10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

But the fact remains there may be a few more weeks yet of getting by enjoying pretty ducks, and savoring the returning Tree Swallows and Eastern Phoebes before we get to that magic tipping point where the flood gates open and things get really interesting. But overall, I was surprised to see the overwhelmingly positive body of feeling.

Delaware 247

Delaware Colorado 2012 Advocacy 247

10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2011

In the finest tradition of Romanticism, gulls dwell in the mystic world of dark and morbid imagery and emotions, which is expressed in often eroticized ways of aesthetic self-dramatization*. Clare: It’s actually “Gulls, Ducks & Deadly Critters&#. Gulls are deep and meaningful creatures. Thanks, Wikipedia !

2011 165

2011 Birds Deer Europe 165

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 8, 2017

However, I spent the last few days of the year on the posh island of Sylt in Germany’s far north, my first visit to the North Sea propper since 1989. I therefore finished the year on a high note, seeing quite a few species I scarcely got to see during the previous years. 1, my best bird of the year… 10.

2016 101

2016 Germany Italy Netherlands 101