10,000 Birds

AUGUST 20, 2015

And it raises a question: if all the birds are having a party over there, am I in the wrong spot? I live in the southeast of Europe, for a while lived in the south of Africa and also have extensively birded western and central India. And where all those birds are? Map by BirdLife International. As is every one after it.

Sri Lanka 257

Sri Lanka Botswana Africa Serbia 257

10,000 Birds

APRIL 30, 2011

Its first flight will take it from its burrow, usually on the west coast of the United Kingdom, to the coast of South America, an extraordinary journey for an unaccompanied minor. The shearwaters make good subjects for homing experiments. As a youngster of 10-weeks old, it is abandoned by its parents and left to fend for itself.

United Kingdom 160

United Kingdom Brazil Eggs Abandon 160

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2014

The Hoatzin, which may have reached South America by raft , has resisted placement in basically every study ever done. Some of our longstanding questions now have really fascinating answers, and if others are still open or if new ones have been raised, we now have greater knowledge and freer imaginations with which to pursue them.

Family 279

Family Parrots Birds 2014 279

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2011

For native people, living in South America meant living with hummingbirds, and for Europeans, discovering South American meant discovering hummingbirds (and, tragically, exploiting South America meant exploiting hummingbirds, destroying hundreds of thousands for stuffed specimens and in futile attempts to keep them alive in captivity.)

South America 156

South America New York Alaska America 156

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

We are familiar with the story, birds flying north in the boreal summer, taking advantage of the warmth, long days, and abundant insect life, to raise their young. The population that nests in the western reaches of North America’s Arctic will cover about twice that distance, through Asia and down in to Africa.

Africa 195

Africa Somalia North America Nigeria 195

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2011

I was fortunate to have been born and raised in Africa, and although I have traveled extensively around the world, it remains my home and in my blood. Approximately 2,300 bird species inhabit Africa, however as impressive as that sounds, much smaller South America boasts nearly 1,000 species more.

Papua New Guinea 218

Papua New Guinea Madagascar Africa Equatorial Guinea 218