10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2021

We sailed right into a group of more than a dozen Hoatzins (cover photo, by Tyler Ficker) with their orange mohawks and blue facial skin. Because of that, the bird has a manure-like odour and is only hunted by humans for food in times of dire need” [ Source ]. Later, we would be seeing dolphins every day.

Dolphins 263

Dolphins Colombia Otters Birds 263

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2013

You could not leave the road due to the flooded land, but there was sufficient room to pull right over and observe the birdlife. Grey Teal roosted around a dam alongside Black-fronted Dotterels and Red-kneed Dotterels and Australian Pratincoles were well-camouflaged amongst the cattle. Brown Falcon 50 kilometres from Broome!

Falcons 157

Falcons Ducks Raised Cattle 157

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

Must be a joke, right? Not that long ago, Costa Rica had one of the highest deforestation rates in the world, rainforests were razed to make way for hot and chiggery cattle pasture, and bot flies probably became more numerous than some bird populations. This Costa Rican enigma came to light after being collected by C.

Costa Rica 224

Costa Rica Species Panama Birds 224

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2015

It lies adjacent to Nechisar National Park, where the lone wing of the mysterious Nechisar Nightjar was collected in 1990. Heading south on a good surfaced road, we made slow progress through the herds of cattle, donkeys and goats that thronged the highway, until we finally reached the land of the Konso.

Ethiopia 247

Ethiopia Sudan Leopards Birds 247

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2012

Rueppell’s (facing left) and White-backed (three birds facing right) Vultures have worryingly leapt two categories from Near-Threatened to Endangered. An adult (left) and subadult (right) White-backed Vulture with full crops after feeding on the remains of a Lion kill, Ndutu, Tanzania by Adam Riley.

Endangered Species 196

Endangered Species Species South Africa Morocco 196