10,000 Birds

JANUARY 8, 2013

Here, thousands of Amur Falcons hunt for insects during the southern summer, Wattled Cranes and Denham’s Bustards may be seen, impressive Long-tailed Widowbirds display over the grasslands and the waterbodies are a haven to many hundreds of waterbirds, including Maccoa and White-backed Ducks. Image by Adam Riley.

Lesotho 165

Lesotho Africa Birds Rats 165

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2023

There’s Lynford Water, a scenic tree-fringed former gravel working that today is popular with Great Crested Grebes, Tufted Ducks and wild swimmers (yes, they even swim in December). One creature that doesn’t budge for the Nuthatch is the Brown Rat, and a pair of these rodents were demonstrating their agility by raiding the bird seed.

Barn Owls 204

Barn Owls Japan Rats Owls 204

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2011

The haunting call of the West Indian Whistling Duck has long been a sound synonymous with the ever-shrinking wetlands of the Caribbean. The whistling duck call carries with it the crimes of big business, the failures of governments and the ignorance of irresponsible hunters. They are also the rarest. Until recently.

Antigua and Barbuda 216

Antigua and Barbuda Puerto Rico Dominican Republic Jamaica 216

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 171

Mauritius Djibouti Guam Birds 171