10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2023

Conclusion: Shanghai, with its juxtaposition of urban landscapes and thriving birdlife, is a testament to the harmonious coexistence of humanity and nature. The migratory season, once a spectacle to behold, has now become a somber reminder of the human impact on the natural world.

China 163

China Endangered Species Sanctuary Protection 163

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2013

While these adults were not banded, it is well documented that Bald Eagles are monogamous and return to the same nest each year. By year three, the adults were practicing the eagle equivalent of human “hover parenting.” I’m running a crowdfunding campaign now to raise funds to publish it.

Eagles 184

Eagles Bald Eagle Seattle Game 184

Animal Person

MAY 10, 2009

Latimer refers to his previous two posts where he has "documented the ethical and moral shallowness of the 'animal rights' credo itself, which is based more on an anti-human self hatred, taking the form of a 'moral' squeamishness concerned more with stamping out human 'cruelty,' no matter what the social or economic costs might be.

Animal Rights 100

Animal Rights Rights Animal Deer 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2014

Some document one of the last views of the species, others are of the last representative of the species. There is the flightless Atitlán Giant Grebe of Lake Atitlán, Guatemala, whose habitat was destroyed by a combination of human incursion and earthquake, but whose DNA lives on in hybrids that fly. And remembered.

Animal 266

Animal Mammals Dolphins Hawaii 266

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Some remained stored for decades before a researcher would pick them up and inquired about these poorly documented specimens. After all, what was thought as its habitat was heavily deteriorated and converted to agriculture as the human population grew. A large and striking bird like this would be hard to neglect in a museum collection.

Collecting 268

Collecting Peru Neglecting Hunting 268

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Some of his finds are the first documented records of the bird in that area or the first decent photograph of a little-known species. The books work best when the birding is coupled with the human element. There go my plans for a 10,000 Birds write-in campaign. edition of the book in the fall. (At

Hunters 191

Hunters Sri Lanka Asia Solomon Islands 191