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. The only wildcat I found was illegally killed by hunters during closed season. They may have been disturbed by the presence of hunters in the Danube backwaters.

Serbia 242

Serbia Otters Boars Eagles 242

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2015

The latter was another lucky find, the day after the Tiger in Sariska in India, and I only located it because of a mob of Jungle Babblers that had found it first. Obviously we had interrupted a kill, but the Leopard didn’t reappear and we had to move on (to find the rest of Fala’s pack). I’ll wait).

Cats 103

Cats Leopards South Africa Tigers 103

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2013

It breeds in a broad and not quite coherent band from Iceland in the west through central Europe and southern Scandinavia all the way to eastern Russia, wintering in Africa, parts of India, and Southeast Asia to Australia. Somehow – given our current weather – I can relate. .

Germany 173

Germany Russia Iceland India 173

Critter News

DECEMBER 3, 2009

From an opinion piece in the Times of India. It could mean not only an end to killing animals for food, but also significantly aid the fight against climate change. Scientists at Eindhoven University in the Netherlands have grown in-vitro meat, using cells from a live pig to replicate growth in a petri dish.

Meat 100

Meat Factory Farm Factory Farming Netherlands 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 27, 2020

An enigmatic line of text emblazoned across the can of this week’s featured beer – the Sherwood Double New England India Pale Ale from Connecticut Valley Brewing Company – implores us to “Rise and Rise Again”. Connecticut Valley Brewing Company: Sherwood Double New England Style India Pale Ale. Stay safe and healthy, everyone.

Connecticut 136

Connecticut India Lamb Lions 136

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

This was truly an incredible encounter we had been so, so fortunate to witness; a full Snow Leopard hunt from beginning to end including the take and kill. The red line follows the chase with the yellow dot indicating the first failed attack and the red dot being the final kill position.

Snow Leopard 279

Snow Leopard Leopards Hunting Sheep 279

10,000 Birds

MAY 24, 2018

It was the final day of my two weeks long first passage to India. The only person I asked before the trip was one seasoned Canadian traveler who has spent some time in the subcontinent: “Do you have any advice for an absolute beginner in India?” And in the process, I fell in love with India. Let me see, when was it?

India 125

India Stray Dog Cows Rats 125

Animal Person

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

and a middle-aged man who lives in New Orleans and lost everything in Hurricane Katrina, and who works/worked for Shell Oil, and an entrepreneur in India who started a low-cost airline for the people of his country (and we see none other than a Shell Oil truck delivering its fuel). A young woman in Nigeria (can you say Shell Oil?)

Nigeria 100

Nigeria Vegan Neglecting Vegetarian 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2012

Rubbish dumps are another favorite, and just like the most reliable stake-out for the endangered Greater Adjutant is Guwahati’s stenching rubbish-dump in Assam, India; so can Marabous be found at many rubbish dumps in Africa, slowly picking their way through the rotten mess looking for anything edible.

Africa 233

Africa Tanzania South Africa Uganda 233

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The latter is even captured in a somewhat gruesome video , in which the hornbill plucks a caged bird out of its cage and kills and eats it. At 15h59, the female picked up the fourth chick and killed it by repeatedly crushing it with her beak. Then she tried to feed it to the remaining chicks.

Rhinoceros 124

Rhinoceros Singapore Transported Hunting 124

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2012

An impressive Rhinoceros Beetle by Adam Riley Lion The big – Lions are ferocious predatory felids that used to range through most of the Americas, Asia, Europe and Africa, but are now restricted to tiny wildernesses in Africa and one relict population in the Gir Forest of western India.

Buffalo 195

Buffalo Rhinoceros Elephants Leopards 195

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2012

The bulk of the population (approximately 80%) belong to the Zulu tribe, but significant numbers of Xhosa and Afrikaans, as well as immigrants from India and Britain call this beautiful patch of land on Africa’s eastern seaboard their home. At 36,433 sq.

Mozambique 182

Mozambique South Africa Africa Collecting 182

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 7, 2013

The family also reaches into India and as far east as samoa and Fiji. This is possibly because of the story of the Maori hero Maui, who was trying to sneak up on the goddess of night and death, Hinenuitepo, in order to kill her and end death. Fantails don’t do necks. The call of the New Zealand Fantail is like a squeaky toy.

New Zealand 173

New Zealand Samoa Fiji Killing 173

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The Crested Serpent-eagle is not a vulture, but that does not keep me from mentioning a recent Economist article here, “The sudden demise of Indian vultures killed thousands of people” And while this article is behind a paywall, the original research paper is not.

Los Angeles 176

Los Angeles Birds Woodpeckers Owls 176

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2013

Nate’s best was also a rarity in India. Second, I was in India, which, had you told me even one month prior that I’d be going to India, I would have said you were crazy. Forest Owlet by Dragan Simic. What are the odds? Sociable Lapwing. For starters, there’s the rarity factor.

2013 167

2013 Birds Costa Rica India 167

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 10, 2017

There are a bunch of other Big Year books — Strycker names the ones that influenced or inspired him — and they can be a mixed bag. (And And not a few birders are dubious about the concept of the Big Year itself.)

Sri Lanka 128

Sri Lanka Birds Cleveland 2014 128

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2013

Mosetlha Bush Camp guide awaits us by the open Land Rover and with a loaded rifle in front of the steering wheel, we continue into the bush (oddly, while observing lions and tigers in India, not a single rifle was in sight). The dirt road winds in between rocky outcrops – kopjes, by Burchell’s Zebras and Greater Kudus.

Africa 185

Africa South Africa Elephants Rhinos 185

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2013

It’s all very well to advocate the should that tigers should not be poached from a reserve in India. We all know the answer to that – not thinking at all about the how – how on earth you actually do that – and causing a civil war that has killed hundreds of millions.

Tigers 169

Tigers Hunting Game Protection 169

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2018

April’s number are below; 11 countries were visited by 9 beats; Australia, USA, UK, India, Serbia, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Uruguay, Brazil, New Zealand and Argentina. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Western Australia.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

During October, 7 countries (Costa Rica, Australia, USA, India, Hong Kong, UK, Serbia) were birded by 11 beats who shared 135 checklists and noted 697 species. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Costanera Sur, Promenade.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). December’s collaborative results also summarises the year’s efforts, so this is December 2018 and the rest of 2018 all rolled into one sentence. Western Australia. 12 Jan 2018. 01 Jan 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113