10,000 Birds

APRIL 27, 2022

While preparing an article this week for a local newspaper on the nighttime denizens of Tobago, it crossed my mind that I never considered owls as a group, far less target species for any particular outing (except for a select few, upon which I shall expound here). This resulted in my only photograph of this species to date.

Trinidad 278

Trinidad Owls Barn Owls Abandon 278

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. And this cave has lots of nests, so much so that there is a (sustainable) industry in collecting their nests for birds-nest soup.

Bats 155

Bats Birds Vanuatu Namibia 155

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

Grief, friendship, gratitude, wonder, and other things we animals experience. Waterfall Dances: Do animals have spiritual experiences? Sometimes a chimpanzee, usually an adult male, will dance at a waterfall with total abandon. to live out their lives in peace, absent the abuse they had suffered in the entertainment industry.

Emotional 100

Emotional Animal Whales Whaling 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 19, 2017

While we could chase a number of local, rare residents, looking for super tough species like Pheasant Cuckoo and Tawny-faced Quail is more akin to searching and lurking in appropriate habitat and just hoping to get lucky. In Costa Rica, we don’t get many chances to chase birds. It was big, built for speed, and on the move.

Costa Rica 100

Costa Rica San Jose Falcons Nicaragua 100