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Docu-series Offers Bird’s-Eye View of, Well, Birds

10,000 Birds

The series, which was four years in the making, follows birds across six continents, from eagles in North America to hummingbirds in South America, cockatoos in Australia, cranes in Asia, and flamingos in Africa. Both images by John Downer Productions and courtesy of PBS/Nature. And many more!). How cool is that?

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The Summer Doldrums

10,000 Birds

Nothing is quite as much of a downer to a birder than the summer doldrums. I must become a reverse Arctic Tern Spend northern summer in Australia and then return To the north once the sun has passed its zenith I think I’ll start this plan forthwith. Uncomfortable weather and a lack of birds make birders grumpy.

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