1 day 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

2 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

5 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

5 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

6 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?

9 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

10 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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Little Egret with abnormal plumage near Broome

10 days ago | 10,000 Birds

We have continued to observe the birds along the edge and on the Great Northern Highway to the south of Broome across Roebuck Plains. The depth of water over the highway varies...
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Airplane-Bird Strikes

12 days ago | Ornithology

Orville Wright hit a bird with the Wright Flyer while flying over an Ohio cornfield in 1905. On October 4, 1960, Eastern Air Lines Flight 375 struck a flock of European...
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Habitats of the World: A Field Guide for Birders, Naturalists, and Ecologists

14 days ago | 10,000 Birds

This field guide leaves me nothing short of impressed. It covers everything a birder wants to know about the world, and that is poorly covered in school. Here's an example...
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Frustratingly Common

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... Read more ...