10,000 Birds
JANUARY 12, 2024
My only wolf sightings have been in Spain, in December, and at great range. I viewed them at dusk, through a telescope, from a ridge overlooking the area they were hunting. It was an exciting experience, though a remarkably chilly one, as winters in Castile and León can be very cold.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Such an intimate encounter with one of the world’s rarest birds was a memorable experience. Shooting remains a major threat to this population, for the Italians are still passionately keen on hunting. The individual I am pictured holding ( above ) was a friendly bird that (rather like a dog) seemed happy to be handled.
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 29, 2019
While the hunting of game with trained birds of prey can be a controversial topic among birders , falconry was a valuable early source of information on birds, and its history, culture, and imagery continue to fascinate bird lovers, as we shall see. A falconry scene from the Severa Bible, a Sephardic bible from early 14th-century Spain.
10,000 Birds
MAY 28, 2015
After that experience, I stopped complaining about their hides, realising that they are as good as they ever will be. And that is why the hides are where they are, not to admire the scenery (or shoot at it – hunting is prohibited in the reserve and the ban is enforced). And, of course, there was a group of youngsters barbecuing.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 24, 2013
Just south of Port of Spain on the west coast of Trinidad, the Caroni Swamp is easily accessible and well serviced by tour companies that will take you out into the mangroves safely and efficiently. And there is no better place to see Eudocimus ruber than deep in the mangroves that make up Caroni Swamp. But it wasn’t always this way.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 20, 2012
According to some sources, when the so-called Pilgrims settled in for the First Thanksgiving Dinner with the local Native Americans, in 1620, they dined on Turkey, and this Turkey came from the Old World, from stock that was originally brought to Spain by Columbus. They may have also had hunting dogs with them as well. Thornton, E.,
10,000 Birds
MARCH 15, 2024
They can be challenging to identify, especially if you haven’t seen one before, though with experience they are not really so difficult. If you see a flock of kestrels in southern Europe, then the chances are that they will be Lessers, for the Common Kestrel never flocks, though occasionally in summer you will see a family hunting together.
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