10,000 Birds
MARCH 16, 2017
am, at the crack of dawn I am sitting in a car by the Suslik (European ground squirrel) pasture. Actually, I am not waiting for them, but for the Eastern Imperial Eagle to come here to hunt Susliks – an eagle from one of the last two remaining nests in Serbia. Alas, there is no eagle to be seen either. It is still cold.
10,000 Birds
MAY 20, 2021
Eurasian Skylarks took flight in front of our wheels, and one Suslik (Ground Squirrel) quickly ran across our path, while a dozen European Bee-eaters adorned bare branches. still hadn’t seen his White-tailed Eagle , hence we headed for the Beljarica backwaters, along the Danube upriver from Belgrade. who dipped it). In that poplar?” “No,
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10,000 Birds
APRIL 18, 2021
Two wildlife biologists brought me a Golden Eagle inside a metal pipe.” Baby Grey Squirrels in a shoebox wrapped in a dude’s old tighty-whities,” said Michelle Wellard. “No, Debbie Faires in South Carolina had a baby squirrel delivered in a mink hat. So he brought the little Shearwater in a beehive.” “Two What are the odds?
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
This endearing ground squirrel is the preferred prey of a resident pair of Imperial Eagles … Within twenty minutes, a Goshawk, a Black Kite and two Honey Buzzards passed over. But no eagles appeared; or at least none that I was prepared to tick. That puzzles me – who was the first to perch there, an eagle or the hawk?
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
With our early morning arrival, we were greeted by several birds of prey, the first being a Golden Eagle. In the Circle of Life” category, this Bald Eagle had managed to catch a small squirrel, and was passing over the water. I was able to sneak up close enough to get this photo thru a gap in the old growth fir trees.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 26, 2016
In addition to the Grizzly Bears , I was able to photograph Woodland Buffalo , squirrels, deer, Red Fox , and even a herd of Yaks. I am sure there is a regulation that requires any article that covers Alaska, must include a Bald Eagle , so here is mine. The number one bird on my list was the iconic Horned Puffin. Common Redpoll.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 10, 2014
But what really caught my eye as I drove on the gravel road over the top of the capped landfill was a young Red-tailed Hawk feasting on what looked like a dead Gray Squirrel. It must be immensely frustrating to have food stuck on your beak when you lack hands to get it off. Other hawks are the worst! Finally, take small bites.
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