Which bird species do you think is the biggest attraction to visitors of your lodge (please only name one species)? Pharaoh Eagle-owl What is the name of your…

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14.07.2025

There’s a Shorebird on the Roof - 10,000 Birds

By Catherine Carroll Catherine (Cathy) Carroll is a native Michigander, the Great Lakes state in the U.S., but became a birder in the Baltimore, Maryland…

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14.07.2025

Three Photos: Winged Creatures - 10,000 Birds

Azure-winged Magpie, Binjiang FP, Shanghai, Jan 2023 Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike, Sepilok, Borneo Jul 2023 Blue-winged Minla, Tongbiguan, Yunnan…

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14.07.2025

The Chemistry of Birds (2): Guano - 10,000 Birds

Guano is primarily composed of the accumulated excrement of seabirds or, to a lesser extent, bats. The chemical composition of guano – particularly its high…

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13.07.2025

India’s Raptor Rescuers - 10,000 Birds

This post was originally published in 2015. It is republished in our “From the Archives” series, featuring highlights of our vast back catalog of more than 10…

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13.07.2025

Birding Etosha National Park, Namibia - 10,000 Birds

Etosha is one of Namibia’s most famous natural sites and national parks, and rightly so. Not only the huge pan but also the surrounding plains covered in…

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12.07.2025

Species Spotlight: Amur Falcon - 10,000 Birds

The Amur Falcon is a small and – I think – very attractive raptor. It also holds a number of world records (though it usually does not mention them in its…

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12.07.2025

A surprise at Wimbledon - 10,000 Birds

Earlier this week I spent the best part of six hours sitting in the open air, in which time I saw precisely three birds, of three different species…

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11.07.2025

Finding the Chinese Grassbird in Hong Kong - 10,000 Birds

Matthew Kwan is a birder, bird guide, and wildlife photographer based in Hong Kong. He has been writing a birding blog ‘As the Crow Flies’ birding in Hong Kong…

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11.07.2025

9 Ways to Support 10,000 Birds - 10,000 Birds

If you like our site and want to support it, here’s what you can do – roughly in order of effort required, starting from the lowest: Thank you for your support!

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10.07.2025

Ask a Birder: What Are the Highest Flight Attitudes Reported for Birds? - 10,000 Birds

As the saying goes, 1001 words say more than one picture, but I cannot write so much about this topic – so better look at the illustration. Some of the altitude…

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10.07.2025

Do you want to write for 10,000 Birds? - 10,000 Birds

I just upgraded my Google One subscription and got asked to try its image generator. My prompt: “Please create an image with a slightly stylized Fairy Pitta…

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10.07.2025

Bathing Beauties - 10,000 Birds

Birds need food and shelter, but adding a birdbath really ups the attractiveness of your yard. Water attracted birds to my yard that didn’t come for the feeder…

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09.07.2025

Faansie’s Bird Book 2: A KidLit Bird Book Review - 10,000 Birds

“The bottom line is that “normal” people just don’t have the sorts of crazy experiences that are the norm for birders.” (Faansie Peacock) When my husband and I…

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09.07.2025

Bird Guides of the World: Issac Kilusu, Tanzania - 10,000 Birds

What is your favorite bird species? My favourite species is the Spotted Palm Thrush (Cichladusa gutata), a very sweet songster and a mimic What is your name…

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09.07.2025

I Am So Tired Of Birds Being Treated as Metaphors - 10,000 Birds

I regularly scan newly published books for anything related to birds. Basically, I just search the titles for – you guessed it – the word “bird”.

