10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2024

The scope is worldwide; of the 24 birds depicted, five are from the Americas; five from Eurasia; three from New Zealand; two from Australasia; three from Africa; one from Africa and Asia; one from Antarctica; two worldwide, and two from Asia, introduced worldwide. Mark Hauber is currently (just appointed!)

Chicago 193

Chicago Barn Owls Penguins New Zealand 193

10,000 Birds

APRIL 21, 2015

This mainly affects domestic fowl, and in this sense is not a topic central to 10,000 Birds. Close to 5% of turkeys being farmed in Minnesota have been or shortly will be destroyed , and the virus is also affecting chickens. What is H5N2 Avian Influenza? H5N2 is a bird influenza virus that is making news. Or, even, many of them.

Mississippi 177

Mississippi Fowl Turkey Minnesota 177

10,000 Birds

JULY 12, 2018

And that’s not all: I’m even relaxing my unwritten prohibition against featuring domestic fowl. That’s “c**k-a-doodle-doo” en français: a Red Junglefowl ( Gallus gallus ) in its native habitat in southeast Asia. This week’s bottle is a blended red wine from La Vieille Ferm (“the old farm”). So I survived.

2016 101

2016 France Chickens Fowl 101