10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2022

A family motel and passion for responsible ecotourism brought her home to the Oregon Coast where she and her husband, Erik, adventure and record a podcast ( Hannah and Erik Go Birding ), created in an effort to inspire others to get out and bird. 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

MAY 23, 2022

Apparently, one of the threats to this species comes from the bioaccumulation of mercury in its feathers – though I balked at paying USD 40 for the scientific paper providing the details, from the abstract and the location of the authors, it seems they examined feathers of this bird living in an abandoned mining region in Guiyang, China.

Litter 219

Litter China Species Abandon 219

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

But as point and shoots have changed and don’t quite work as well with scopes, some people abandoned the idea or others (like myself) embraced it and paid for more expensive single lens reflex cameras for better photos. When I could, I tried to do side by side comparisons: Above is a Chaffinch that I took with the iPhone and my scope.

ALA 229

ALA Abandon Abandoning 229