10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 21, 2012

When I emerged from my bedroom I learned what you, no doubt, as a regular reader have already deduced – it was the now-infamous “Eagle Steals a Baby” hoax video. I was pretty sure it was fake from the get-go, because who brings their baby to a golf course in Montreal to bait eagles?

Eagles 135

Eagles Psychology Primates Montana 135

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Black-chested snake Eagle with a snake at Matheniko Wildlife Reserve Eastern Uganda. The bird guides have not worked for over a year now, and of course being a young industry, most of the bird guides had invested in other alternative businesses.

Uganda 217

Uganda Rwanda Birds Industry 217

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2015

We were able to take a thoroughly enjoyable boat ride on Lake Chamo, whose shores teem with birds, including such typical African species as African Fish Eagle, Goliath Heron the world’s largest, Yellow-billed Stork and the incomparable Hamerkop , a species in its own family.

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Ethiopia Sudan Leopards Birds 247

10,000 Birds

APRIL 19, 2023

Nearer to the eastern and southern coasts are extensive wetlands, however, and within these I spent considerable time over the course of three days. On Bush Bush, the main attraction is undoubtedly the pair of native primate species: Red Howler and (Trinidad) White-fronted Capuchin, the latter being critically endangered.

Trinidad 29

Trinidad Falcons Primates Monkeys 29