10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 12, 2014

The Lodge at Pico Bonito is an inviting, idyllic place for relaxation as well as for enjoying wildlife. There was definitely always the temptation to just sit at the restaurant, sip a warm cup of coffee or tea, and watch the constant antics of parrots, toucans, hummingbirds, and more going about their daily routine.

Honduras 163

Honduras Monkeys Birds America 163

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

To that end please enjoy this quick guide of where to go birding and wildlife watching when based at any of the many World Cup locations. Don’t forget you can also see some wildlife on the road as you go ! North of Dunedin is Orokonui , a wildlife Sanctuary modeled on Karori with a fence to keep introduced mammals out.

New Zealand 157

New Zealand Penguins Sanctuary Birds 157

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

.* So, it’s a good thing that Ediciones Nuevos Mundo, the publishing arm of The Friendship Association, published Endemic Birds of Cuba: A Comprehensive Guide by Nils Navarro, Cuban wildlife artist and naturalist , earlier this year. and Cuba.). Descriptions are similarly compressed–no icons or silhouettes or physical descriptions.

Cuba 229

Cuba Birds United States 2000 229

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Birds that are not easily grouped with others are put together in what I call the fun groups: “Dippers, Wren, accentors, oriole, starlings and waxwings” and “Kingfishers, cuckoos, Hoopoe, bee-eaters, Roller and parrot” (which are actually related, the authors tell us, as they are mostly “higher landbirds”).

Ireland 143

Ireland Birds Groups Falcons 143

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

As part of the Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil giveaway we asked readers of 10,000 Birds to name the bird in Brazil that they would like to see more than any other species. But this critically endangered and majestic blue parrot has remained elusive to most of the world and, sniffle sniffle, to me as well.

Brazil 203

Brazil 2011 Birds Wildlife 203

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2011

Perhaps you’ve had the same experience. Once you understand the mind-boggling biodiversity of the area beyond toucans and parrots, you realize how special Central America is. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S.

Costa Rica 150

Costa Rica 2011 Birds Deer 150