10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

And here I am now, avoiding the two barking dogs trying to bite my tires while I am driving through pre-dawn darkness towards the delta of the river Styx, or Acheron , as it is known today at the Ionian Sea coast of Greece. Tiny bird disappearing into the thicket, then showing on a branch – Willow Warbler.

Greece 162

Greece Serbia Hunters Cows 162

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2018

Lesser White-fronted Goose and Greater Spotted Eagle came to mind, but what else? Two kilometre above us, Mount Belles was snow-capped and some two-thirds up the slopes, the thin white cloud sliced up the mountain like a razor in Buñuel’s “An Andalusian Dog”. I am right, Kostas confirms, it is a Greater Spotted Eagle.

Greece 187

Greece 2017 Pelicans Geese 187

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2015

In a recent case involving my own facility, an immature bald eagle was hit by a car. People passed the eagle often. Rehabilitators also cooperate with law enforcement on illegal activity, and even monitor emerging diseases in avian species. He lay in a ditch with a spinal injury, unable to move.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Bald Eagle Rescue Wildlife 189

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2014

, and at the same time not grumpy enough to make them draw their guns (yep – it’s a true story, but do not trust the first impression: they were rough on the outside and soft on the inside, e.g. being fiercely protective of stray dogs and cats – that particular guy kept about five dogs and 15 cats, and they all lived together peacefully).

Serbia 245

Serbia Stray Dog Protection Botswana 245

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

And here I am now, avoiding the two barking dogs trying to bite my tires while I am driving through pre-dawn darkness towards the delta of the river Styx, or Acheron, as it is known today at the Ionian Sea coast of Greece. Short-toed Snake-eagle. Tiny bird disappearing into the thicket, then showing on a branch – Willow Warbler.

Greece 199

Greece Serbia Hunters Cows 199