10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2023

Supporting local conservation organizations and participating in citizen science initiatives allows us to contribute to the protection of Shanghai’s bird species and their habitats. But anyway, my main point of contention is the style, not the facts. So, I tried again: “This sounds a bit too positive to me.

China 159

China Endangered Species Sanctuary Protection 159

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 23, 2015

Since discovering our first Pied Oystercatcher nest on Cable Beach in July 2000 we have observed the breeding of these local shorebirds along the coast between Gantheaume Point in the south and Willie Creek in the north, which is a distance of 23 kilometres. The last time they successfully raised a chick was in 2012.

Feral Cats 158

Feral Cats Eggs Feral Cats 158

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2016

You can check the table of contents, or browse the “gallery of thumbnail images” in the Introduction (see image above) or use either of the two indexes—a Short Index on the inside back cover flap and a traditional Index of popular and scientific names. There is an important area I haven’t touched on yet—accuracy of visual content.

Ireland 140

Ireland Birds Groups Falcons 140

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

What is amazing is that each of these three books is very different in content and tone. Written by Mark Avery, Conservation Director for the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) for nearly 13 years, this book explores the reasons for the extinction of the Passenger Pigeon from the point of view of the outsider.

2014 159

2014 Killing Michigan Kentucky 159