10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Harrison writes in the introductory section “How To Use This Book”: “The basis of distinguishing confusion species is personal field experience gained over the past 60 or more years of sailing the world’s oceans during which all but one of the more than 430 species contained in this volume have been observed.”

Albatross 279

Albatross Penguins Family Groups 279

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Text is on the left, plates are on the right. I’m hoping the authors and Princeton University will add a corrected page to their website that users can download, or, even better, add an errata page to all books currently being sold (I know that’s an expensive proposition). The two plates above are both by Dale Dyer.

America 214

America El Salvador Costa Rica Honduras 214

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2020

Is a free digital download possible?) Each spread consists of a full-page painting of a bird or group of birds on the left and a combination of text and illustrations on the right. It’s an attractive design approach, an easy entryway for someone totally new to the subject. The Portfolio of Birds is comprised of 87 2-page spreads.

2020 264

2020 Birds Groups North America 264

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 31, 2019

The second novelty is the Thailand checklist card that you get with each copy of the book, with a Lynx Edicions website page link and your personal code to download the.pdf checklist that follows the same taxonomy as your field guide (and you would not want it any other way). For example, the White-tailed Eagle.

Thailand 196

Thailand Zambia Birds Asia 196

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

This meant that the app I had downloaded to my phone, Sasol eBirds of Southern Africa , produced by mydigitalearth.com, was the same as the book I had brought, which was not my intent.The app itself was excellent–easy to use, comprehensive, and relieving me of the burden of carrying a heavy book in my backpack.

South Africa 254

South Africa Africa Leopards Penguins 254

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 2, 2008

Eat right. What counts as eating right? Eat right—I will eat a diet low in fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, and sodium, and high in complex carbohydrates and fiber; and I will limit my consumption of empty calories like those found in sweets, soda pop, and trendy high-calorie coffee drinks and energy drinks. Lose weight.

Rights 40

Rights Animal Cruelty Vegan Cruelty 40

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2012

I know from experience how accessible Dennis is, last year he helped me identify a damselfly I photographed in Costa Rica (Argia anceps, no common name). Species accounts are sequential, one running right after the other. He is a naturalist dedicated to widening the circle of people interested in the natural history of odonates.

United States 238

United States Costa Rica Massachusetts North America 238

10,000 Birds

MAY 25, 2013

Redgannet was originally conceived as a way to encourage my colleagues (in case you haven’t read the profile, I work as a flight attendant for an international airline) out of the shops and their hotel rooms to experience something that the local natural scene has to offer. Alternatively, taxis are cheap and plentiful. Asian Glossy Starling.

Singapore 161

Singapore Woodpeckers Parrots Zebras 161