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The Jewel Hunter: A Book Review About One Birder’s Quest for Pittas and Beer

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

And, to give his dream year a little more oomph, he created a grand once-in-a-lifetime goal: to track down and see every pitta species in the world in one year. Some of his finds are the first documented records of the bird in that area or the first decent photograph of a little-known species. And sun bears. And mosquitos.

Hunters

Hunters Sri Lanka Asia Solomon Islands

At Sea With the Marine Birds of the Raincoast: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

She doesn’t know the species till it emerges, almost dreamlike, from the heavy glare of the sun. Though the coast of British Columbia, a part of the Great Bear Rainforest, was rich in both, it was appallingly deficient in scientific data. Fox encounters 69 species, some singly, some in huge feeding or migrating flocks.

Fox

Fox Albatross Geese Bald Eagle

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The Jewel Hunter: A Book Review About One Birder’s Quest for Pittas and Beer

At Sea With the Marine Birds of the Raincoast: A Book Review

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