10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
There’s something wonderfully primeval about the Northern Bald Ibis: it has the look of a bird that really ought to be extinct. The fact that it’s not is quite surprising, as this curious bird has come very close to the brink. Sadly, they no longer breed in Algeria, while in Turkey no free-flying birds remain. (In
10,000 Birds
JULY 24, 2016
Well, it is rather common and can even be scarce regionally, but overall it is not a difficult bird to find in Germany so long as a cunning birder frequents reedy wetlands. Intriguingly, Common Moorhens are also rather common in Germany’s large ornamental city parks and zoos. Beware of Crocodiles. City slicker needs no reeds.
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 1, 2012
Though it took place in a zoo the video below definitely shows some wild behavior. If you don’t want to see a bird killed and eaten then don’t watch it. Instead may I recommend some cuteness ?) If you have the stomach for nature, red in tooth and claw, then watch away! Crazy, no?
10,000 Birds
MAY 1, 2013
I had an interesting email come in this winter: “I have been photographing birds for the past 8 years and have been confronted by numerous “Rude Birders.” We can really ask the question and get a definitive answer from one. My practice has normally been 6-10 feet from the subject since i have a 300mm lens.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 7, 2015
Fortunately, I realized that this wacky jaunt from one side of the mountains to the other and back up again would involve more driving than birding so we opted for splitting that route into a pair of days. The Charming Hummingbird used to be known as the Beryl-crowned Hummingbird for more obvious reasons than its present name.
10,000 Birds
JULY 25, 2022
“A reading of recent research shows that Australian birds are more likely than most to eat sweet foods, live in complex societies, lead long lives, attack other birds, and be intelligent and loud.” When going to Australia, one of the two birds I wanted to see most was the Tawny Frogmouth.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 12, 2011
As part of the Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil giveaway we asked readers of 10,000 Birds to name the bird in Brazil that they would like to see more than any other species. It is a really neat bird that I have not seen before. It would mean that I was birding in a really cool place! Come quickly!”
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