Southern Cassowary by Ian Montgomery
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Here is an interesting video of birdwatching in the Netherlands by Michael de Vries about the birds in his garden. There are not less than 37 species of birds in it, like hawfinches, bullfinches, woodpeckers, bramblings, siskins and more. I have listed the 29 bird names given in order, according to his titles. (I cannot read his language, but the video and music is very delightful. After an into; at about 0:57 he starts giving their names.)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Bridled Titmouse (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Downy Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Common Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Western Jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)
Eurasian Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Short-toed Treecreeper (Certhia brachydactyla)
Laurel Pigeon (Columba palumbus)
Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
White-breasted Hawk (Accipiter nisus)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
Common Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
European Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
European Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Eurasian Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator)
Eurasian Siskin (Spinus spinus)
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By the way, it really gets to me that most birders believe in the “theory” of evolution. I don’t see how you can pay attention to birds like that and not know there was a Designer! Soli Deo Gloria!
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Quick question: Is it possible to go birdwatching at MacDill AFB, even though it is listed as “restricted access”? We are visiting the area next week, any guidance would bee appreciated, we love skimmers! Thank you. Arlene
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My Husband is retired military, so we can get in, but not sure about the rules for visitors. Last time we were at their beach about a month ago, the beach was practically empty. A few terns. In the past winters, the beach had hundreds of skimmers.
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I don’t know about your air force base, but our army base will allow birdwatchers who are sponsored by someone who lives on base, or they have to get a pass. It got more restrictive in the past few years. I recommend you contact the base and ask them what you must do to get access for birdwatching.
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some names are wrong, there’s no downy woodpecker in Europe, a lot of mistakes in this article, please correct, thanks
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Hi Max,
Like I said, I don’t speak the language, but here is an article that mentions Downy Woodpeckers in Netherlands.
http://www.ruudvisser.com/2014/05/28/spring-migration-in-the-netherlands/
It is #2 on his list on the right side.
Thanks for commenting.
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My email is down, but I found out what the “Secretary Bird” was. It’s a Crested Screamer. THIS bird is very beautiful. I wish we had birds like that in the States.
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We have them here, but they are in zoos. :)
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We have one in the local zoo, too! :)
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