10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 16, 2013

For some it allows you to enjoy the marvel of nature, for others it allows you to tick the many amazing species of fish and sea life that is down there (even the occasional vagrant). Diving has taken me to places like Belize, Fiji, Vanuatu, and Egypt, places that coincidentally are fun to bird. Kina, or Sea Urchin.

New Zealand 161

New Zealand Goats Vanuatu Fiji 161

10,000 Birds

MAY 28, 2014

This has typically not been a problem as there isn’t generally a great deal to see in caves that isn’t a horrifying bug or a cave fish, and really, I’m fine not seeing them. But I can say that I have seen, in one shape or another, these three species. A Bat Hawk hunting bats. And then, there it was.

Bats 154

Bats Birds Vanuatu Namibia 154

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

There were also Collared Lories , not only a species endemic to Fiji but a genus, as well as Polynesian Trillers , Collared Kingfishers and Pacific Swallows. The species replaces the common Wattled Honeyeater that can be found across the rest of Fiji’s islands, as well as the rest of Polynesia.

Fiji 168

Fiji Solomon Islands Parrots Los Angeles 168