10,000 Birds
JUNE 23, 2022
The Latin name “ chinensis ” is somewhat misleading as is much more common in Southeast Asia than in China – apparently, it was chosen in the mistaken belief that the type specimen had come from China. ” The Common Green Magpie fortunately does not look common at all.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 3, 2022
Meanwhile, on Chongming island, I rescued a Northern Shoveler which got caught in one of these evil, almost invisible strings that the farmers use to protect their fields from hungry birds. But then, I am not a hunter, and do not understand them either). Did the bird thank me? Grant me three wishes, as I expected? Did it f*ck.
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4 The Love Of Animals
NOVEMBER 23, 2011
The fins are then utilized in a wide variety of ways, especially in areas of Asia. For example, shark fin soup is a delicacy in most of Asia, especially China. While there are laws in place protecting endangered species of shark from shark finning, international waters are rarely regulated when it comes to the practice.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 10, 2012
They are also believed to be related to the Rail-Babbler of Tropical Asia. Suspecting they still occurred, we went to considerable effort searching unsuccessfully for picathartes, our suspicions all but confirmed when several hunters I interviewed said they knew the bird and claimed they still existed.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 2, 2012
I get my own idea of the lunacy of Gooddie’s quest when I talk to a friend who has birded Asia and Africa. Each chapter of The Jewel Hunter reads like a mini-travel novel. Beer looms large in Gooddie’s daily routine, and much text is devoted to finding beer in the middle of rural Asia and evaluating its quality.
10,000 Birds
JULY 6, 2021
In 2012, I reviewed The Jewel Hunter , an absorbing narrative in which author Chris Goodie travelled throughout Asia, Africa, and Australasia to observe and photograph every Pitta species in the world. It provides goals and a definite direction for your birding travels and thoughts; sometimes it even becomes the basis of a book!
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 2, 2021
It is also native to Japan, where it is protected and protectively studied to the point where Slaght had trouble getting any information.). The fish owl is Jonathan Slaght’s grail and also, more prosaically, his dissertation topic. I’m thinking Michiel Huisman, but I’m open to other possibilities.
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