10,000 Birds
JULY 2, 2020
A narrow forest road takes us to the chain blocking the entrance, with a sign “Area closed – bear danger”. This feeding station is not here for the tourists: in order to lower the bee-hive raiding (even the Serbian word for a bear, medved, comes from the word honey – med), supplementary feeding was offered to local bears for several decades.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 12, 2024
Memorable encounters with Mammals: Part I Most birdwatchers enjoy seeing mammals, but the trouble with mammals is that they tend to be much more challenging to see than birds. I remember the guide on my first Kenyan birding safari remarking that “birding groups always see far more mammals than those who come just to see animals.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 28, 2014
Especially if you can fit in some birding? But others actually do some birding, and they paved the way for this Great Ornithologist to do a little bit on a recent vacation to Todos Santos. Of course, the town also boasts some very fun birding. What better way to start the year than with a visit to Mexico?
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 1, 2015
The other day I was exploring a new area for the first time, birding the national park that I’ve watched only in BBC documentaries, the place famous for the largest Dalmatian Pelican colony in the world – more than 1300 pairs! Checking the birds on the stork’s nest, I found both House and Spanish Sparrows. Have you heard of it?
10,000 Birds
JUNE 7, 2017
Bear in mind, even the plants have to find ways to survive, so virtually every one of them has some form of thorny defense. The Elephant Cactus , puts out a white tubular flower that open from late March, until early, June, and are visited by nectar feeding bats at night and many birds during the day.
10,000 Birds
JULY 22, 2011
Since I don’t drive, the vast majority of my birding is self-propelled. Such meditative birding is, for me, the heart of the experience. And birding on foot in the July heat can sometimes be less than refreshing on the physical plane, no matter what it does mentally. Spoilers: I saw birds. What could be better?
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 2, 2019
14 countries were birded this month by 13 beats; a record participative effort! Lake Panic Bird Hide. Lake Panic Bird Hide. Lake Panic Bird Hide. Lake Panic Bird Hide. Gray Go-away-bird – Corythaixoides concolor. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Bear Grass Tank. Bear Grass Tank.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
264 
Let's personalize your content