19 hours 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

1 day 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

3 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

4 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

4 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

7 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

7 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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Sniping: The Final Frontier?

8 days ago | 10,000 Birds

For those of us who have been bestowed with the good fortune of seeing a snipe, we understand the gravity of the blessing. Any snipe is a good snipe, they say. Out of the...
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¡Cuerporruín!

8 days ago | 10,000 Birds

The best laid plans... Last week, I had hoped to get permission to get onto the campus of one or Morelia's many universities, to look for a family of Wood Ducks that apparently...
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The ABA Area and Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

9 days ago | 10,000 Birds

The third anniversary of Hurricane Maria barreling its way through Puerto Rico was a few weeks ago. In the aftermath of Maria, I had wondered why both Puerto Rico and the U.S...
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Mammals of South Asia

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... Read more ...

A Good Walk Well Spoiled

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... Read more ...