10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

Our group watching the first Snow Leopard from a knoll above our camp in Hemis National Park. At this very spot, on our first afternoon in the park, and within half an hour of officially beginning our Snow Leopard search, our expert local spotter had exclaimed “ Shan !!” – the Ladakhi name for Snow Leopard.

Snow Leopard 279

Snow Leopard Leopards Hunting Sheep 279

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Some birders told me they had no birding community in their home areas, which, for me, encapsulated the best reason behind the Safari (and other ABA big events)–the development of a national birding community. We observed far fewer Lesser Flamingos, a near-threatened species. Birders in the early morning fog, Mt.

South Africa 253

South Africa Africa Leopards Penguins 253

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Early starts are the rule when monitoring endagered species in Mkuze Game Reserve, in South Africa, but there’s a particular urgency to this morning’s start. And the two species were not inclined to get on, by which I mean that Lions will kill other large predators including Painted Wolves. Her concern was well founded.

Wolves 189

Wolves Lions Dogs Vet 189