10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2021

… – part 2 – Once I finish this writing, with a strange mix of emotions I will put the Lynx field guide Birds of Colombia to the bookshelf for the first time, more than half a year after I received it. We found Black-collared Swallows breeding in cracks among the lower riverside rocks. Black-collared Swallow by Tyler Ficker.

Dolphins 262

Dolphins Colombia Otters Birds 262

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2020

Its historical year-round range stretches from extreme northwestern Colombia to northern Mexico, with migration into the southwestern United States in the summer. But all this changed with the arrival of Europeans, and their cattle. First, the Bronzed Cowbird belongs here. Admittedly, the story of their expansion is an interesting one.

Birds 156

Birds Blackbirds Mexico Cattle 156

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

Not that long ago, Costa Rica had one of the highest deforestation rates in the world, rainforests were razed to make way for hot and chiggery cattle pasture, and bot flies probably became more numerous than some bird populations.

Costa Rica 222

Costa Rica Species Panama Birds 222