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Birds

Calliope and Anna’s Male Hummingbirds at the Feeder

April 8, 2015 by Larry 1 Comment

This is around the time of year I expect to start seeing the Calliope Hummingbird (Selasphorus calliope) at my feeders. Click on photos for full sized images....

Trips

A Hummingbird Quest in Costa Rica

March 7, 2015 by Patrick O'Donnell 1 Comment

Last weekend, I went on a quest. The adventure was sort of like a search for treasure, except that the jewels were feisty, feathered...

Trips

Hummingbirds at Catarata del Toro, Costa Rica

December 26, 2014 by Corey 5 Comments

No, you’re not going crazy. This is the second post on 10,000 Birds about hummingbirds at Catarata del Toro in less than a month....

Trips

Hummingbirds in Costa Rica Love the Rain

December 13, 2014 by Patrick O'Donnell 1 Comment

Eddy Rabbitt sang about loving a rainy night but in Costa Rica, hummingbirds love a rainy day. They sing the praises of rain loud...

News

This Week in Bird News: Win (Gunnison Sage Grouse), Lose (Bird Flu), or Draw (European Blackbirds)

November 19, 2014 by Meredith Mann No Comments

Finally some good-ish news for the Gunnison Sage Grouse: The boomers of the Rocky Mountain states have finally been granted “threatened species” protection. Which means hopefully their...

News

Of Bird Diets, Dangers, and Delinquents

August 22, 2014 by Meredith Mann No Comments

This week in birding news has it all covered. Er, sort of. To wit: As if beach-nesting birds don’t have enough problems, along comes...

News

Close (and Really Old), But No Hummer

May 30, 2014 by Meredith Mann 1 Comment

It eats like a hummingbird and is tiny like a hummingbird, but the oldest pollinating bird was not a hummingbird. Pumiliornis tessellatus was a now-extinct...