Tag: Invasive Species Week

Birds

Invasive Species Week Wrap-Up

July 26, 2014 by Mike No Comments

Invasive is such an ugly word, isn’t it? An invader, after all, is nothing if not unwelcome. Even the word “invade” describes intrusions described...

Birds

Alien species – Rose-ringed Parakeet.

by Redgannet 1 Comment

Rose-ringed Parakeets (Psittacula krameri) have become the scourge of the householder in the Home Counties of the UK. Their raucous screeching kick-starts more mornings...

Spotted knapweed and tansy on the bank of the Clark Fork River

Conservation

Noxious: Montana’s Battle With Spotted Knapweed, and What Birders Can Do

July 25, 2014 by Carrie 1 Comment

Above: A stand of spotted knapweed along the Clark Fork. The yellow flower behind it is common tansy, another invasive. It’s bad enough to...

Birds

Hill Mynas: A Touch of Tropical Asia in Miami

by Carlos 1 Comment

Miami, Florida has a reputation among the birding community for being overrun with exotic bird species. It is well-deserved. Spot-breasted Oriole, Purple Swamphen, Common Myna, White-winged Parakeet, Red-whiskered...

Birding, Birds

The Charge of the Egyptian Goose

by Jochen 6 Comments

On 22 January 1879, a pair of Egyptian Geese sat quietly on top of Isandlwana Hill and watched closely. Then, they had a plan....

Birds

Grallards: New Zealand’s Next Extinction or Newest Species?

July 24, 2014 by Duncan 2 Comments

Yesterday i introduced you, gentle reader, to the lovely work done by the acclimatisation societies of New Zealand in making the already interesting biogeography...