10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2024

Lead shot injured and killed condors young and old, lead in the carrion they ate, lead in the bullets that hunters shot at them. Well-researched and footnoted, these sections never feel disconnected from the more personal sections. I’d love to read a book about your adventures in Guatemala studying Yellow-naped Amazons, Sophie!)

California Condor 165

California Condor Falcons California Birds 165

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2014

And so, Fuller embarked on a new initiative—locating and researching photographs of lost birds and, expanding his scope, of mammals. There is the flightless Atitlán Giant Grebe of Lake Atitlán, Guatemala, whose habitat was destroyed by a combination of human incursion and earthquake, but whose DNA lives on in hybrids that fly.

Animal 261

Animal Mammals Hawaii Dolphins 261

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

The migrants face many perils, hunters, predators, adverse weather conditions and lack of refueling opportunities due to habitat loss. Middle American Screech-Owl – Megascops guatemalae. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). 24 Mar 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113