10,000 Birds

JANUARY 8, 2015

February 2013. Other species I can recognize are colloquially called crocodile bark tree, due to the bark pattern, and paper bark. 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.

Tigers 246

Tigers Boars India Chickens 246

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? David Sibley notes in the Introduction that the order has been changed in some places so similar species could be placed next to each other for comparison purposes. ” Thank you, David Sibley!

North America 155

North America 2003 Birds America 155

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. We are facing a plague of poaching that is again decimating the species. The way I see it, it is a cruel joke leading towards the extinction of a threatened species.

Elephants 181

Elephants Botswana Zimbabwe Africa 181

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2014

Eight days with 20 of the world’s top birding guides looking for some 1,000 species and three dozen endemics. You can see as many hummingbird species as the folks at Magee Marsh are seeing warbler species—during 25 minutes on a Sunday afternoon. As the rally tore through its itinerary, the species piled up.

Peru 254

Peru Birds South America Owls 254

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

This small pine tree was very recently demolished by a brown bear. Those were amongst the most annoying field guides to use on the “continent” as so many potentially confusing species were left out. species found only around the Mediterranean or in Europe’s Southeast. Next are the tracks of birds.

Europe 165

Europe Mammals Animal Birds 165

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 Kittens 145

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. Conservation endangered species India Mammals tiger' The Telia Lake. Cover photo: Telia, copyright © Nitin Bhardwaj.

Tigers 240

Tigers India Killing 2012 240

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 includes a table listing the species, subspecies, author and date of original description, which I found quite handy in sorting out the birds. Introduction.

Guinea 261

Guinea Birds Papua New Guinea Family 261

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Slightly larger than Wales and about the size of the US state of Maryland, this country’s lure is its 703 bird species and three dozen Albertine Rift endemics among them. For birds, this guide follows the Clements list (2007, with revisions through 2013), so it is mostly compatible with your eBird app. Published by Lynx Edicions.

Rwanda 203

Rwanda Primates Wildlife Gorillas 203