10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2013

It all seems like such a charmed life … until you have to fly down to Africa for the winter. Thanks to a little human intervention, the future looks much brighter for Millerbirds. You’re in your summer territory, getting frisky and anticipating the pitter-patter of little beaks. Photo of the Nihoa Millerbird by S.

Cambodia 142

Cambodia Slaughter Slaughtered Cyprus 142

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Other birds with webbed feet, including ducks and geese, have only three webbed toes; the hallux (which in birds is usually the “hind toe&# and in humans, the “big toe&# ) is free. For all of recorded history, humans have classified other living things by their physical characteristics. The proposal from U.S.

2011 151

2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea California 151

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

I get my own idea of the lunacy of Gooddie’s quest when I talk to a friend who has birded Asia and Africa. If it were just the birds, I’d grab my bins and be on the next plane to Asia or Africa. The books work best when the birding is coupled with the human element. And mosquitos. And leeches. And pit vipers. And sun bears.

Hunters 185

Hunters Sri Lanka Asia Solomon Islands 185