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Blue-throated Frenzy
With their exceptional metabolism, Hummingbirds are almost constantly on the move to find each season's best feeding grounds. My area of central Mexico is rich in Hummingbird...
14 hours ago - 10,000 Birds
Home-bound Bird Photography Tips
I've always birded from home for as long as I can remember. I remember seeing a Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl sitting on our fencepost just after sunset when I was not even ten. I may...
14 hours ago - 10,000 Birds
Birds and the Homeless Problem
In 2011, animal control authorities confiscated 18 pigeons, a crow, and a gull from a homeless man in Los Angeles who kept them in cages. The pigeons, diseased and dirty, were...
1 day ago - Ornithology
My Birding Spot During COVID-19: Willow Lake Preserve
I am a birder living in the epicenter of the epicenter of COVID-19 right now. New York City is the hottest of hot spots, and not in the fun, eBird meaning of the term but in...
2 days ago - 10,000 Birds
Best Bird of the Weekend
We all have a lot on our minds these days. With hope, a little time in nature-or at least looking at something wild from your window-took your mind to a better place this...
2 days ago - 10,000 Birds
Echidna-egg laying mammal-500th post!
When I realised that this weekend would be my 500th post for this website I thought I could broaden the “birding” topic to “egg-laying” topic. In Australia we have two...
3 days ago - 10,000 Birds
Birding News from Costa Rica at the Start of the Pandemic
How quickly things can change. A month ago, I was helping fellow birders see their first Emerald Tanagers , their lifer Sunbittern , and wondering where Mary and I could go...
4 days ago - 10,000 Birds
Unflappable by Suzie Gilbert-An Author Interview
Suzie Gilbert has once again ventured into new territory and written a novel-a crazy road trip adventure entitled Unflappable. Faithful 10,000 Birds readers will remember Suzie...
5 days ago - 10,000 Birds
“Rise and Rise Again” - Connecticut Valley Brewing Company: Sherwood Double New England Style India Pale Ale
An enigmatic line of text emblazoned across the can of this week's featured beer - the Sherwood Double New England India Pale Ale from Connecticut Valley Brewing Company...
5 days ago - 10,000 Birds
Where Are You Birding This Final Weekend of March 2020?
I doubt I need ask if you are birding this weekend; assuming you are healthy and still sane, you have little better to do than spend time chasing, appreciating, and basically...
5 days ago - 10,000 Birds
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Guide to Long Distance Binoculars
Guide to choosing the best high powered long distance binoculars to be used for land based observation. Most high lower bins are usually designed with astronomy in mind...
Best Birding Binocular 2016/2017
During the year many, many binoculars arrive on my desk for testing and review. So at times even I can find it a little overwhelming as to which is best. This every year I...
BirdWatching Binoculars 101
If you are new to birding, choosing your first pair of binoculars can seem a little daunting, but it needn't be. This guide takes you thought where to start and all the...
Home-bound Bird Photography Tips
I've always birded from home for as long as I can remember. I remember seeing a Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl sitting on our fencepost just after sunset when I was not even ten. I may...
Blue-throated Frenzy
With their exceptional metabolism, Hummingbirds are almost constantly on the move to find each season's best feeding grounds. My area of central Mexico is rich in Hummingbird...
Birds and the Homeless Problem
In 2011, animal control authorities confiscated 18 pigeons, a crow, and a gull from a homeless man in Los Angeles who kept them in cages. The pigeons, diseased and dirty, were...