is from the Broome Poo Ponds Barndarlmada Hut. The Royal Spoonbills...

COMMON HEDGEROW BIRDS OF COSTA RICA

Hedgerows are living fences and windbreaks, lines of green space that bisect fields and pastures. They can't provide the same ecosystem...

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Guide to Long Distance Binoculars

Guide to choosing the best high powered long distance binoculars to be used for land based observation. Most high lower bins are usually designed with astronomy in mind...

Best Birding Binocular 2016/2017

During the year many, many binoculars arrive on my desk for testing and review. So at times even I can find it a little overwhelming as to which is best. This every year I...

BirdWatching Binoculars 101

If you are new to birding, choosing your first pair of binoculars can seem a little daunting, but it needn't be. This guide takes you thought where to start and all the...

Obese Retriever Loses Half His Weight In Inspirational Health Journey

A dog can become overweight for a variety of reasons. It could be that they only have access to poor nutrition, are given too many treats and “people foods,” or have an...

Stray Dog ‘Mysteriously Appeared' At School Every Morning, So The Teacher...

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The Benefits of Pets

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Spread the Word About Microchips on Check the Chip Day

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Virtual Vet Appointments: The What, Why, And How

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Brush Cuckoos in Australia

Over the past week I have continued to keep an eye out for the Mistletoebirds that are breeding in the bush not far from our back fence. We have also been listening to the call...

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