10,000 Birds

JULY 30, 2014

In Hawaii I stood on a beach as albatrosses fledged and Tiger Sharks prowled for the less successful ones. In Belize I cruised above reefs few people had ever seen. This Laysan Albatross died from ingested plastic. In the Bahamas I swam in a pod of feeding dolphins. I still have that marker.

Uganda 162

Uganda Sharks Africa New Zealand 162

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 11, 2017

Some of you have been counting on federal funding or habitat protection that now looks shaky; some of you have mates who never made it back from migration; some of you just can’t catch enough fish. They leave comments on your videos and give you cute names like Ozzie the Osprey and Wisdom the Albatross. But I thought you guys would!

Bald Eagle 100

Bald Eagle Belize Iowa Eggs 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 28, 2013

I once visited Crooked Tree in Belize for a few days without hitting any of the great spots because I didn’t really know what I was doing. The reserve protects a stand of mahogany swamp that attracts large numbers of nectar feeding birds when they flower in the winter. Birding albatrosses Honeyeaters parrots Sydney'

Albatross 152

Albatross Rats Belize New Zealand 152