10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

UNLESS that is you get yourself down to the internationally-renowned Tambopata Research Centre in southern Peru where literally hundreds of macaws (and other parrots) congregate around a 50 meter high clay bank. At this hour I am a reluctant, under-caffeinated sherpa – and concentration must be given to the dangers of the footpath ahead.

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Peru Parrots 2011 Research Center 254

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2015

Nearly 2,500 square miles of the wildest sections of the Omo Valley are protected in the almost contiguous Omo National Park on the river’s west bank (Ethiopia’s largest park) and Mago National Park on the east bank. Splashes of color were added by cryptic Bruce’s Green Pigeons and more raucous Abyssinian and Lilac-breasted rollers.

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Ethiopia Sudan Leopards Birds 235

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2022

Trees along rugged ridges are vantage points for several species, here a Black Vulture takes flight after spending some time with a pair of Orange-winged Parrots. Look carefully at the background to discern the coastline of one of Trinidad’s legally protected offshore islands, Saut d’Eau. Crimson-crested Woodpecker.

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Trinidad Woodpeckers Bats Venezuela 262

10,000 Birds

JULY 31, 2015

He meant well, but his research told him to feed them Exact parrot formula – which is NOT a diet for ravens. We would close the flight around 10 PM to protect them from predators, then we’d get up at four in the morning to open the door again. He and his wife had been feeding them on a regular schedule. Release day came.

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Raised Mice Wildlife Rehabilitation Squirrels 225