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08.07.2025

Birding Raden Soerjo Forest Park, East Java, Indonesia (Part 2) - 10,000 Birds

Near Raden Soerjo Forest Park, there is a nice little restaurant run by local birders. The name “Retrorika” is indicative of some of the design elements – old…

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08.07.2025

Birding Lodges of the World: Ecoportal de Piedra, Argentina - 10,000 Birds

Which bird species do you think is the biggest attraction to visitors of your lodge (please only name one species)? White-browed Tapaculo…

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07.07.2025

Three Photos: Kinabalu - 10,000 Birds

Golden-naped Barbet (Psilopogon pulcherrimus) Whitehead’s Trogon (Harpactes whiteheadi) Bornean Stubtail (Urosphena whiteheadi) Photos taken by Wolfgang Kraemer…

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07.07.2025

The Chemistry of Birds (1): Toxic Birds - 10,000 Birds

Chemistry is everywhere—at least that is what chemists like me tend to believe. In this new, irregular series, I will look at the intersection of avian life and…

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06.07.2025

Birding crème de la crème: Africa – Ngorongoro Crater to Queen Elizabeth II National Park - 10,000 Birds

This post was originally published in 2021. It is republished in our “From the Archives” series, featuring highlights of our vast back catalog of more than 10…

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06.07.2025

Taman Negara - Old Rainforest in Malaysia - 10,000 Birds

It’s 5 o’clock in the morning. My traffic light turns green, I push the accelerator and immediately slam on the brakes. A car speeds through the red light…

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05.07.2025

Species Spotlight: Malabar Pied Hornbill - 10,000 Birds

The Malabar Pied Hornbill is a medium-sized hornbill, somewhat larger than the much more common Oriental Pied Hornbill. It is distributed in three separate…

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05.07.2025

The Devil Birds - 10,000 Birds

I’m writing this on a hot midsummer’s day with the doors to my study wide open. There’s not much bird song to be heard now, but what I can hear is the screaming…

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04.07.2025

Nemesis Birds Of Our Writers - 10,000 Birds

Nemesis: “the inescapable agent of someone’s or something’s downfall” (Oxford Languages) Nemesis Bird: “A bird species that a birder persistently tries to find…

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04.07.2025

The Hummingbirds You Will See in Morelia, Mexico - 10,000 Birds

Morelia and the area right around it is a wonderful place to see a varied collection of hummingbirds.

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03.07.2025

Ask a Birder: Can Birds Get Addicted To Drugs? - 10,000 Birds

There is indeed some scientific research, as well as anecdotal evidence, that some birds seek out addictive substances – but it is quite limited.

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02.07.2025

Bird Guides of the World: Magada Haily Miriam, Uganda - 10,000 Birds

What is your favorite bird species? Grey-crowned Crane What is your name, and where do you live? Magada Haily Miriam, Kampala, Uganda Luther’s Bushshrike What…

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02.07.2025

A New King Has Taken Over. - 10,000 Birds

Some birds you forget. Others never leave you. Then there are the ones you keep going back for, visit after visit, like an old friend whose company you crave…

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02.07.2025

Dragonflies of North America: A Field Guide Review - 10,000 Birds

In the heat of summer, it’s dragonfly time. The Dragonfly Society of America (DSA) is meeting in Boise, Idaho as I type. Here in New York City…

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01.07.2025

Birding Lodges of the World: La Laguna Del Lagarto Lodge, Costa Rica - 10,000 Birds

Which bird species do you think is the biggest attraction to visitors of your lodge (please only name one species)? King Vulture What is the name of your lodge…

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01.07.2025

Birding Shanghai in June 2025 - 10,000 Birds

June is not a great month for birding in Shanghai, though better than July. My highlight was a rather friendly Fairy Pitta early in the month – but that…

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30.06.2025

Galapagos Seabirds – Part Two - 10,000 Birds

I dedicated my last article to some of the endemic seabirds of the Galapagos Islands. I will endeavour to complete the picture in this second part…

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30.06.2025

Three Photos: Hummingbirds - 10,000 Birds

Collared Inca Gorgeted Sunangel Lesser Violetear Photos by Ian Stewart, taken at Bella Vista Birding Lodge, Ecuador in June 2025…

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29.06.2025

Searching for vultures in India - 10,000 Birds

This post was originally published in 2018. It is republished in our “From the Archives” series, featuring highlights of our vast back catalog of more than 10…

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29.06.2025

If You Walk with Wolves - 10,000 Birds

No, this title is not an homage to a 1990 Kevin Costner movie. Rather, it references a Mexican saying: El que anda con lobos, a aullar se enseña.

