10,000 Birds

JANUARY 12, 2024

A Suffolk Otter swimming in the Little Ouse river Not all Otter s want to be photographed But this one emerged, though only briefly The otter is, of course, a member of the weasel family. Why the weasel should be the head of the family doesn’t really make sense. Why not the stoat family or the badger family?)

Fur 175

Fur Bulgaria Otters Estonia 175

10,000 Birds

MARCH 29, 2024

The day before I photographed Yellow 1M I’d read a fascinating article in the weekly magazine Shooting Times , written by Liam Bell, head gamekeeper on a family-owned estate in South Shropshire, not far from the Welsh border. His piece started with the bold statement “Our curlew are back.

Fox 185

Fox Badgers Finland Eggs 185

10,000 Birds

APRIL 23, 2014

We toured the Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre after dark, and we did it by foot in a group that was just my family and a guide. Vipers dominated, as well as some smaller snakes, but we also found a Sunda Stink-badger and a sleeping Hooded Pitta.

Badgers 154

Badgers Wildlife Reptiles Monkeys 154

10,000 Birds

APRIL 20, 2012

The tussocks are badgers, the stones are grouse until they fails to fly away. The cottonwoods in the river bottoms echo the branching antlers of the elk that bugle among them each falls (abundant, but never enough so for Montana’s voracious hunters.) In the winters the snow lies heavy and researchers travel in and out by small plane.

Wildlife 178

Wildlife Ferrets Montana Prairie Dogs 178

4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 20, 2012

This case has strongly fascinated the publicity, which led to publishing the book about this awkward family – Tiger-Pups. The most spectacular case was in Krasnoyarsk Zoo (Russia), where people could watch the life of very interesting and strange family, consisting of four puma cubs, stray dog Mary and baby-badger.

Badgers 100

Badgers Tigers Zoos Porcupines 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2014

This is not to say, however, that birders on holiday are, should they choose to travel with family, friends or other assorted loved ones, resigned to seeing nothing, or even nothing except the common stuff. I was thus able to pick an off-the-shelf ecotourism route and, having selected a company, customise it to my family’s needs.

Birds 179

Birds Bats Elephants Family 179