10,000 Birds

JUNE 5, 2012

We pour over photographs, read with envy the eye-witness accounts of the “lucky ones” and fabricate secret plans to abandon our loved ones and embark on expensive trips to track them down. Whilst African Fish-eagles are the daytime predators of all things watery, Pel’s Fishing Owls fulfill this niche at night.

Owls 240

Owls Fish Botswana Barn Owls 240

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Second, it abandoned the standard format for field guides established by Roger Tory Peterson (who wrote the book’s Forward), succinct lists of field marks and arrows pointing them out, to engage in long paragraphs discussing how a hawk soaring above might be identified. Published in 1988, Hawks in Flight was unique for its time.

North America 215

North America Bald Eagle Birds Eagles 215

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Like many others, this village was totally abandoned and only recently repopulated, with a current population of only 18 people. Our guides were researchers from Callisto, patient and always smiling Yannis Tsanakis (above) and Maria Petridou with her infectious laugh and stories of her Sun Bear and Jaguar research experiences.

Bears 267

Bears Greece Europe Slovenia 267

10,000 Birds

MAY 28, 2014

The next day we tried mist netting the cave entrance, and the day after I abandoned the project entirely. I have, for the most part, been able to avoid caves since that experience. First off as we drove in was the Crested Serpent-eagle I’ve shown you before. I think we caught perhaps three bats.

Bats 154

Bats Birds Vanuatu Namibia 154

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2012

I can speak from experience that this place should only be accessed by a 4 x 4 vehicle. This forced us to abandon the vehicle and walk the 15 miles to the nearest village where a bush-mechanic walked back with us at night to our vehicle and temporarily patched the hole.

Zimbabwe 189

Zimbabwe Buffalo Mozambique Birds 189

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

A good way up one of the tallest pines is an Eagle’s nest. Every year there manage to be two eagles up there in that nest. Ducks are easier prey for the Eagle. You can tell when the Eagle is aloft because the Loons alarm call. Every now and then you see an Eagle and a Loon interact a bit. So, no Eagles maybe.

Humane 201

Humane Eagles Investigation Research 201