10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2023

This is how it looks like: Or at sunset: A species I did not come for from Shanghai is the Black-crowned Night Heron. Its species name graydoni is in honor of Philip Newenham Graydon (1864-1940), a British planter in Sabah. Why that makes Mr. Graydon worthy of having a bird species named after him is a mystery to me.

Birds 235

Birds Eagles Elephants Rhinoceros 235

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2011

One such controversial bird is the Veraguan Mango , a small hummingbird species that was, until very recently, believed to be a Panamanian endemic. Veraguan Mango by Carlos Bethancourt Although the Neotropical region supports fewer bird families than Africa, there are considerably more bird species here than anywhere else on earth.

Panama 223

Panama Costa Rica 2011 Cleveland 223

10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2011

No need to page through dozens of plates of similar looking species anymore. It takes only a single raindrop at the right place to render an electronic device completely useless. Where do you charge your batteries in Namibia’s Kaokoveld during a longer trip away from lodges and hotels? Wicked, right?

Burkina Faso 160

Burkina Faso 2011 Birds Deer 160