10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 19, 2019

In mid-December, I was birding along the Beljarica levee (Beh-LYAH-ritza), my local patch north of Belgrade, when something other than birds attracted my attention: three wild boars , appearing all black because they had just swam through the swamp to reach the bottom of the levee. I think all were males, at last two huge ones certainly were.

Serbia 246

Serbia Otters Boars Eagles 246

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

In front of us, the river is two miles wide… and it is paved with birds: smaller groups of Greater White-fronted and Greylag Geese , numerous Mute Swans and Mallards , plus Eurasian Teals , Gadwalls , Common Pochards , a few Ferruginous and Tufted Ducks , Common Goldeneyes and several Smews. A goose hunt sounds like a WWII battle.

Geese 183

Geese Hunting Boars Birds 183

10,000 Birds

MAY 21, 2020

In mid-December, I was birding along the Beljarica levee (Beh-LYAH-ritza), my local patch north of Belgrade, when something other than birds attracted my attention: three Wild Boars. Finding birds in Belgrade. I have written about finding birds in Belgrade several times and always choose some of my favourite sites to recommend.

Serbia 317

Serbia Sanctuary Birds Bosnia 317

10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2015

In the morning, still sleepy, we enter the jungle, where a sounder of Indian Boars (a long-maned subspecies Sus scrofa cristatus ) is watching us, standing among the first trees, right next to the road. Nitin hopes to enlarge his collection of photos of Tigers. I am curious to see whatever awaits us in the Nagzira Tiger Reserve.

Tigers 245

Tigers Dogs India Snow Leopard 245

10,000 Birds

MARCH 31, 2019

There were a couple of people with large cameras and then several school groups. Squirrels, water monitors, lizards, wild boar, macaque monkeys and more had too often stopped us in our tracks when we heard leaves rustling or odd sounds initially! The children appeared to be mostly interested in seeing the crocodiles!

Singapore 114

Singapore Transported Boars Malaysia 114

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

I never cared much for insects and my interest in plants never got beyond the veggy section of my supermarked – in spite of buying field guides and giving both groups a good try. This is very bad news for a group that is largely nocturnal and has adapted to a secretive lifestyle, and is thus best detected by its tracks and signs.

Europe 166

Europe Mammals Animal Birds 166