10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2012

Kazakhstan, May 2009 During the two days spent out in the steppe in Kazakhstan I couldn’t help but notice the sheer number of flowers that dotted the grassy steppe. Was it part of some gigantic-scale gardening project planned by the Soviets when Kazakhstan was a part of the USSR?

Sri Lanka 195

Sri Lanka Kazakhstan 2009 Portugal 195

10,000 Birds

MAY 24, 2016

In fact, according to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology , “The Golden Eagle is the most common official national animal in the world – it’s the emblem of Albania, Germany, Austria, Mexico, and Kazakhstan.” ” The bird is massive. Though their populations appear stable, their future health is not without risk.

Albania 101

Albania Mexico Eagles Kazakhstan 101

Animal Person

MARCH 18, 2009

The site was where northern Kazakhstan is now, the culture was called Botai and the date was around 3500 B.C. Scientists found bit-wear marks on Botai horses’ teeth — a clear sign the animals were being ridden. Among all the animal species on this planet, humans have domesticated only a handful. Let's leave them alone.

Experience 100

Experience Experiments Horses Transported 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2012

These beaters usually take the form of grazing herds of game and domestic animals, and large flocks of carmine bee-eaters may gather overhead. Carmine bee-eaters occur throughout most of Subsaharan Africa, and many populations migrate widely post breeding. Two populations exist, the westernmost breeds in the western Sahara (e.g.

Africa 264

Africa Gabon South Africa Uganda 264

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

Over the next few days, the Alpine Accentors ( Prunella collaris ) will arrive on their high-Alpine breeding grounds – it is time to start singing, despite that the treeless Alpine landscape is still under metres of snow. all Alpine Accetor photos digiscoped (c) Dale Forbes. all Alpine Accetor photos digiscoped (c) Dale Forbes.

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2011 Breeders Breeding Deer 209