10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 19, 2019

They may have been disturbed by the presence of hunters in the Danube backwaters. When I reached the levee earlier that morning, I met an elderly hunter from whom I learned that there was an ongoing duck and pheasant hunt, but no one was shooting from, nor towards the embankment, hence I should be safe there.

Serbia 242

Serbia Otters Boars Eagles 242

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2022

The link [link] leads you to a company named Black Kite which offers “Automated, continuous cyber risk monitoring”, something I have so far done without, probably explaining the limited success in my career. The website also clearly points out that the key values of the company are Integrity, Innovation, and Customer First.

Birds 147

Birds Australia Parrots Memphis 147

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Without adequate funding, habitats are not restored, invasive species are left unchecked, poaching and other illegal activities occur and our nation’s wildlife suffers 1. ” Elizabeth Jackson of the Duck Stamp Program is not optimistic about birders or non-hunters embracing the Duck Stamp as hunters have. .”

Wildlife 192

Wildlife Hunters Ducks Hunting 192

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 26, 2024

An adult Red-breasted Goose in a wildfowl collection Red-breasts are indeed popular in wildfowl collections, but they are valuable birds that are rarely kept full-winged (it has been illegal for many years to keep them un-pinioned) so these days escapes are relatively rare. The post The World’s Most Beautiful Goose?

Bulgaria 130

Bulgaria Geese Romania Estonia 130

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

About a month before departure my clients asked me if we were going to the same sites in Ghana as the offerings of another, rather upmarket, birding tour company. Here local hunters had known about the colony and for generations had been harvesting the birds by simply picking the adults off their nests during the breeding season.

Ghana 187

Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia 187