10,000 Birds

APRIL 27, 2023

Alphonse Milne-Edwards (1835-1900), a director to the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, whose study of bird fossils led to the discovery of tropical birds such as trogons and parrots from prehistoric France. But then, would a lady pheasant be pleased to be described as “large”? What a weird world.

Italy 200

Italy Birds China France 200

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Nowhere is this more apparent than in the ever-evolving style of India pale ale, which at this point need not be pale nor have anything to do with India – to such an extent that it’s now more convenient to refer to it in abbreviated form as “IPA”, which dispenses with the now pointless semantics of its original name.

Ohio 113

Ohio India Hawaii United States 113

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2020

That’s pretty amazing–Bolivia has more bird species than India! Diversity of habitat means, of course, great biodiversity, and the Introduction boasts that Bolivia “is the richest landlocked nation on Earth for bird diversity, the sixth richest overall, and the fifth richest in the Americas” (p.

Bolivia 181

Bolivia Birds Brazil Switzerland 181

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2019

He raised his binoculars above his head and cried out with courage and clarity, “I am Sparticus!” They ranged across 10 countries (Costa Rica, USA, UK, India, Australia, China, Brazil, Mexico, Serbia and Uganda). White-crowned Parrot – Pionus senilis. Gray Parrot – Psittacus erithacus. 22 Nov 2019.

2019 142

2019 Farming Sparrows Charlotte 142