7 hours ago | 10,000 Birds

One of the more common shorebirds along Broome's beaches is the Curlew Sandpiper- Calidris ferruginea. They are often found in large mixed flocks and many have recently arrived...
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Highlights from Costa Rica, Global Bird Weekend, 2020

1 day ago | 10,000 Birds

If the birding world had an official holiday, it would have to be Global Big Day. No other date captures the attention of so many birders, no other day is dedicated to the...
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Tenet Wines: The Pundit Syrah (2016)

2 days ago | 10,000 Birds

At the risk of yet again reinforcing our predictable North American slant at Booze and Birds, it has to be noted that this year's United States presidential campaign season has...
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Mammals of South Asia

3 days ago | 10,000 Birds

I was lucky to visit India several times, but as a keen birder I carried along only a bird book, and even upgraded it to a new edition between the trips. Ahead of the first...
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A Good Walk Well Spoiled

4 days ago | 10,000 Birds

Golf is a good walk spoiled. - Mark Twain Once, and only once, a while after I became a bit crazy about birding, my long-suffering wife decided to go along with me and see what...
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Owl Giants

6 days ago | Ornithology

West of the Mississippi from Canada to Central America lives the Burrowing Owl. These small, brownish tan-colored owls with bright yellow eyes are the only raptors in North...
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Best Bird of the Weekend

6 days ago | 10,000 Birds

Any time of year that features skies filled with birds pretty much all day demands attention pretty much all day. If your neck is sore from being on a swivel this weekend, may...
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Dollarbirds are back in Broome

7 days ago | 10,000 Birds

In a year when there's not a lot that is normal some things happen like clock-work. Nature continues its routine regardless of everything else that is going on in the world. We...
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Copy number variation in HOXB7 and HOXB8 involves in the formation of beard trait in chickens

10 days ago | Animal Genetics

Summary The derived feathering phenotype beard in domestic birds is an ideal resource to investigate the genetic mechanisms controlling feather development and differentiation...
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Food

10 days ago | 10,000 Birds

I am probably one of the least qualified people to write a post with this title, as my interest in food is quite limited, as long as I do not go hungry. That makes me a bit of...
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Curlew Sandpiper feeding

One of the more common shorebirds along Broome's beaches is the Curlew Sandpiper- Calidris ferruginea. They are often found in large mixed flocks and many have recently arrived... Read more ...

Highlights from Costa Rica, Global Bird Weekend, 2020

If the birding world had an official holiday, it would have to be Global Big Day. No other date captures the attention of so many birders, no other day is dedicated to the... Read more ...