10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2011

and Colombia respectively, have secured thirteen new conservation easements in Colombia with private landowners that will protect important habitat for the Cerulean Warbler – North America’s fastest declining neotropical migrant songbird. Wicked, right? The proposal from U.S. Hat-tip to Stella.

Colombia 145

Colombia 2011 Deer Brazil 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2020

Like a shy stepchild, it’s always eclipsed by the wonders of Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, etc. The source of this ranking, BirdLife International, lists Bolivia as currently having 1,439 bird species, including 18 breeding endemics. Each species is numbered, with the numbers referring to the illustrations on the right.

Bolivia 168

Bolivia Birds Brazil Switzerland 168

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2014

Larry starts us off right with an owl that makes birders drool: I was able to see and photograph many great birds in 2014 but my Best Bird of the Year would have to be the Great Gray Owl , the largest Strix in North America. Once endangered, they lead happy, protected lives, oblivious to the tourists who love them. What was yours?

2014 183

2014 Costa Rica South Africa Birds 183

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

Must be a joke, right? Various bird species continue to be affected by those destructive days of deforestation and the subsequent edge effects but thankfully, protected areas were established before any of the regional or country endemic bird species were gone forever. But how about when the Costa Rica conversation involves a birder?

Costa Rica 212

Costa Rica Species Panama Birds 212

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

Corey Mar 3rd, 2011 at 11:10 pm The drawing will be based on chance but I reserve the right to disqualify extraordinarily lousy entries. Wicked, right? Mar 3rd, 2011 at 11:07 pm So, the drawing is based on who Desi picks, not the quality of the paragraph? I can just type Eu amo Mariquita-de-rabo-vermelho over and over and over again?

Brazil 177

Brazil Wildlife 2011 Deer 177

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2021

The holidays started early this year, with the first night of Hannukah coming right at the end of Thanksgiving weekend! Colombia is one of those countries that Dragan’s dreams are made of: it has 1,965 bird species – more than any other country in the world. Each image is accompanied by a page of prose detail on the bird (e.g.,

Birds 239

Birds Colombia Collecting Bald Eagle 239