10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

I can hear the mooing of cows, interrupted by gunshots, while two scared flocks of ducks fly above the delta. The cows, let free to walk to the nearest wet meadows, are coming in my direction. Around me is a wet meadow used by the cows whose path I dared to cross.

Greece 162

Greece Serbia Hunters Cows 162

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 5, 2020

Scores of Black-bellied Whistling Ducks circled overhead, these vocal ducks are often hunted illegally here so it was refreshing to see so many. Arriving before sunrise, we could already see the thick clouds on the horizon. Farmers keep their livestock in this wetland also. Such is birding, such is life.

Livestock 256

Livestock Ducks ALA illegal 256

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

I can hear the mooing of cows, interrupted by gunshots, while two scared flocks of ducks fly above the delta. The cows, let free to walk to the nearest wet meadows, are coming in my direction. Around me is a wet meadow used by the cows whose path I dared to cross. Saxicola rubetra.

Greece 225

Greece Serbia Hunters Cows 225

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

In fact, all of the images of Scarlet Macaws in this post are of the birds that live at Copan Archeological Park, birds that were seized at the border before they could be illegally exported.* If it weren’t such a horrible thing to do one might almost understand why folks would want to poach and cage Scarlet Macaws.

Honduras 163

Honduras 2011 Deer Birds 163