10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2015

We are observing a Dhole , also called Asiatic or Indian Wild Dog. A hundred metres down the track, several more Dholes await us, totalling eleven dogs. According to IUCN , because of illegal hunting and habitat degradation across most of Indochina, ungulates occur at levels well below natural.

Tigers 243

Tigers Dogs India Snow Leopard 243

10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2022

Heine (1840-1920) was a German ornithologist, agronomist, and plant-breeder and unfortunately not related to the substantially more famous German writer Heinrich Heine, which will not keep me from quoting the latter: “The more I get to know people, the more I like dogs.” would be cats for me, but you get the general idea).

Australia 194

Australia Birds Koalas Parrots 194

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2015

We also try to re-nest uninjured baby birds so we don’t interfere with a bird’s breeding cycle. Bird brought in by a cat or dog. Suspect” dog or cat interactions. It is illegal to keep a wild bird. Wild bird rehabilitators want bird parents to feed their own babies. After all, “Mother knows best.”

Wounded 256

Wounded Rescue Medical Cats 256

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2014

, and at the same time not grumpy enough to make them draw their guns (yep – it’s a true story, but do not trust the first impression: they were rough on the outside and soft on the inside, e.g. being fiercely protective of stray dogs and cats – that particular guy kept about five dogs and 15 cats, and they all lived together peacefully).

Serbia 244

Serbia Stray Dog Protection Botswana 244

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

And here I am now, avoiding the two barking dogs trying to bite my tires while I am driving through pre-dawn darkness towards the delta of the river Styx, or Acheron, as it is known today at the Ionian Sea coast of Greece. Tiny bird disappearing into the thicket, then showing on a branch – Willow Warbler.

Greece 196

Greece Serbia Hunters Cows 196