10,000 Birds

JULY 30, 2014

I bring this up not to boast (well, not much) but because I think that this approach to wildlife travel is somewhat neglected in birding circles. Volunteering provides a very different experience to tourism though. You may not get the species counts that the race delivers, but you’ll have memories burned into your skull.

Uganda 161

Uganda Sharks Africa New Zealand 161

10,000 Birds

JUNE 30, 2018

It would use that mini rapier of a beak to full poking effect if the hapless human tried to take a sip from its feeder, or pick one of its flowers, or even neglect to fill the feeder on time. For hummingbirds, though, since cooperation leads to quick starvation, they ain’t no such thing as a team! I’m pretty sure they are!

Humane 172

Humane Neglecting Investigation Birds 172

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2011

Getting to know the subtleties in differences between closely related species takes years of dedication and practice. Thirdly, many species of shorebirds display such vast differences in their summer and winter plumages that it is always interesting to note how some birds in the same flock are in contrasting stages of plumage.

Florida 194

Florida South Africa 2011 Africa 194

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2015

I recently returned from my family’s annual spring trip to Florida, and unlike years previous I didn’t get any special time set aside to bird this time round. There are few birds in North America that can elicit a subconscious smile in every single birder regardless of experience or skill, but this one has to be it.

Florida 181

Florida North America Neglecting South America 181