10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2014

Some were taken of birds and mammals in zoos or aviaries, others were taken in the wild, often in remote places. Ironically, the bird in the photograph served as the model for the bird in the lithograph; it was killed, skinned, preserved and stuffed a few days after the photograph was taken. The photographs span the years 1870 to 2004.

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Animal Mammals Hawaii Dolphins 268

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Three books will have been published about the Passenger Pigeon by the end of 2014: A Feathered River Across the Sky: The Passenger Pigeon’s Flight to Extinction by Joel Greenberg, The Passenger Pigeon by Errol Fuller, and A Message From Martha: The Extinction of the Passenger Pigeon and Its Relevance Today by Mark Avery.

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2014 Killing Michigan Kentucky 160

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2018

Pink Pigeons were featured on episode four of the second season of The Zoo , the excellent television series about The Bronx Zoo,* and their story was disturbing. Meanwhile, on The Zoo, the keepers have been creating an environment for Thelma and Louise so they can nurture the hoped-for egg from The Stud and Serendipity.

Mauritius 102

Mauritius Stud Zoos Eggs 102

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Costanera Sur, Promenade.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Costanera Sur, Promenade.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Costanera Sur, Promenade.

2018 101

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 101

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Rondevlei Nature Reserve. 14 Jun 2018. 03 Apr 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113