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The Falcon Thief: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

It didn’t occur to me till I started reading The Falcon Thief: A True Tale of Adventure, Treachery, and the Hunt for the Perfect Bird that there was also a possible threat to the eagle herself: poachers, who steal raptor eggs and chicks. We start with Lendrum being arrested in 2010 at the Birmingham (U.K.) Author Joshua Hammer.

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Best Bird of the Year 2012

10,000 Birds

As 2012 draws to a close we here at 10,000 Birds thought that it would be a great idea if we, like we did in 2010 and 2011 , shared our Best Birds of the Year. Red Junglefowl by Mike Bergin Clare Kines chose an egg as his Best Bird of the Year. Adam Riley chose a bird that is near and dear to Mike Bergin’s heart.

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