10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
The use of bait in bird photography continues to be a controversial issue, but some instances of baiting clearly cross ethical boundaries into the realm of the unthinkable. A Grey-headed Fish Eagle photographed ethically. A Grey-headed Fish Eagle photographed ethically.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 21, 2019
The Philippine Eagle has a kind face. I couldn’t help thinking this–me, the anthropomorphism hater– as I watched a pair of Philippine Eagles tend their nest, raise a chick, and tear monkeys apart in Bird of Prey: The Story of the Rarest Eagle on Earth , a well-crafted, beautifully filmed documentary with a mission.
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10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Apparently, when breeding, the two parents divide incubation duties, with one bird taking over the daytime duties and another one the nighttime. A kingfisher with a somewhat deficient work ethic, I guess. A Crested Serpent Eagle , looking a bit ridiculous after a rain. At between 4 pm and 6 pm, to be exact. Or speluncaphobia?
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 8, 2014
I also couldn’t help but notice that the drone passed by at least one eagle nest (the operator probably had no clue it was there) and wondered how much an eagle would tolerate from a small unmanned aircraft. And we would know what to watch for if the eagle didn’t like it and would back the drone off.
10,000 Birds
MAY 7, 2019
Many essays, especially in the later sections, end with a question, hopefully getting us to think more about questions of ethics, conservation, and the puzzles posed by nature. ” (basic points, like bird names, plumage differences); “After the Spark” (birdsong and migration); “Now What?” He received a B.A.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 6, 2022
we learn) that are home to coveted boreal species, breeding wood-warblers, and two species of Grouse. And of course, two raptors that are a part of North American birding history: the Great Black Hawk of Portland and the Steller’s Sea-eagle of Boothbay Harbor and other local areas. (
10,000 Birds
MAY 15, 2014
It is still early spring and the leaves are small, not fully developed, so we manage to see them too, and we did it very ethically, without provoking a response by the mobile phone. There are a few spots where entering the heronry is allowed and the birds breeding in that section seem to be habituated to the visits.
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