10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2024

Famous ornithologist Ted Parker crashed into a mountain in Ecuador while surveying birds. It has all Big Five animals and a whole lot of other grumpy mammals. Having learned from my Namibian experience I walked away briskly. She died in a car accident during a birding trip. And so forth. It’s just the warm-up.

Mozambique 231

Mozambique Birds Ghana Namibia 231

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

One reason that I can think of for subjecting myself to such a torturous experience is if I am going birdwatching. I had just ended my ten-day birding adventure in Ecuador (which is a story for another time) when I decided, since I had an amazing time, to prolong my trip a bit longer before heading back to Europe. Ah, what the heck!

Colombia 231

Colombia Birds Raised Ecuador 231

10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2017

In 2009, I traveled from New York City to the tropical rainforest of Ecuador. The first edition, A Neotropical Companion: An Introduction to the Animals, Plants, and Ecosystems of the New World Tropics , was published in 1989. It was my first trip to the Neotropics, and I had no idea what I was getting into. is remarkable.

South America 162

South America Ecuador Reptiles America 162

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

The idea is that some finches from what is now Ecuador ended up on the Galapagos Islands, and subsequently diversified into a number of different forms … they speciated … filling various niches that on the mainland would have been filled by a number of different species. This included some birds as well as a fox.

Tortoises 209

Tortoises South America Panama Culling 209

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

The experience also inspired my column this month at 10,000 Birds, so check that out when you’re done: Meet Suliformes, one of the newest orders of birds.) [.] Another, hands against the animal’s vast side, said… March On Into Spring – I and The Bird #146 Mar 17th, 2011 at 12:37 am [.] Thanks for visiting!

2011 155

2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 155