10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2022

King Alexander I of Yugoslavia was known for his hunting forays into this forest, only months prior to his assassination during a 1934 state visit to France. By law, the foresters should have left 5 mature trees per hectare, but nothing remained. Middle and Great Spotted Woodpeckers as well as the Eurasian Green Woodpecker were heard.

Croatia 264

Croatia Serbia Shelters France 264

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Woodpeckers were quite prominent, both in non-fiction works like the encyclopedia and in entertainment. Yes, you read that correctly – it was seemingly reversing the laws of gravity. I’ve seen this bird hunting, actively denuding dead branches in pursuit of what lies beneath. I was blown away.

Trinidad 236

Trinidad Laws Family Hunting 236

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

The Trumpeter Swans above, for example, winter in Washington’s Skagit Valley, where Hashimoto “attempted to capture the low light and soft grays of winter,” while also rejoicing in this conservation success story–in the early 1960’s the swan numbers in the Valley were down to 15 due to hunting, they now number 11,000.

Birds 194

Birds Eggs Laws Woodpeckers 194

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2016

This species’ population is suspected to have decreased rapidly, owing to levels of hunting on the staging and wintering grounds, and habitat deterioration (largely as a result of land cultivation). In the Western Palearctic at least 20-30% of the population are shot each year, often accidentally during hunting of other species.”

Serbia 203

Serbia Greece Montenegro Bulgaria 203

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2023

One of the unwritten laws of bird tours is that the leader shouldn’t take photographs as his (or her) job is to show the clients birds. I have a strong hunting instinct, and digiscoping gave me the satisfaction of bagging my quarry. The value of these lenses plummeted, depreciating as fast as a peregrine can stoop.

Birds 246

Birds Cyprus Portugal Estonia 246

10,000 Birds

JUNE 28, 2018

The definition of the word HUNT is “to chase or search for game or other wild animals for the purpose of catching or killing.” ” Obviously the dictionary does not equate hunting with conservation. If you have some insane idea that Hunting Is Conservation: I think we all remember the fate of the Passenger Pigeon ?

Hunting 140

Hunting Hunters Gorillas Wolves 140