10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2022

This is a cruise like no other, full of scientific lectures, over forty guides spread out on deck, bird-themed parties, and a lights-off mandate to protect birds at night. The marine protected area status was designated in 2013. After looking through every bar, we concluded that all had abandoned the ship without warning us.

South Africa 264

South Africa Mice Albatross Africa 264

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2012

In songbirds, by contrast, both the male and female can contribute equally to the very important job of incubating and protecting the egg. It has been shown that courtship is negatively correlated with abandonment. All the nurturing has to come from mom. Thus, the two types of animals have very different courtship patterns.

Mammals 168

Mammals Eggs Abandon Abandoning 168

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Harassed by the Ravens, it landed on a snag halfway up the cliff and hunched over its prize protectively. It flared its wings, and the Osprey flared to match but refused to abandon the fish. If the Osprey made the Ravens look big, the Eagle shrunk them down by comparison. I began to wish very much that I owned a working camera.

Bald Eagle 166

Bald Eagle Eagles Fish Bears 166