10,000 Birds

JUNE 21, 2012

Among the Efe (Pygmy) people that I lived with in the 1980s, the young men would in fact disappear from the bosom of their families and spend a lot of time, perhaps months, living on their own in the forest. And in those days there were bird books with pictures in them. And now, the number of bird books is approximately one gazillion.

Birds 168

Birds Collecting Rodents Wounded 168

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

We birders don’t always like to ruminate on missed birds, for some of us the wounds are worn too close to the surface. Joining us for the day was Sheri Williamson, who literally wrote the book on hummingbirds in North America. The hunt was on in earnest. Plus, we had an ace in the hole in a way. The last missing piece.

Arizona 158

Arizona Wounded North America 2012 158

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The Plain Sunbird is the plain vanilla version of the otherwise often very colorful family (ok, a very low-budget sort of joke). His somewhat dubious claim to fame includes a book describing his trip to New Guinea despite the fact that he never actually got to the mainland area of New Guinea ( source ).

Los Angeles 179

Los Angeles Birds Woodpeckers Owls 179