10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

Sure, we try not to introduce snakes, rats, cats, goats, pigs, and a host of other creatures to isolated islands. Most people oppose large-scale, indiscriminate, hunting of birds but it still happens all over the world. Amsterdam Duck. And it is a rate of extinction that is speeding up! Mauritius Owl. Black-fronted Parakeet.

Mauritius 172

Mauritius Djibouti Guam Birds 172

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Chamois is an agile goat-antelope with short hooked horns, found in mountainous areas of Europe from Spain to the Caucasus. I’d like a beer too, please, as I have never seen a Masked Duck. Turn-off to a macadam road winding through the forest and… there’s a Chamois on the road! Yes, yes, I know, not countable – it’s not a bird.

2020 238

2020 Birds Germany Costa Rica 238

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Also on the ground you’ll see your first Finsch’s Duck. This attractive relative of Australia’s Maned Duck is the most common duck you’ll see on the tour, but visitors always love seeing them and their ubiquity doesn’t detract from their attractiveness. It certainly has no known relatives.

New Zealand 205

New Zealand Ducks Australia Mountain Goats 205