10,000 Birds

MAY 18, 2013

The winner gains the accolades and honour of hosting the countries of Greater Europe for the next contest. Perhaps it is because there are now 39 entries (how many European countries can you name?) and the winner is elected through a biased voting system. v=zqLmbsFKBDE. Our hopes are pinned on Bonny Tyler this year. v=gAh9NRGNhUU.

Czech Republic 140

Czech Republic Sweden Pedigree Finland 140

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

And though this beer was brewed in America’s Motor City, it boasts a true Eastern European pedigree in its hops, Lublin and Saaz, two varieties that respectively hail from the Polish and Czech cities of the same name (though Saaz is more properly known these days by its Czech name Žatec).

Poland 143

Poland Detroit New York City Eagles 143

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2011

This is a bird with some pedigree. They are, after all, the feathered bearers of actual children if the old stories are to be believed, and their shadow lies long over birder and non-birder alike. Fossils discovered in Brazil are indistinguishable from modern Wood Storks, and date from at least the late Pleistocene.

Pedigree 170

Pedigree North America South Carolina Brazil 170

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2019

There had been works on falconry before Frederick’s time: treatises on falconry date back to the 10 th century in Europe, and King Harold of England (of Battle of Hastings fame) reputedly owned the largest collection of volumes devoted to the subject in all of Europe.

2015 113

2015 Italy Falcons Europe 113

10,000 Birds

JULY 12, 2018

The chicken, which the ancient Egyptians called “the bird that gives birth everyday”, was introduced to Europe by the fifth century B.C., This is a bird deserving respect. and was undoubtedly found in what would become France by the Roman period.

2016 101

2016 France Chickens Fowl 101