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Breeding Crested Pigeons in Broome

Breeding Crested Pigeons in Broome

1 day ago   |   10,000 Birds

Crested Pigeons - Ocyphaps lophotes are very widespread throughout Australia and can easily be observed in Broome on the streetlights on a wintery morning. The Crested Pigeons...
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Blister Beetles and Bustards

Blister Beetles and Bustards

2 days ago   |   Ornithology

Bustards , the largest flying birds, are ground-dwelling birds found in Africa, Europe, and Asia. There are 26 species in the family Otitidae, ranging in size from 16 to 60...
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Just had my lifer Cinereous Vulture this morning

Just had my lifer Cinereous Vulture this morning

3 days ago   |   10,000 Birds

I woke up this morning and checked social media before the coffee, only to notice a post: “MEGA - a Cinereous Vulture with a satellite transmitter spent the night in the arable...
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Frustratingly Common

Frustratingly Common

5 days ago   |   10,000 Birds

Something that's irked me more often than I'd like to admit is the inclusion of the word “common” in the name of a bird. It seems almost insulting, sure it allows some insight...
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Birding Kangding, Sichuan

Birding Kangding, Sichuan

6 days ago   |   10,000 Birds

In Kangding, there is a rather opulent bird hide - two stories, solid construction, spacious, lots of glass, a separate paved parking lot, though mysteriously (and as far as I...
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Australian Spotted Crakes near Broome

Australian Spotted Crakes near Broome

9 days ago   |   10,000 Birds

Last Sunday afternoon we travelled out of town to once again bird from our vehicle across the flooded highway across Roebuck Plains. There are still many Egrets and the Magpie...
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European Goldfinch

European Goldfinch

9 days ago   |   Ornithology

Birds are a pretty homogeneous group. They all have feathers, lay eggs, and lack teeth, for instance. It's easy to generalize, but there are nearly 11,000 species and each is...
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The Mandarin Duck

The Mandarin Duck

10 days ago   |   10,000 Birds

I am not actually really sure whether I like the sight of the male Mandarin Duck. On the one hand, it obviously is a splendidly dressed bird in a multitude of expressive...
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National Wildlife Refuge Trivia:  What is PILT?  

National Wildlife Refuge Trivia:  What is PILT?  

13 days ago   |   10,000 Birds

National Wildlife Refuges protect critical habitat and provide some of the best birding locations in the United States. Although birders and other users of NWRs create local...
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Penguin Loves Rescuer So Much, He Swims 5,000 Miles Yearly Just To Be With Him

Penguin Loves Rescuer So Much, He Swims 5,000 Miles Yearly Just To Be With Him

14 days ago   |   iHeart Dogs   |   2 articles

Remember that song “I'm Gonna Be ” by The Proclaimers? If you do, you know you're already singing the 1988 hit's signature lines about walking five hundred miles to be with the...
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Breeding Crested Pigeons in Broome

Breeding Crested Pigeons in Broome

Crested Pigeons - Ocyphaps lophotes are very widespread throughout Australia and can easily be observed in Broome on the streetlights on a wintery morning. The Crested Pigeons... Read more ...