10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 15, 2015

I am checking the grass for any flash of white and soon my suspicion is confirmed: Cattle Egrets (cover photo)! It is getting really hot now, 30oC and I am in a car in the open, without any shade… any shade big enough for a man – trackside bushes offer bits of shade large enough for a dog to lie down.

Greece 237

Greece Dogs Pelicans Fish 237

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2014

, and at the same time not grumpy enough to make them draw their guns (yep – it’s a true story, but do not trust the first impression: they were rough on the outside and soft on the inside, e.g. being fiercely protective of stray dogs and cats – that particular guy kept about five dogs and 15 cats, and they all lived together peacefully).

Serbia 245

Serbia Stray Dog Protection Botswana 245

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2020

The gentleman living on a farm by the Ngotwane Dam said ‘A croc took my dog, right there!’. Cattle Egret 16. Knob-billed Duck 1. White-faced Whistling Duck 24. Yellow-billed Duck 2. The lady living on a farm by the Gaborone Dam said ‘I saw a croc taking an egret.’. Squacco Heron 2. Black-crowned Night Heron c.

Botswana 200

Botswana Africa 2001 Fish 200

10,000 Birds

MAY 14, 2015

Above the reedbeds, there were numerous Common Sand Martins (Bank Swallows), with a few Barn Swallows , while the large herd of grazing cattle (one of them particularly interested in licking the dust off my car) was followed by two dozen Western Yellow Wagtails. The Danube shallows are waterless. Photo by Teodora’s Dad.

Factory 236

Factory Stray Dog Turtles Serbia 236

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2018

Each one was followed up by a litany of dog barks, some high in pitch, others low, far-carrying woofs. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis; Lands in Love, 12-Jan. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan. Lifers will be in caps, other cool birds of note in bold. Here we go!

Costa Rica 167

Costa Rica Birds Parrots Woodpeckers 167

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. West Indian Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna arborea. West Indian Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna arborea. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113