10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2019

When we returned to Tucson, from the Bahamas, I was approaching a milestone number, 1300 bird species, and drove myself hard, climbing, hiking, searching, and driving all over the state of Arizona looking for those last eight birds. With four days to go in 2018, why not try for a few more, right? Bahamas Totals: 58.

Costa Rica 131

Costa Rica Tucson South Africa Bahamas 131

10,000 Birds

MARCH 27, 2017

After all, exposing a child to nature is important in their development, right? Little Grebes and Least Grebes more than made up for not getting the Clark’s Grebe and Wallcreeper , Puerto Rican Tody , and Bahama Woodstar seem like a fair trade for Ross’s Gull. Why did we stop for lunch!?!?!)

New York 101

New York Owls Beavers Puerto Rico 101

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Rather than painting all bird images to face the same direction, as is customary in many field guides, the Navarro combines images of the bird looking left, right, up, even right at you, the sums of the images creating compositions of diagonal lines, circles, and mirror images. That’s almost 20 percent!

Cuba 229

Cuba Birds United States 2000 229

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 9, 2019

While visiting the Kakadu National Park, I was able to photograph this Rainbow Bee eater right after it had caught a dragonfly. In Caines, Australia, we enjoyed a wet morning on the Daintree River, with Murray Hunt, of the Dain Tree River Tours.

2018 159

2018 Costa Rica South Africa New Zealand 159

10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2011

On my first visit to the island a few years ago I even found one hunting for sandhoppers and other assorted treats in the washed up seaweed on the beach. Wicked, right? I usuaully see Saddlebacks when I go to Kapiti, and often when I go to Karori, but they are everywhere on Tiritiri. Hat-tip to Stella.

New Zealand 148

New Zealand 2011 Deer Cats 148