10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 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 beginning another, he embarked on a whirlwind tour of Europe. Petersburg, Russia. Trips Europe Russia' First was an awesome stay in Iceland.

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Russia Iceland Birds Europe 150

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Joseph Chiera is a Masters student in Animal Behavior and Conservation at Hunter College in NYC and a “somewhat newbie” to birding. Birding Trips Europe Sweden' After taking an ornithology course last year, he was hooked and spends most of his free time birding or reading birding blogs. How could Norway top this? Mute Swan and cygnets.

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Sweden Denmark Geese Birds 164

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 11, 2014

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 beginning another, he embarked on a whirlwind tour of Europe. Next came a stop in Russia. Trips Europe Finland' All photos © Joseph Chiera.

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Finland Estonia Birds Europe 162

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 26, 2024

You are likely to meet more serious birders in North Norfolk in one day than anywhere else in Britain, or anywhere in Europe for that matter). It is perhaps surprising that Branta rufficollis so seldom associates with White-fronts when in Western Europe. That was in October 1991. The post The World’s Most Beautiful Goose?

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Bulgaria Geese Romania Estonia 130

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Conversely, many American hunters refer to the gray/grey bird as the Hun, a shortened version of Hungarian, for Hungary was the source of many of the birds introduced to the Americas. These are hardy birds – they have to be to survive a Canadian winter. The birds with the c**k Partridge are Yellowhammers , plus a c**k Pheasant.

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