10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2024

The scope is worldwide; of the 24 birds depicted, five are from the Americas; five from Eurasia; three from New Zealand; two from Australasia; three from Africa; one from Africa and Asia; one from Antarctica; two worldwide, and two from Asia, introduced worldwide. Tony Angell is one of my favorite bird artists.

Chicago 178

Chicago Barn Owls Penguins New Zealand 178

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

Once he is old enough, he will join the group of cheetahs living in Cheetah Run, the innovative new habitat opening alongside the Cheetah Hunt launch coaster that will bring guests face to face with these agile predators. It was on the SSP and Jacksonville Zoo’s advice that the new baby was brought to Busch Gardens.

Jacksonville 100

Jacksonville White Rhinos Zoos Rhinos 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Sometimes you gain armchair big ticks, like the White-tailed Blue-flycatcher I saw in Uganda in 2005 which later turned out to be in the Stenostiridae, a recently erected family. Sometimes you may even lose them, like the aforementioned woodswallows which are probably no longer a family.

Family 163

Family Wombats Uganda Fiji 163

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 2, 2014

With a trip to South Africa on the horizon at the time, I thought I could handle it. Press, 2000) and the earlier The Birds of Hong Kong and South China (co-authored with Clive Viney and Lam Chiu Ying, Hong Kong Information Office, 2005). Did I dare dip my toe into this catalog of tantalizing species? Now, I’m not so sure.

Brunei 174

Brunei Birds Asia China 174