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.

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Serbia Bears Birds Mammals 264

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Given that it is hard to mention one of my favorite bands, the Mountain Goats, in a birding blog, these photos of blue sheep are probably the best opportunity I will ever get. If you want to learn more about being miserable and do not know Misery Bear, please watch this video. Blue Sheep. At least they are cute. Tibetan Fox.

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Sheep Mountain Goats Gazelles Birds 252

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2020

So, I could capture it in all its owlish glory, complete with fake eyes at the back and nicely illustrating the capability of the owl to turn its head by almost 180 degrees in each direction. Chamois is an agile goat-antelope with short hooked horns, found in mountainous areas of Europe from Spain to the Caucasus.

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