10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2021

Ok, maybe not the vampire bat…but some of the more “cuddly” species are actually quite easy to see. Decades of trapping for the pet industry drove them to the brink of extinction, and their survival into the future was seriously in doubt. View from 10:18 onwards to see my first glimpse of a juvenile harpy eagle close to Surama village.

Guyana 279

Guyana Otters South America Colombia 279

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The Bat Hawk mainly eats bats, as the name suggests – in a curiously precise statement, Wikipedia claims that 49.3% A Crested Serpent Eagle , looking a bit ridiculous after a rain. He was also nearly strangled by a pet python that he kept. Another “maybe this is” species: a possible Wallaces Hawk-eagle.

Birds 230

Birds Eagles Elephants Rhinoceros 230

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

With that tragic news went any hopes of finding something like a Crested Eagle or Great Jacamar but it would still be exciting to visit. A delicious surprise and lunch made all the more memorable by the presence of tropical birds, good company, and a wild “pet” tarantula. What still lived there? The damaged forest.

Costa Rica 128

Costa Rica San Jose Birds Farming 128

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2016

Dragan continues to be teacher’s pet simply by sharing as he goes. Crested Serpent-Eagle – Spilornis cheela. Changeable Hawk-Eagle – Nisaetus limnaeetus. Black Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus tyrannus. Ornate Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus ornatus. Black Eagle – Ictinaetus malaiensis.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100