10,000 Birds

JANUARY 21, 2016

In July 2013, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources held a meeting in Bremerhaven in Germany, to decide whether to turn the Ross Sea into a marine protected area. Consequently, the Ross Sea has become a focus of numerous environmental groups who have campaigned for a world marine reserve.

Penguins 170

Penguins Russia Whales Whaling 170

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 8, 2015

February 2013. For you and me, there are about 200 bird species, but for proper tourists, there seem to be only five species in the reserve: Bengal Tiger , Leopard , Sloth Bear , Indian Wild Dog (Dhole) and the Gaur. In front of us, in the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve one wild Grey Junglefowl runs across the road.

Tigers 248

Tigers Boars India Chickens 248

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Late last month, while searching for bears , woodpeckers and spirits of Greece, I deliberately avoided checking any news, especially from my home country. Every now and then, I need to cut the world off and clear my mind. We are facing a plague of poaching that is again decimating the species.

Elephants 183

Elephants Botswana Africa Zimbabwe 183

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2016

Am I willing to give up the field guide which bears the mud and dirt of so many falls on so many birding trips? Descriptions are totally rewritten from the 2003 regional guides, and though they are essentially the same material as the 2013 main guide, the text has been re-arranged to emphasize important points in less space.

North America 158

North America 2003 Birds America 158

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2013

It’s either that or the Hindus are right, that our existence is a continuing chain of lives through re-birth, a system of action and reward, and Corey Finger’s former life was that of a panda bear whose biggest mischief was eating bamboo, while I was Pol Pot. Either way, it just ain’t fair !!!

Germany 145

Germany Birds Pandas Eagles 145

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2014

They didn’t say, when you hear owls calling from an Utcubamba roadside at noon, bear in mind that Rich Hoyer can produce a full range of geographically appropriate pygmy-owl vocalizations without so much as moving his lips. Read James’s account of the 2012 Birding Rally and Alfredo’s account of the 2013 Birding Rally.

Peru 254

Peru Birds South America South Africa 254

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 22, 2015

Maharashtra, February 2013. There’s a Sloth Bear in tall, dry grass, barely 50 metres from us, but all we can see is a dark, shape-shifting shadow that eventually becomes all but invisible. Trying not to inhale so much of the dust cloud that envelops us, I am sporting a bandana tied bank-robber style. The Telia Lake.

Tigers 242

Tigers India Killing 2012 242

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

This small pine tree was very recently demolished by a brown bear. The claw marks on this brown bear’s footprint make you wish you had taken the other kind of canon with you. Paper | 2013 | $29.95 / £17.95 | ISBN: 9780691157535. Well, first things first: the book’s title. Yes, it is that good. _. Lars-Henrik Olsen.

Europe 165

Europe Mammals Animal Birds 165

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2020

I didn’t know much about Birds of Paradise either before 2013, when I accompanied a non-birding friend to a presentation at a local college, not really expecting much. It’s the bird family that most people don’t know is a bird family.

Guinea 262

Guinea Birds Papua New Guinea Family 262

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

For birds, this guide follows the Clements list (2007, with revisions through 2013), so it is mostly compatible with your eBird app. and to get my bearings I need some, however rough sketch of the area. The endemics of the Albertine Rift Mountains are marked in bold, 10 mammals and 26 birds.

Rwanda 205

Rwanda Primates Wildlife Gorillas 205