10,000 Birds

JUNE 29, 2013

Joseph Chiera is a Masters student in Animal Behavior and Conservation at Hunter College in NYC and a “somewhat newbie” to birding. In fact I don’t think the sun ever set while we were in Iceland. After taking an ornithology course last year, he was hooked and spends most of his free time birding or reading birding blogs.

Iceland 188

Iceland Puffins Europe Birds 188

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2024

They are ridiculously unafraid of people there – so the cynic in me suspects that swan meat is not regarded as tasty by the Japanese (another explanation, that the Japanese just like animals too much, can presumably be discarded given the country’s very principled approach in insisting on the right to kill whales).

China 213

China Iceland Whales Whaling 213

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

The breeding season is longer, starts earlier. “Many long-distance migrants arrive so late on the breeding grounds that they have little opportunity to respond to warming conditions by nesting earlier.” First this : Bird Flu Strain Jumps From Animals To People For The First Time. ” GannetCam.

Taiwan 189

Taiwan Iceland United States Humane 189

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 11, 2014

Joseph Chiera is a Masters student in Animal Behavior and Conservation at Hunter College in NYC and a “somewhat newbie” to birding. First was an awesome stay in Iceland. After taking an ornithology course last year, he was hooked and spends most of his free time birding or reading birding blogs. Next came a stop in Russia.

Finland 166

Finland Estonia Birds Europe 166