10,000 Birds

APRIL 17, 2012

Oil on the beaches of Gulf Shores, Alabama I covered the spill for several months for a special TV series on the Gulf Disaster. As you read the below timeline and see the below images, don’t ever forget the perils that walk hand-in-hand with human greed.

2010 228

2010 Louisiana 2012 2011 228

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2021

It’s not always an easy book, at times dense and challenging, it is also fascinating and stimulating, motivating us to look at the totality of a bird’s life and the interconnectedness amongst bird movements, shorelines, landscapes, weather, and us–humans.

Cyprus 246

Cyprus Slaughter Slaughtered Research 246

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2023

It was the same day George Floyd was killed. He’s participating in Alabama Audubon’s first Black Belt Birding Festival , an event that brings him life birds and encounters with black history as he walks through Birmingham and then Selma. I remember that day. Nah, sadly, probably not.

Emotional 220

Emotional Birds Minneapolis Nepal 220

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

Over the winter, the universe lost four whooping cranes to what appears to be recreational shooting: three gunned down together in Georgia on December 30, 2010, and another in Alabama on January 28, 2011. Those who harvest are unfortunately myopic, seeing only the instant gratification of the meal or the kill. The list goes on and on.

2011 240

2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 240