10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

This leads me to my third twitch for the celebrated Falcated Duck ( Anas falcata ) at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge in January of 2012. The next rare bird that I was able to chase came a couple of years later in January 2016. I hope you enjoy these photos of my recent experience with the Snow Bunting. This was a no-brainer.

California 100

California North America Wildlife Campaign 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Habitat is very important to Hashimoto’s art, they are part of her observational and creative experience, and I think it’s this attention to appropriate waters, plants, climate, and time of day that make her bird portraits special. And, John Laws widely praised The Laws Guide to Drawing Birds (2012) is mysteriously missing.

Birds 154

Birds Eggs Laws Woodpeckers 154

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2024

They can be challenging to identify, especially if you haven’t seen one before, though with experience they are not really so difficult. If you see a flock of kestrels in southern Europe, then the chances are that they will be Lessers, for the Common Kestrel never flocks, though occasionally in summer you will see a family hunting together.

Falcons 202

Falcons Spain Europe 2012 202

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

The four authors, themselves field ornithologists, conservationists, birders, and writers with years of experience in southeast Asia, researched scientific studies ranging from early 19th-century descriptions of the birds of Java to the latest phylogenomic studies. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, November 2016, 496 p. by James A.

Indonesia 130

Indonesia Brunei Birds Malaysia 130