10,000 Birds

MAY 30, 2019

Raised in and around the West Texas steppe country where temperatures reached 100 degrees with regularity, he began life as the Dust Bowl and Great Depression converged. But for a while one constant in his life was his grandfather’s farm, a far-off stretch of land in Comanche County, Texas. He came for the hawks.

Falcons 190

Falcons California Condor Alaska Texas 190

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2012

A lovely looking and distinctive sounding bird (so they say, I sadly have not seen one…yet), the Kirtland’s Warbler can only be found during its breeding season in Jack Pine forests 5 to 20 years old in the northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Fish and Wildlife Service endangered species list.

Michigan 240

Michigan Bahamas Endangered Species Research 240

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2012

Thomas Ayres arrived in 1850 and farmed in Cowies Hill near Durban, as well as collecting birds for additional income. He worked for Ezemvelo (the provincial parks authority) and was an avid bird bander who also worked on DNA analyses, radio tracking, monitoring endangered species nests etc. Image by Adam Riley.

Mozambique 195

Mozambique South Africa Africa Collecting 195