10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2024

The scientific species name of the Rusty-naped Pitta oatesi honors Eugene William Oates (1845-1911), an English civil servant in India and naturalist. He published a number of books on birds of India and Burma, making me wonder how hard all these overseas civil servants really worked in their day jobs.

Burma 221

Burma India Birds Indonesia 221

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 19, 2019

This was only my second time ever to observe this subspecies (the first time was here as well), two other subspecies I have observed in India. On my way back, I passed a group of hunters who, after the hunt, erected folding tables and chairs on the very levee to have a few bites, quick drinks and swap the morning’ stories.

Serbia 246

Serbia Otters Boars Eagles 246

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

It describes how, when a veterinary drug used in India killed the vast majority of Indian vultures, the human death rate in affected locations increased by about 4% as the vultures were no longer around to feed on animal carcasses and the sanitation thus worsened substantially.

Los Angeles 208

Los Angeles Birds Woodpeckers Owls 208

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 29, 2024

” Blue-bearded Bee-eaters seem to have a pretty clever hunting strategy. Atherton (1797-1827), a naturalist (whatever that means exactly) and a member of the British Army in India. They provoke honeybee colonies, which then fly out and attack the bird. Of course, the same applies to pizza services for humans.

Squirrels 143

Squirrels Birds China Bears 143