10,000 Birds

JULY 15, 2020

The day started out with some typical monsoon-season cloudiness, so my first photos suffered a bit from low lighting. As I learned this week, locals cook the unripe fruit into meat dishes, and eat the ripe fruit raw… as do birds! Finally, I’ll let you see some of my encounter with an expressive Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl.

Sparrows 172

Sparrows Cooking Squirrels Owls 172

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

Soon we were out of the protected harbour and into choppier waters, and here I have to say I suffered for about two hours from the dreaded affliction known as sea-sickness. The first to cruise past in a hurry were the stunning Cook’s Petrels. The Grey-faced Petrel has all dark plumage with a lighter area around the face.

New Zealand 176

New Zealand Albatross 2011 Cooking 176

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Woodpeckers are birds that are generally well-liked and considered fairly apolitical (with a few exceptions, such as the Pileated Woodpecker that took part in the storming of the capitol on Jan 06, 2021, though the bird involved claims this was a misunderstanding).

Los Angeles 206

Los Angeles Birds Woodpeckers Owls 206