article thumbnail

I Remember Elephants

10,000 Birds

Late last month, while searching for bears , woodpeckers and spirits of Greece, I deliberately avoided checking any news, especially from my home country. I say they were butchered, face-off. Steven had no binoculars, but impressively sharp eyes and great knowledge of birds. One may say so.

Elephants 203
article thumbnail

Birding Inner Mongolia

10,000 Birds

So, to claim that I birded Inner Mongolia is a massive exaggeration. Let’s move to the birds). Given that the Great Spotted Woodpecker can also be seen in Shanghai, it was hardly necessary to pursue it in Inner Mongolia at -20 degrees Celsius. Third note: no more notes.

Mongolia 214