10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

It’s a good thing too, because it is the leading gamebird in North America in terms of total harvest and the widespread distribution of hunting effort. Use of non-toxic shot when hunting waterfowl has been mandatory, nationwide, since 1991. Delivers devastating hydrostatic energy and shock to a game animal. v=44fNo6B5gUI.

Hunters 175

Hunters Hunting North America Game 175

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2015

We were able to take a thoroughly enjoyable boat ride on Lake Chamo, whose shores teem with birds, including such typical African species as African Fish Eagle, Goliath Heron the world’s largest, Yellow-billed Stork and the incomparable Hamerkop , a species in its own family.

Ethiopia 240

Ethiopia Sudan Leopards Birds 240

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

For good measure, some animals in the near vicinity were also named after him, such as Raffles’s Malkoha. Of course, there should be a photo of a vulture here, not of a Crested Serpent-eagle. The only explanation I have for this unequal treatment is that it must be a witch hunt.

Los Angeles 184

Los Angeles Birds Woodpeckers Owls 184

10,000 Birds

JUNE 19, 2012

Although they share some affinities with typical raptors (building eagle-like nests and possessing hooked bills) Secretarybirds have many characteristics that warrant them to be placed in their own genus, Sagittarius. Watching them hunt is fascinating. Coursers, larks, korhaans and other dry country specialists abound here.

Botswana 221

Botswana Eagles Porcupines Hunting 221