article thumbnail

Ten Birds That Changed the World — a review

10,000 Birds

You might think that birds don’t change the world, birds are the world – but by his odd title, Ten Birds That Changed the World, author Stephen Moss means, he says, that birds have, in various ways, led to “paradigm shifts” in human history. Maybe Moss is right, and birds have changed history. Fine and dandy.

article thumbnail

Birds from Britannia by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh

10,000 Birds

Many of you may not be aware that Prince Philip was an avid bird-watcher and photographer. It then continues with chapters covering “The Tropical Seas”, The Southern Oceans”, “Sub-Antarctic and Antarctic” and a section “about the birds” Introduction to the book. Hughes, O.B.E,

Penguins 263
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

A Marbled Godwit Foraging Near Seal Rock San Francisco

10,000 Birds

I didn’t get a shot of the Marbled Godwit near Seal Rocks in flight but I wanted you to be able to see the bird with wings outstretched so Mia came to my rescue. This bird was one I found near Seal Rock when scouting the Heermann’s Gulls back in October. References: 1 Birds of North America Online ,

article thumbnail

Hornbills of South Africa

10,000 Birds

At some point, my stock of memories of birds seen outside of China will be used up, I am afraid. Even more than the African Grey Hornbill, they are forest birds. Any bird that apparently lives off turning around dung in search of insects deserves respect. Probably Wikipedia is more specialized on birds than the HBW.

article thumbnail

Life Birds at Point Reyes National Seashore

10,000 Birds

I only had a few days in California while visiting my brother at Berkeley, but we couldn’t pass up on the opportunity to visit one of the most famous birding sites in the country: Point Reyes National Seashore. Add those life mammals to the life birds I already expected to see, and I was practically vibrating with excitement.

Seals 182
article thumbnail

Birding the Ndumo area, South Africa

10,000 Birds

It is not particularly big but has a reported 430 bird species including migrants, though during my short stay it seems I missed most of the key attractions among them. It goes like this: While fishing, the bird tucks its head down and uses its wings to create a shady area. Pel’s Fishing Owl, where were you? UysI and G.

article thumbnail

The Wonderfulness of Local Field Guides: Reviews of ABA Field Guide to Birds of Maine & Birding Guide to the Greater Pasadena Area

10,000 Birds

At the end of 2022, let us celebrate the local field guide, a sub-genre that many of us feared would die, the victim of technology, development, and globalization, but which still shines bright, fewer in number but brilliant in quality, thanks to birders and birding organizations that believe in knowing your patch and your state.