10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2024

Usually not one to chicken out, the worried and concerned looks on their faces told me not to ignore the advice. My hosts could confidently tick off the species on their life list. We got at least three sub-species but the highlight was a Wilson’s Snipe we flushed. Instead, we should head back to civilisation.

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Denver Colorado Ducks Mules 173

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 30, 2013

Great Gray Owl taking the bait (photo by Nathalie Fortier) At the end of the experience, she posted her photographs clearly stating that the bird was baited, and leaving the mouse in most photos. One wouldn’t tether a rabbit out to get a shot of a fox or a coyote, or is that somehow different?

Owls 200

Owls Mice Tethering Chickens 200

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 30, 2011

The lagoon outside offered other experiences too. They strolled around like fierce chickens, too young to know any better. My photographs are my field notes and I spend most of my time learning behaviour and sitting with certain species. I was transfixed. I felt so lucky to watch generations of hawks emerge from that park.

San Francisco 211

San Francisco California Condor Coyotes Iceland 211

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2020

The emphasis is on everyday birds seen in North America, though some of the more exotic and local species are thrown in for the color and romance of it all–Atlantic Puffin, Roseate Spoonbill, the poor extinct Heath Hen. 167, Meadowlark line of sight–not p.67). copyright @2020 by David A llen Sibley.

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2020 Birds Groups North America 264

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

As part of the Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil giveaway we asked readers of 10,000 Birds to name the bird in Brazil that they would like to see more than any other species. What follows are the responses that readers offered, a veritable aviary of sought after species. It is a really neat bird that I have not seen before.

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Brazil 2011 Birds Wildlife 212