10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2013

To be 100% honest, I make sure to wear my camera whenever possible because I have the unfortunate habit of leaving my electronics on all modes of public transportation. Hopping almost right next to me, I later identified it as the Boat-tailed Grackle ! Their wedding, which was beautiful, was held right on the beach. Great Egret.

Florida 160

Florida DC Washington Birds 160

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Not that the iridescent sheen on an adult European Starling isn’t attractive in its way when the light hits it just right, but when your native avifauna consists of orioles and warblers and hummingbirds, nothing the starling is dressed in can really compare. Plus, they’re sort of ugly.

India 155

India Stray Dog United States Stray 155

10,000 Birds

JULY 23, 2014

They took dogs to Australia, chickens across the Pacific, rabbits to England, horses to the New World, and then brought potatoes back. Part of the world they wanted to transport was natural. In many ways, that is exactly what happened. People have moved useful plants and animals around with them as long as they had the wit to do so.

New Zealand 161

New Zealand Possums Rabbits Ferrets 161