10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2019

Few hobbies place such value on the written knowledge contained in books as does birding. Birders cherish and hoard books above all other trappings of the pastime, and rather than relegating these tomes to the home library or study, they’re routinely carried out-of-doors as constant and dog-eared companions in field and forest.

2015 113

2015 Italy Falcons Europe 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2015

The forest grows on the new lakeshore and it, too, is a mere 15 years old, but already provides an important corridor for large mammals such as Roe Deer and even Brown Bears , which sometimes come down to feed on beans. For longest lists, go there in May when migrants are still passing while the local breeders are active and visible.

Greece 252

Greece Pelicans Geese Breeding 252

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

I wanted to butter you up before corrupting your namesake (and image) laurent Mar 16th, 2011 at 8:17 am I remember having read the excellent book from Alexandra David-Néel, who was the first european woman to travel to Lhassa in Tibet, in the 1920′s. Might I assume that women typically bear fewer children, or fewer survive?

2011 217

2011 Breeders Breeding Deer 217