Gallicissa: August 2012

10,000 Birds

A Birder Reads a Scientific Paper - In addition to my monthly posts here, I have also written short pieces and feature articles that rely on bird-related... The post A Birder Reads a Scient...
18 hours ago
Hakodate Birding

An icy Monday - A Marsh Tit at Onuma this afternoon. Another cold snowy day added to a hospital visit in the morning meant not much birding. Other stuff at Onuma include...
1 day ago
Another Bird Blog

What A Week - Another week goes by. There was more rain and wind with no chance of another ringing session and little in the way of productive birding. But Sunday dawne...
2 days ago
Madras Ramblings

The birds are returning to Arunachala - ... Enough to warrant a book. Arun is the kind of modern super hero the world needs. A green warrior who has let his actions speak. And Chennai's loss is...
3 days ago
A DC Birding Blog

Loose Feathers #675 - *Greater Sage-Grouse / Photo by Tom Koerner/USFWS*Birds and birding news - The Trump administration plans to remove protections from the Greater Sag...
4 days ago
Catalogue of Organisms

The Most Australian of Plants - Imagine yourself standing in a remote corner of northern Australia. Before you stretches an expanse of rolling hills, extending as far as the eye can see. ...
1 week ago
The Brownstone Birding Blog

Goodbye Duck Rage And Hello Vultures - I spent 20 minutes trying to get a picture of a Bufflehead that seemed to only take 2 seconds between dives. I kept on missing the shot and then when I f...
1 week ago
Birders Of Sabah Borneo Island

Tempasuk Plains, Kota Belud - 25th November 2018 I was hoping for the vagrant Spot-billed Duck and rare Green Sandpiper which were spotted a few weeks ago, but after several hours sca...
2 weeks ago
Birds and Nature Photography - by Tabib

Raub Golf Course Birding - Revisited - Hampir 5 tahun saya tak memburung di Padang Golf Raub. Kali terakhir adalah pada November 2013 - HERE Tak banyak perubahan dari segi spesis yang di jumpai, k...
4 weeks ago
The Urban Gardener

October in the garden - [image: The Urban Gardener | Dendrobium Orchid] Come October and a gardener's mind turns to things colourful and bountiful. My garden is flourishing in a gi...
1 month ago
Birdfreak.com

Review of PrairyErth by William Least Heat-Moon - When people envision the “west” a lot of images come to mind: mountains, cowboys, large landscapes. Tallgrass prairies are not often on that list. Mention ...
2 months ago
Vickie Henderson Art

Common Grackles Dining on Acorns - If you happen to be outside when a flock of grackles arrives, you may want to take shelter! It may rain acorns! When mature acorns are abundant in early au...
3 months ago
The Green Ogre - a green blog from India

Mangalajodi – birds and serenity in a winter wetland - Mangalajodi in Odisha is not just a winter birding hotspot. To the passionate birder, this is a place of pilgrimage. Besides the opportunity to watch a num...
7 months ago
Kathie's Birds

Waiting for Snow - Tufted Titmouse 2-6-18 On this gray winter's morning I sit here awaiting the next winter storm. We have been in a pattern of snow, warming rain, melt the s...
10 months ago
Of Pies and Birds

Cock of the Blue Rock - Watching a Blue Rock Thrush on 1980s housing estate in the pretty Cotswold town of Stow on the Wold on the 28th December wasn't where I expected to be spen...
1 year ago
Amazing Borneo

Kinabalu Crested Dragon (Hypsicalotes kinabaluensis) - I did not pay much attention to my blog for the longest of time. Neither did I spend much of my time birding. However, I did go to some parts of Indonesia...
1 year ago
Ecobirder

Happy Earthday - [image: Bard Owl Chick] Here is wishing everyone a happy Earth Day on this the 10th anniversary of the Ecobirder blog.
1 year ago
ACBWildlife's Blog

Take Part in The RSPB Big Wild Sleepout! - This month the RSPB are encouraging us all to swap our comfortable homes for nature’s home for a night and discover a secret world of wildlife by taking pa...
2 years ago
The Natural Stone

Far East (via Dubai) - This will probably be quite a long account but I think it's best to keep it all in one place. This was my second trip to the Southeast Asia region and was ...
2 years ago
Susan Gets Native

A tiny voice - I haven't posted anything here for nearly three years. This blog used to be my daily journal, my far-reaching arms to hold close to my friends. Facebook ...
2 years ago
Earth, Wind & Water

An ending...a continuation...a beginning - I've always hated when blogs I love just stop dead. I find myself wondering what happened to the blogger. Did they die suddenly? were they taken ill or hea...
2 years ago
BirdBlog

Adios muchachos - [image: DSCN2870.JPG]
4 years ago
BirdingGirl

Killdeer Chick in Yellowstone National Park - These were taken at West Thumb Geyser Basis, along the beach. It was really cool to get to watch these little chicks up close and personal. I had never see...
4 years ago
Sri Lanka Birds

World Migratory Bird Day - 11-12 May 2013 - *"Networking for Migratory Birds"* *For more information visit www.worldmigratorybirdday.org*
5 years ago
Off the beaten Track

Photo of the Week (10/03/2012): Safety Stop - For the beginner diver this is one of the most discomfiting times of a dive, the safety stop, 3 minutes at 5 meters with the aim of eliminating microbubbl...
6 years ago
Search and Serendipity

Painted Redstart in Ocean Springs, Mississippi! - On Jan. 5, Nancy Madden found a *Painted Redstart* just east of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, on the Jackson County Christmas Bird Count. The bird has been...
6 years ago
Birding Kuwait

Twitching a rarity - Week 40 - 08 October 2011, Pivot Fields There is nothing worse than getting news of a first and national rarity whilst you are away on a business trip, so...
7 years ago
Peregrine's Bird Blog

A Fabulous Day on the Saltee Islands off Co.Wexford - * Click on any image to see larger file in seperate window * I think the Saltee Islands off the coast of Co.Wexford must be one of Irelands greatest wi...
7 years ago
Gossamer Tapestry

IBCM V - Lake Skinner and the Quino Checkerspot - Wednesday was the final day of the IBCM California workshop. The weather forecast had been marginal, however we woke to a gloriously sunny day as we heade...
7 years ago
Reconciliation Ecology

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Biodiversity of Sri Lanka

පේර[Pera]/Guava (Psidium guajava) - An introduced small tree or shrub widely cultivated in home gardens for its edible fruits. Native to tropical America.
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Good Times

Those not-so-fab "Mom" days... - Ain't no shame momma. Today was one of those mornings. I woke up to a shrill little "YEAAAAAAAAAKKKKKGURGLE" in my ear. LO (little one) was wedged between ...
2 years ago
London, Lanka and drums

Happy Birthday Kottu! - Rumour has it that Kottu is 10 years old. I say "rumour" because no one is exactly sure on this, but it's about 10 years old. Sometime around now. Never ...
3 years ago
Dev Wijewardane Photography

Dark Bar-sided Skink - Sydney, Australia - [image: A photograph of a Dark bar-sided Skink taken in Sydney, Australia] *Dark bar-sided Skink - Sydney, Australia* Firstly, sorry for the prolonged abse...
4 years ago

Amila Salgado

Amila Suwa: Colombo, Sri Lanka; I am a naturalist guide specializing in bird watching and wildlife tours. I have keen interests in Theravada Buddhism and Vedic Astrology. I became a born-again Buddhist in October, 2012 after listening to bhikku Most Venerable Waharaka Abhayaratanalanka--who attained the Supreme Bliss of Nibbana in February, 2017. I studied at St. Peter's College, Colombo 4.

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