10,000 Birds is the home of birding, conservation, nature, and commentary on the web. We’re very happy to share with you one beautiful bird a day! Tumblr (3.0; @10000birds)http://10000birds.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b8f718fed80b19a72aae59f2972f22ec/tumblr_mjm46d5m2J1qlzjd9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Hey hockey fans, do you think you know where the Chicago Blackhawks got their name? <a href="http://10000birds.com/what-is-a-black-hawk.htm">You might be surprised</a>…</p>http://10000birds.tumblr.com/post/45280628502http://10000birds.tumblr.com/post/45280628502Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:47:00 -0400chicagohockeyblackhawksbirdsraptors<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrbgvpTPum1qlzjd9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Juvenile <b>American White Ibis</b> (<i>Eudocimus albus</i>) in New Jersey of all places!</p> <p>Click on the photo to see a great gallery of this errant ibis from September 2011…</p>http://10000birds.tumblr.com/post/31196567801http://10000birds.tumblr.com/post/31196567801Sun, 09 Sep 2012 09:40:57 -0400animalsbirdsibisnew jerseyvagrant<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lolesaC2g71qlzjd9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Green Heron</b> (<i>Butorides virescens</i>) stretching that groovy neck!</p>http://10000birds.tumblr.com/post/27330482531http://10000birds.tumblr.com/post/27330482531Mon, 16 Jul 2012 09:54:26 -0400animalsbirdsheronsgroovynew york<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2xwybwXmk1qlzjd9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>American Oystercatchers</b> (<i>Haematopus palliatus</i>) doing it…</p> <p>Check out <a href="http://10000birds.com/tag/bird-love-week">Bird Love Week</a> at 10,000 Birds for raunchy bird-on-bird action all night long!</p>http://10000birds.tumblr.com/post/21650523006http://10000birds.tumblr.com/post/21650523006Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:10:58 -0400birdssexlove<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0zgaz1ET41qlzjd9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Black-winged Lovebird</b> or <b>Abyssinian Lovebird </b>(<i>Agapornis taranta</i>) by Adam Riley</p> <p>Click on the photo to see a bunch more awesome Ethiopian endemics!</p>http://10000birds.tumblr.com/post/19397888222http://10000birds.tumblr.com/post/19397888222Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:59:20 -0400parrotslovebirdsbirdsafricaethiopia<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0ry4onjUU1qlzjd9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>It won’t be long before we see these little guys waddling around!</p> <p>Click on the pic for more <b>Mallard </b>ducklings by Corey Finger…</p>http://10000birds.tumblr.com/post/19178455459http://10000birds.tumblr.com/post/19178455459Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:43:35 -0400birdsducksducklingscute<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0qki5AYrj1qlzjd9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Turquoise-browed Motmot</b> (<i>Eumomota superciliosa</i>) by Corey Finger</p> <p>Click on the photo to find out what, besides its obvious beauty, makes Guardabarranco so special!</p>http://10000birds.tumblr.com/post/19134839267http://10000birds.tumblr.com/post/19134839267Sun, 11 Mar 2012 15:51:38 -0400birdsmotmotsNicaragua<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0mo5fH8Y41qlzjd9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Ruffed Grouse</b> (<i>Bonasa umbellus</i>) by Corey Finger</p> <p>What is your favorite species of grouse? Where have you seen it?</p>http://10000birds.tumblr.com/post/19007036267http://10000birds.tumblr.com/post/19007036267Fri, 09 Mar 2012 12:20:00 -0500grousebirds<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0a2sn8ygJ1qlzjd9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Spotted Thick-knee</b> (<i>Burhinus capensisis</i>)</p> <p>Click on the photo to see more gorgeous photos by Redgannet and then click through to see what else he encountered during one of his many trips to Cape Town!</p>http://10000birds.tumblr.com/post/18663029161http://10000birds.tumblr.com/post/18663029161Sat, 03 Mar 2012 10:02:05 -0500thick kneebirdsafricastone curlews<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m03v0w8ghX1qlzjd9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Plain Chachalaca</b> (<i>Ortalis vetula</i>) in the Texas Rio Grande Valley</p> <p>On a cold day, I like to think about chachalacas and guans. Don’t you?