10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The forests are also home to Asiatic Elephants and Capped Langur Monkeys. Travel onto the world famous Kaziranga National Park and you will have very good chances of more endangered species such as Pallas’s Fish Eagle , vultures, Swamp Francolin , and both species of Adjutant Storks.

India 200

India Wildlife Tigers Eagles 200

10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2012

This breathtaking part of the world is home to a dazzling array of bird species including many species that are easiest seen in the Okavango – birds like Pel’s Fishing Owl, Slaty Egret and Wattled Crane. It is also home to the largest concentration of African Elephants on the planet and over 450 bird species.

Botswana 215

Botswana Zebras Lions Elephants 215

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2015

Even without being on the water it was possible watch birds across the river, as evidenced by my lifer pair of African Pygmy Geese , which flew down the river and landed on the Namibian side. The river cruises up the Chobe River are most famous for the dry season aggregations of African Bush Elephants drawn to the year-round water.

Botswana 162

Botswana Birds Lesotho Elephants 162

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Other birds with webbed feet, including ducks and geese, have only three webbed toes; the hallux (which in birds is usually the “hind toe&# and in humans, the “big toe&# ) is free. They are all primarily fish-eaters adapted for life in the water and the air. That is to say, all four of their toes are webbed.

2011 155

2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 155