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29.06.2025

Birding Spitzkoppe, Namibia - 10,000 Birds

The Spitzkoppe undoubtedly ranks as one of my favourite places in the world. The vast surrounding plains, stark dry scenery, and glowing red rocks in the…

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29.06.2025

An Interview with Larry Chen, a major contributor to eBird - 10,000 Birds

Larry Chen is an obsessive but frequently-distracted birder who has recently taken up spending far too much time looking for plants, insects, fish…

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28.06.2025

The sad case of the disappearing penguins - 10,000 Birds

There are 19 species of penguins in the world, of which only one, appropriately called the African Penguin, breeds in Africa. It’s a Southern African endemic.

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Forest Birding around Sigiriya, Sri Lanka - 10,000 Birds

Birding Lodges of the World: Riad Dades Birds Lodge, Morocco - 10,000 Birds

There’s a Shorebird on the Roof - 10,000 Birds

Three Photos: Winged Creatures - 10,000 Birds

The Chemistry of Birds (2): Guano - 10,000 Birds

India’s Raptor Rescuers - 10,000 Birds

Birding Etosha National Park, Namibia - 10,000 Birds

Species Spotlight: Amur Falcon - 10,000 Birds

A surprise at Wimbledon - 10,000 Birds

Finding the Chinese Grassbird in Hong Kong - 10,000 Birds

9 Ways to Support 10,000 Birds - 10,000 Birds

Ask a Birder: What Are the Highest Flight Attitudes Reported for Birds? - 10,000 Birds

Do you want to write for 10,000 Birds? - 10,000 Birds

Bathing Beauties - 10,000 Birds

Faansie’s Bird Book 2: A KidLit Bird Book Review - 10,000 Birds

Bird Guides of the World: Issac Kilusu, Tanzania - 10,000 Birds

I Am So Tired Of Birds Being Treated as Metaphors - 10,000 Birds

Birding Raden Soerjo Forest Park, East Java, Indonesia (Part 2) - 10,000 Birds

Birding Lodges of the World: Ecoportal de Piedra, Argentina - 10,000 Birds

Three Photos: Kinabalu - 10,000 Birds

The Chemistry of Birds (1): Toxic Birds - 10,000 Birds

Birding crème de la crème: Africa – Ngorongoro Crater to Queen Elizabeth II National Park - 10,000 Birds

Taman Negara - Old Rainforest in Malaysia - 10,000 Birds

Species Spotlight: Malabar Pied Hornbill - 10,000 Birds

The Devil Birds - 10,000 Birds

Nemesis Birds Of Our Writers - 10,000 Birds

The Hummingbirds You Will See in Morelia, Mexico - 10,000 Birds

Ask a Birder: Can Birds Get Addicted To Drugs? - 10,000 Birds

Bird Guides of the World: Magada Haily Miriam, Uganda - 10,000 Birds

A New King Has Taken Over. - 10,000 Birds

Dragonflies of North America: A Field Guide Review - 10,000 Birds

Birding Lodges of the World: La Laguna Del Lagarto Lodge, Costa Rica - 10,000 Birds

Birding Shanghai in June 2025 - 10,000 Birds

Galapagos Seabirds – Part Two - 10,000 Birds

Three Photos: Hummingbirds - 10,000 Birds

Searching for vultures in India - 10,000 Birds

If You Walk with Wolves - 10,000 Birds

Birding Spitzkoppe, Namibia - 10,000 Birds

An Interview with Larry Chen, a major contributor to eBird - 10,000 Birds

The sad case of the disappearing penguins - 10,000 Birds

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