10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
You may have read my recent piece on Birding the Okavango Delta in Botswana here on 10,000 Birds. If you have never thought of India as a birding destination, I’d urge you to give it a good look. Babita Tours has many years of experience organizing tailor-made wildlife tours for private groups in this wonderful country.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 14, 2019
Needless to say, there was little time left over for birding. Marks National Wildlife Refuge. Two years ago, I had briefly stopped over at the refuge boat ramp on my way towards scalloping, but now I could return every day if I wanted, scouting for new birds. Marks National Wildlife Refuge. The sun sets over the St.
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10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 29, 2011
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge , AKA Tinicum, is an outstanding urban oasis in southern Philadelphia, less than one mile from Philadelphia’s airport. Being a New Yorker, I had never birded the refuge before. After all, why would I drive over two hours to bird in habitat that is very similar to much closer locations?
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 9, 2018
So what do these facts mean for our wildlife? While larger animals like deer and elk are usually able to escape the fire’s path, smaller animals like squirrels, foxes and snakes are not always so lucky. Birds are able to fly away, but their nests and eggs can be destroyed. Some animals are injured and killed by wildfires.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 3, 2016
Today is the United Nations World Wildlife Day, a time to celebrate and raise awareness of the living world around us. I remember, several times while motionlessly surveying birds, I found myself being investigated by Striped Field Mice , who would dare to come to sniff me. No, birds are way too smart for that stupid trick.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 9, 2023
Not only did my research show a lot of promising sites to visit, but I also have two good birding friends in the region, Laura and Brad. I also have to mention the fact that these pictures are mainly of birds I did not see, but there’s nothing in the rules of 10,000 Birds forbidding that. My sincere apologies.
10,000 Birds
JULY 14, 2020
I recently drove from my home in Portland to Conboy Lake NWR in southern Washington for a birding day-trip. When I arrived in the morning, there were many birds and no people. Fish and Wildlife Service cannot effectively restore the lake or other natural hydrology. A deer watches me as I watch it from the observation platform.
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