10,000 Birds

MAY 9, 2022

Some, according to her, consider it a form of slavery; a 1982 book in my library, The Birdwatcher’s Companion cites “the sentimentalist element of the wildlife protection movement” as deeming falconry to be comparable to cockfighting.).

New Hampshire 211

New Hampshire Chickens Hunting Falcons 211

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Aficionados of natural history writing should recognise the author as that of the Song of the Dodo , the popular science book about biogeography and conservation that to me rates as one the finest popular science books ever written. The book is about zoonoses, diseases that jump from animals to people.

Humane 161

Humane Animal Africa Ukraine 161

10,000 Birds

JUNE 29, 2013

Even though I picked up several books along the way, I always returned to this guide for its detailed descriptions and drawings in order to compare its information with other sources. Their fares are also quite reasonable—especially if you book in advance). I can hardly begin to describe the surreal experience that unfolded before me.

Iceland 188

Iceland Puffins Europe Birds 188

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2018

Naturalists wrote books–many books, children and artists created murals and sculptures, museum curators exhibited specimens, editorial writers and bloggers alike cried over man’s greediness and heedlessness. Horses bolted. A foot deep by some accounts, it killed what life was left in the forest.

Mauritius 102

Mauritius Stud Zoos Eggs 102

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2023

In Kangding, there is a rather opulent bird hide – two stories, solid construction, spacious, lots of glass, a separate paved parking lot, though mysteriously (and as far as I can tell from my experience of living in China for almost 20 years, not indicative of fundamentally different physical needs of Chinese people) missing a bathroom.

Birds 147

Birds Mammals St. Louis Monkeys 147