10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Sword-billed Hummingbird , Colombia Bills come in all shapes and sizes. Whilst catfish have around 100,000 taste buds, rabbits around 17,000 and humans approximately 9,000, birds rarely exceed 100 of these receptors. The longest bird bill relative to body-size. Let’s talk about taste.

Birds 208

Birds Mammals Mozambique New Zealand 208

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 19, 2011

I photographed this Guianan Cock-of-the-rock at a lek site near Surama, deep in the rainforest zone of Guyana, and my incredible experience with Andean Cock-of-the-rocks was at a display lek on the edge of the town of Jardin, in the coffee-belt of Colombia, both just incredible birds that make the heart soar with joy!

2011 176

2011 Birds South Korea North Dakota 176

Animal Person

AUGUST 6, 2009

I was told by a Panamanian bank vice president, “Every multinational knows that if Honduras raises its hourly rate, the rest of Latin America and the Caribbean will have to follow. In throwing out Zelaya they are sending frightening messages to all the other presidents who are trying to raise the living standards of their people.”

Honduras 100

Honduras Los Angeles Obama 2009 100