10,000 Birds

MARCH 23, 2023

Before I was born, it used to be a rare breeding species in mountainous areas south of Belgrade, but became extinct after the 1960s due to intensive poisoning of wolves. Stopping for a large cappuccino at a drive-in McDonalds en route, soon I entered a hamlet of a dozen family homes mixed with a dozen small apartment buildings.

Bulgaria 263

Bulgaria McDonalds Eagles Serbia 263

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

Horned Screamer Michael McDonald is a lot like Wile E Coyote and would like to see a Rufous-vented Ground-cuckoo ! Not to mention, its brilliantly bulbous crimson throat, bloated during breeding season must be a sight! The wings on the male are remarkably shaped plus I’ve always had an peculiar interest in the nightjar family.

Brazil 206

Brazil 2011 Birds Wildlife 206

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 26, 2022

And indeed, the Tel Aviv McDonald’s does not sell any Hoopoe Burgers. According to one paper , the Spotted Redshank is the German among the waders, at least in Finland: its arrival and departure on the breeding grounds are the most predictable. Surprisingly, they only stay on the breeding grounds for about 5 weeks.

Finland 147

Finland Birds 2016 McDonalds 147