</p>http://10000birds.tumblr.com/post/18435916899http://10000birds.tumblr.com/post/18435916899Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:34:07 -0500birdschachalacaTexas<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzp7tigg8g1qlzjd9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>female <b>Bufflehead</b> (<i>Bucephala albeola</i>)</p> <p>Why is this duck, also called butterball and spirit duck, known formally as the Bufflehead? Click the photo to find out why…</p>http://10000birds.tumblr.com/post/17948610012http://10000birds.tumblr.com/post/17948610012Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:46:55 -0500Ducksbirds<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lov6lt477m1qlzjd9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Wood Duck</b> (<i>Aix sponsa</i>) in Central Park in NYC</p>http://10000birds.tumblr.com/post/17552183125http://10000birds.tumblr.com/post/17552183125Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:02:05 -0500animalsduckswaterfowlbirdsnew york<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyhjk4cZgN1qlzjd9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Horned Guan</b> (<i>Oreophasis derbianus</i>) in Guatemala</p> <p>Click on the photo to learn about the coveted prize at the end of the San Pedro Death March…</p>http://10000birds.tumblr.com/post/16821191695http://10000birds.tumblr.com/post/16821191695Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:02:05 -0500birdsguanguatemalavolcano<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lygw688aUG1qlzjd9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The <b>Superb Starling</b> (<i>Lamprotornis superbus</i>) is aptly named, is it not?<br/> Click on the photo to see more stunning Tanzanian starlings courtesy of <a href="http://10000birds.com/author/walter">Walter Kitundu</a></p>http://10000birds.tumblr.com/post/16583989478http://10000birds.tumblr.com/post/16583989478Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:20:00 -0500animalsbirdsafricastarlings<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwk3v6Uq2d1qlzjd9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Merry Christmas… <b>Christmas Shearwater</b> (<i>Puffinus nativitatis</i>) that is! </p> <p>Click on the photo to learn more about the jolliest shearwater of them all…</p>http://10000birds.tumblr.com/post/14562032411http://10000birds.tumblr.com/post/14562032411Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:52:18 -0500holidaybirdschristmas<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lppsefOJPe1qlzjd9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Collared Aracari</b> (<i>Pteroglossus torquatus</i>) in Panama</p> <p>Click the photo to find out what amazing birds you might see if you woke up in Panama’s Canopy Tower!</p>http://10000birds.tumblr.com/post/14170856599http://10000birds.tumblr.com/post/14170856599Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:10:05 -0500animalsbirdstoucanspanama<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp2e6rjRDS1qlzjd9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Crimson Chat</b> (<i>Epthianura tricolor</i>) in Alice Springs, Australia… gorgeous!</p>http://10000birds.tumblr.com/post/13550422030http://10000birds.tumblr.com/post/13550422030Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:22:05 -0500animalsbirdschatsaustralia<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltbtzbhLF71qlzjd9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Galápagos Mockingbird</b> (<i>Mimus parvulus</i>), one of the <a href="http://10000birds.com/mockingbirds.htm">world’s many mockingbirds</a>. </p> <p>Click on the photo to see more birds from Ecuador’s legendary Galápagos Islands…</p>http://10000birds.tumblr.com/post/11660174125http://10000birds.tumblr.com/post/11660174125Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:57:10 -0400animalsbirdsecuadorgalapagosmockingbirds<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lt08g4tHXs1qlzjd9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Common Sunbird-asity</b> or <b>Sunbird Asity</b> (<i>Neodrepanis coruscans</i>) in Madagascar</p> <p>Click on the photo to see more phenomenal photos of African birds and mammals!!</p>http://10000birds.tumblr.com/post/11394797166http://10000birds.tumblr.com/post/11394797166Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:06:05 -0400animalsbirdsafricamadagascarsunbirds<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lowfxyhCtH1qlzjd9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>House Finch</b> (<i>Carpodacus mexicanus</i>) feasting on crabapples</p>http://10000birds.tumblr.com/post/11353725706http://10000birds.tumblr.com/post/11353725706Wed, 12 Oct 2011 10:05:05 -0400animalsbirdsfinchapple