10,000 Birds

JUNE 8, 2023

The HBW has comprehensively nothing on its breeding: “Breeding – No Information” I guess birds are not their main focus. I think the photo shows a male bird, as certain parts of the head seem more black than grey. I was a bit worried about the bird in the video but a friend assured me that birds do not get seasick.

Birds 130

Birds China Research Tenant 130

10,000 Birds

APRIL 23, 2014

As has often been said in these quarters, in general us bird bloggers don’t have many quarrels with hunters. Such is the case of the Saudi Arabian prince who, a few months back, took a hunting junket to Pakistan. During the three-week trip, he and his entourage killed 2,100 Houbara Bustards.

Pakistan 192

Pakistan Hunters Hunting India 192

10,000 Birds

APRIL 20, 2016

This year’s awards will be handed out on April 27th, and one of the finalists has devoted himself to saving migrating birds of pray from illegal hunting. Alexander Rukhaia focuses his efforts on the “ Batumi Bottleneck ,” an Important Bird Area along the coast of the Black Sea in the Ajara region of Georgia.

Papua New Guinea 100

Papua New Guinea Snow Leopard Pakistan illegal 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 24, 2012

The annual Christmas Bird Count is a venerable tradition and this year’s will be the 113th. What’s not to like about citizen science, conservation, and transforming a day of slaughter into a day of enjoying being outside watching birds? Or the Great Bird Count. But maybe it needs a name change?

Saudi Arabia 147

Saudi Arabia Pakistan Abandon Abandoning 147