10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

There are few bird names that will elicit great big smiles and Penguin is one of them. Other contenders are Kookaburra, Shoebill, and Umbrellabird, but people smile when they hear these names because they know a song or because they can’t believe these are real names of real birds. <pause> Do I have your attention now?

Penguins 278

Penguins Georgia New Zealand Albatross 278

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

I’ve been fortunate to encounter many owls in my birding life, sometimes because I’m looking for them, sometimes happily by happenstance. It’s also about human-owl interaction on an individual level and a wider sociocultural level, and ultimately how we can use all this for habitat and bird conservation.

Owls 224

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 224

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Birds and airplane compete for right-of-way at Sky Harbor Airport and Seaplane Base (image by Donald Emmerich, Wikimedia Commons). The damage to the bird in question tends toward the catastrophic.) Engineers, airport managers, and wildlife authorities have devised a number of strategies. The damage to the plane, that is. (The

Netherlands 209

Netherlands Washington Illinois 209

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2016

You will now realise that we were not on a birding holiday in the UK after twenty two years , but visiting my parents. It really has not changed a great deal other than the birding! My Mum will continue to enjoy the countryside and she has always been interested in the birds and wildlife that she sees. Common Redshank.

Iceland 136

Iceland Netherlands France Kuwait 136