10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2015

Third, observing and photographing breeding birds and their young have become acts of ethical confusion as birders, photographers, and organizational representatives debate the impact of our human presence on the nesting process. And of eggs and nests and birds on nests. Cedar Waxwings exchange berries, carry nesting material, eggs.

Eggs 263

Eggs Family 2006 New York 263

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The Golden-tailed Woodpecker shares something with the German flag – it is called golden-tailed even though to me the color of its tail is yellow, not golden. No doubt the woodpecker has similar considerations. She also laid eggs in Melba Finch nests. Greater Blue-eared Starlings prefer not to rely on hired hands.

South Africa 193

South Africa Africa Birds Cape Verde 193

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2021

If you remember that the first edition of Sibley was published with “National Audubon Society” on the cover, raise your hand. I do wish that the ethics section included guidance on the use of playback and that all the sections included titles or websites for further reading. I didn’t.).

North America 279

North America America Birds California Condor 279