10,000 Birds

JUNE 29, 2013

Joseph Chiera is a Masters student in Animal Behavior and Conservation at Hunter College in NYC and a “somewhat newbie” to birding. Between finishing one graduate program and begining another, he embarked on a whirlwind tour of Europe. I can hardly begin to describe the surreal experience that unfolded before me.

Iceland 197

Iceland Puffins Europe Birds 197

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2017

Aisholpan Nurgaiv is a graceful, rosy-cheeked 13-year old girl with a magic smile who makes living on the edge of nowhere and forever look like the easiest experience in the world. Significantly, The Eagle Huntress begins with an older eagle hunter releasing his Golden Eagle. It’s constructed in three acts: Home, Festival, Hunting.

Eagles 102

Eagles Mongolia Hunters Hunting 102

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Originally a hunting term, the Big Five were the most dangerous and prized targets of the great white hunters on safari. They are part of the scarab beetle complex and over 300 species have been described, occurring not only in Africa but also Europe, Asia and the Americas. In Asia they are even commonly kept as pets!

Buffalo 213

Buffalo Rhinoceros Elephants Leopards 213

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

That was a wild cat, a wild Wildcat, the cat that lives in the wild because that is where it is from and where it belongs, at the southern end of its pan-African range that extended at one time well into Europe and Asia. This is approximated by the size of the animal, but really, this has to be adjusted for depending on modality of killing.

Feral Cats 256

Feral Cats North America Feral Cats 256