10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Godlewski’s Bunting is an attractive bunting species with a rather broad distribution in Russia, Mongolia, China, and other countries. Europeans must use these to come and bear away in the name of civilization all these dregs of the human race. Admittedly, the issue is more serious for Przevalski’s Pinktail.

China 172

China Mongolia Birds Russia 172

10,000 Birds

JUNE 25, 2017

Since all birds are brighter on the other side of the fence, the Azure Tit became something of a mythical creature, its plumage mirroring the image of Russia as a wintery place where Azure T**s would swirl around Father Frost like snowflakes in a storm. This made me truly sad.

Europe 100

Europe Birds Kazakhstan Russia 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2021

I was especially interested in “To Hide From God,” the chapter on songbird slaughter and protection in Cyprus. This is big, global-level stuff with amazing findings but worrisome data. Weidensaul, master nature writer, understands that the best way to communicate “big stuff” (my words, not his!)

Cyprus 250

Cyprus Slaughter Slaughtered Research 250

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Primorye is officially part of Russia’s Far Eastern Federal District. The fish owl is an endangered species, and before Slaght’s work, very little was known about it, especially in Russia. (It There is a survival lesson here to, for both owls and humans, and I’ll leave that vague, so you won’t be ‘spoiled.’

Owls 134

Owls Russia Fish Research 134

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2016

It is threatened by habitat degradation as a result of the human exploitation of natural resources in the taiga and lower tundra regions of its breeding range, and by lake drainage for irrigation and hydroelectric power production (Armenia).” (The IUCN/BirdLife International Red List). Common Pochard Aythya ferina.

Serbia 201

Serbia Greece Montenegro Bulgaria 201