10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

The first, Field Guide to the Birds of Trinidad & Tobago, was published by Christopher Helm in London in 2007 and then published in the United States in 2008 by Yale University Press. For some reason, Yale University Press discontinued its arrangement with Helms, so there is no United States edition.

Trinidad 191

Trinidad Birds South America Research 191

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2014

The first edition, I think it is fair to say, has been pretty much become the go to field guide for North America in the years since it was first published back in 2000. my well-worn first edition with the brand new second edition. on Amazon for the release date of 11 March). Also, they are as up-to-date as you would expect.

United States 247

United States Owls 2000 North America 247

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 20, 2008

In addition, the animals are subjected to excruciating mutilations – including branding, dehorning, debeaking, tooth pulling, tail docking, and castration – all performed without anesthesia. The noxious fumes from the accumulated urine and feces cause lung problems in many of the animals.

Vegetarian 40

Vegetarian Meat Ethics Lacto-Ovo 40

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

That’s Pitta, people, not Antpitta, which is what I foolishly first envisioned, having never birded beyond the Americas.) Hopefully, the publication of The Jewel Hunter in the United States will spur additional attention to this family and the need for rain forest preservation and ornithological study.

Hunters 189

Hunters Sri Lanka Asia Solomon Islands 189

10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2024

It is co-branded with the Natural History Museum of London, whose collections are the source of the artwork. She also produced 50 bird plates, including the famous Galapagos finches, for Darwin’s The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. but not too large, and not overwhelmingly heavy.

Australia 181

Australia Birds Europe Collecting 181

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2019

It was inevitable that Birds and Booze would one day get around to reviewing Grey Goose, the popular and high-profile brand of premium French vodka that comes in an attractive bottle adorned with frosty white silhouettes of geese in flight. In North America, one might immediately be tempted to call these Snow Geese ( Anser caerulescens ).

Geese 134

Geese Branding France Poland 134

10,000 Birds

MAY 15, 2011

It made us reach for our field guide for North America, but that really does not compare to the real thing. I did not get to appreciate all that America had to offer for the birder until I returned with my husband, Grant, in 1989. I then had a year in Florida – beware the alligators and hurricanes!

South Africa 158

South Africa United States Austin Alligators 158

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2013

And, to be fair, with the small number of species located in Great Britain and Ireland, there is far less confusion than in North America. When I first looked through this book, I thought it was déjà vu and that I was looking at many of the same species we have here in the northeast United States.

Ireland 170

Ireland France Breeding Eggs 170

Animal Person

AUGUST 6, 2009

In writing my new book Hoodwinked (Random House, Nov 2009 publication date), I recently visited Central America. Earlier in the year Chiquita Brands International Inc. Memories are short in the US, but not in Central America. And that the US and its new president were not standing up for democracy.

Honduras 100

Honduras Los Angeles Obama 2009 100