10,000 Birds

MAY 9, 2022

Some, according to her, consider it a form of slavery; a 1982 book in my library, The Birdwatcher’s Companion cites “the sentimentalist element of the wildlife protection movement” as deeming falconry to be comparable to cockfighting.). The latest volume on the subject is Montgomery’s The Hawk’s Way: Encounters With Fierce Beauty.

New Hampshire 242

New Hampshire Chickens Hunting Falcons 242

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2020

Local farmers view it as a threat to domesticated wildlife. 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.

Falcons 240

Falcons United Kingdom Zimbabwe Eggs 240

10,000 Birds

JULY 27, 2012

Just before Thanksgiving, 2010, a driver spotted a Red-tailed hawk sitting on a dead rabbit in the middle of the road. The maintenance man declared that his father was a falconer, and that he would take her home so he could care for her. And to prove it, there’s The Queen. When she didn’t fly off, he stopped his car and approached her.

Rabbits 257

Rabbits New Jersey Neglecting North America 257

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Spoonbills nested in Britain for the first time for 300 years in 2010, when a small colony became established at Holkham in North Norfolk. A single Eleonora’s Falcon was a very pleasing if not unexpected, and a year-tick. These birds (usually juveniles) are clearly linked to the growing breeding population in the region.

Estonia 243

Estonia Portugal Greece Barn Owls 243

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2013

As 2013 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 , 2011 , and 2012 , shared our Best Birds of the Year. My fiance and I drove nearly two hours to the Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area in rural Indiana to watch them come in for the evening.

2013 168

2013 Birds Costa Rica India 168