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Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of March 2020)

March 9, 2020 by Mike 1 Comment
Some times of year offer more avian excitement than others,...
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Collaborative list – February 2020

March 8, 2020 by Redgannet No Comments
The beats are on the move, exploring new places. That...
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Tawny Frogmouth family at Cygnet Park-Broome

by Clare M No Comments
One of the joys of walking a neighbour’s dog is...
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Raeburn Winery: Russian River Valley Chardonnay (2016)

March 6, 2020 by Tristan Lowery No Comments
It’s been a long winter. Lucky for us, we’ve spent...
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Threatened Birds of Nanhui, Shanghai

March 5, 2020 by Kai Pflug No Comments
By some measures, Shanghai is the most populated city in...
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Pirates of the Caribbean

March 4, 2020 by Faraaz Abdool No Comments
The island of Tobago in the southern Caribbean is much...
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Consolation species

by Paul Lewis 3 Comments
I should have been on my way to Istanbul by...
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Birds of Bolivia: Field Guide–A Book Review

March 3, 2020 by Donna 1 Comment
One of these days, Jeopardy will feature a category called...
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Northern Gannet Show in New York Harbor

March 2, 2020 by Corey No Comments
  Few birds are as spectacular as a Northern Gannet...
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Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of February 2020)

by Mike 1 Comment
The weekend that passed may have featured a day that...
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Last Gasp for Sandhill Cranes—Act Now!

July 17, 2011 by Julie 66 Comments
As you’ll remember, Kentucky’s Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources...
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Green Herons and their Groovy Necks

by Mike 23 Comments
Back when we used to run the 10,000 Birds ID...
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Do Birds Have Penises?

April 23, 2012 by Birdchick 21 Comments
Warning, if you can’t tell by the title of the...
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Can A Hawk Carry Off Your 12-Pound Pet?

March 25, 2016 by Suzie 31 Comments
The answer is: no. No hawk can carry off a...
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Laws Guide to Drawing Birds

December 10, 2012 by a Guest 5 Comments
In June 2012, I had the great fortune to visit...
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Domestic or Manky Mallards

February 28, 2011 by Mike 22 Comments
Years ago, Charlie Moores coined the colorful term “manky mallard” to...
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Voices for Biodiversity Funding New Articles for #GivingTuesday

November 27, 2016 by Erika Zambello No Comments
Hi all! In addition to birding as much as I...
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Birding Los Naranjos Archaeological Park

March 6, 2009 by Corey 11 Comments
Well, I am back in New York now and reliving...
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Latest Posts

Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of March 2020)

Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of March 2020)

Collaborative list – February 2020

Collaborative list – February 2020

Tawny Frogmouth family at Cygnet Park-Broome

Tawny Frogmouth family at Cygnet Park-Broome

Raeburn Winery: Russian River Valley Chardonnay (2016)

Raeburn Winery: Russian River Valley Chardonnay (2016)

Pirates of the Caribbean

Pirates of the Caribbean

A Pacific Loon on Long Island last winter, a good A Pacific Loon on Long Island last winter, a good bird for New York State! #pacificloon #birdsofinstagram #birdstagram #birds #loons
Here’s an Allen’s Hummingbird from San Joaquin Here’s an Allen’s Hummingbird from San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine, California, from December. It’s wonderful to visit a place with hummingbirds all year! #hummingbird #allenshummingbird #birdstagram #birdsofinstagram #sanjoaquinwildlifesanctuary #birds
African Finfoot, one of three in the enigmatic fam African Finfoot, one of three in the enigmatic family spread across the world, with Asia’s Masked Finfoot and the New World’s Sungrebe. Seen in Uganda at the #africanbirdingexpo at #lakemburonationalpark #africanfinfoot #birds #birdstagram #birdsofinstagram #finfoot
Shoebill. Does anything more need to be said? #sho Shoebill. Does anything more need to be said? #shoebill #uganda #mabambaswamp #africanbirdingexpo #birds #birdsofinstagram #birdstagram #birds #pearlofafrica
Lilac-breasted Rollers are gaudy even among other Lilac-breasted Rollers are gaudy even among other rollers! #africanbirdingexpo #lilacbreastedroller #pearlofafrica #lakemburonationalpark #birds #birdsofinstagram #birdstagram
Green-backed Woodpecker in Lake Mburo National Par Green-backed Woodpecker in Lake Mburo National Park. Another uninspired bird name but quite a bird to see! #africanbirdingexpo #pearlofafrica #lakemburonationalpark #greenbackedwoodpecker #birds #birdstagram #birdsofinstagram #woodpecker
Red-throated Wryneck on the road near Bwindi Impen Red-throated Wryneck on the road near Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda. This was a hell of a bird to see and see well! #africanbirdingexpo #uganda #woodpeckersofinstagram #birdsofinstagram #birdstagram #birds #pearlofafrica #redthroatedwryneck
Hamerkop is amazingly abundant in Uganda: we’ve Hamerkop is amazingly abundant in Uganda: we’ve seen multiples nearly every day we’ve been here. Their abundance might make them less exciting for birders to see but they are really fun birds to watch and digiscope. Also, they keep theft of carpentry tools at record lows. #africanbirdingexpo #pearlofafrica #hamerkop #digiscoping #birdstagram  #birdsofinstagram #birds #uganda #dadjokes
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