10,000 Birds
MARCH 13, 2020
Not far from its capital Lisbon lies Cabo de Roca, the westernmost point in mainland Europe. But like Spain, its only neighbor on the Iberian Peninsula, Portugal is cut off from the rest of Europe by the steep, natural border formed by the Pyrenees.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
But the strangest bird was a duck, one that I have never seen before, that does not even inhabit Europe (apart from feral birds), and yet, somehow strangely familiar (probably not that much of a surprise after a lifetime of snooping through field guides). I also digiscoped a few lousy photos.)
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10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 11, 2019
Still, the romantic notion of beery terroir remains persuasive and in some corners of Europe, rustic beer styles persist, despite the homogenizing effects of – or perhaps in reaction against – modern industry. Historically, saison was a beer tied to time as much as it was to place.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 6, 2021
Weidensaul worked on the first research project in Argentina 24 years ago, and his memories of that time in the pampas are both a baseline for what has happened since, a mini-story in itself, and a tribute to Pete Bloom and Brian Woodbridge, the wildlife biologists who originated the study of Swainson’s Hawks in Butte Valley.
10,000 Birds
JULY 24, 2014
Nestled right in the middle of Europe, we have a little bit of everything, a nice cross section of Europe’s avifauna. This may not be Argentina, but it’s apparently close enough. Germany is underrated as a birding destination.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 7, 2023
It all started many years ago, when for my ninth birthday I received my first copy of Peterson’s Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe (3rd revised edition, 1958). In the front was the first checklist I’d ever seen: it featured all the birds of Europe, and within days I was ticking away merrily.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 4, 2021
Since the 2nd edition of the Collins Bird Guide (published as “Birds of Europe” in the US) from 2009, the field guide market for European guides is practically dead. Tristan). ==. Knowing how good Collins 2 is and how high standards it has set, no publisher seems to dare to challenge them on the continental level.
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