10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

One reason that I can think of for subjecting myself to such a torturous experience is if I am going birdwatching. I had just ended my ten-day birding adventure in Ecuador (which is a story for another time) when I decided, since I had an amazing time, to prolong my trip a bit longer before heading back to Europe. Ah, what the heck!

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Colombia Birds Raised Ecuador 225

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 18, 2016

The nation of Colombia has been the victim of some bad press over the last few decades, not all of this is entirely unjustified. The government of Colombia was involved in a long-simmering and occasionally boiling war with guerilla groups in the rural parts of the country. Proud of their nation of music and color and art.

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Colombia Primates Reptiles Experience 149

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2014

The experience, the place, and the bird combine to make this my BBOTY. But at any rate, it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience that was just incomparable; I hope I never repeat it, but was glad to have had it happen, just to enjoy the amazing encounter and horror movie–type buzz. Carlos’s BBOTY – the Nicobar Pigeon.

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2014 Costa Rica South Africa Birds 192

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2019

Looking at a photo of a dozen birders on a Colombia tour, it stroke me that they were either using binoculars or cameras. Yet, going through the pages of a book is an irreplaceable experience. Not a single one was using a scope. How about a notebook vs. eBird, Merlin or iNaturalist?

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Birds Costa Rica Greece Battery 140

4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 3, 2010

ADI, which has previously rescued and relocated animals in Europe, South America and Africa have described it as one of the most complex logistical operation they have ever undertaken but say it will be worth all of the effort when the animals walk free. The ADI rescue operation was backed by Bob Barker.

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ADI Animal Defenders International Bolivia Lions 100