10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

We tried yesterday to visit the Nekromanteio of Afyra, the very entrance of ancient Greek’s Hades, but the world of the dead was locked up (well, not really for renovation, but for further research at this archeological site, after the height of a tourist season). On a wire by the road, one European Bee-eater awaits me.

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Greece Serbia Hunters Cows 162

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

We tried yesterday to visit the Nekromanteio of Afyra , the very entrance of ancient Greek’s Hades, but the world of the dead was locked up (well, not really for renovation, but for further research and digging at this archeological site). I can still hear the gunshots and hope that the hunters really do shoot only the flying birds.

Greece 199

Greece Serbia Hunters Cows 199

10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2017

You can probably understand the disappointment of a herpetologist friend of mine when he discovered that his very research transect was now paved. Cover photo : White Hunter Black Heart, 1990. Paving of the road across the Reva Pond started and was abandoned several months later: only the sidewalk was paved.

Rights 122

Rights Serbia Collecting Abandon 122

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. 9 beats shared 100 checklists from 8 countries (Costa Rica, USA, UK, Brazil, Serbia, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Australia. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access).

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113