10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

This shaggy, slaty, storklike creature possesses a proboscis preposterous enough to put it in league with pelicans, toucans, and curlews. That honor goes to the Gray-crowned Crane , a very sexy species in its own right. Having finally seen this iconic species, I can assure you that the experience wildly exceeds expectations.

Uganda 265

Uganda Africa Birds Penguins 265

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2015

Add those life mammals to the life birds I already expected to see, and I was practically vibrating with excitement. The road was lined with scrub and short trees, and I spotted not one but two new sparrow species. We all boarded the bus, cameras and binoculars ready. Migrating Gray Whales. Point Reyes is a magical place.

Seals 187

Seals Elephants Whales Whaling 187

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

They belong to the same species like those found back in Europe, Sus scrofa – which inhabits a belt stretching from northern Africa and Europe all the way to Indonesia, but a different subspecies, S.s. The next two species are the Southern Grey Shrike and the Tawny Pipit , also characteristic for this habitat type. ceylonensis.

India 226

India Birds Eagles Boars 226