10,000 Birds

JANUARY 25, 2019

Focusing on an often under-appreciated portion of the continent, the book showcases forty species found in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio – but perhaps not for long. The result is a book that invites and doesn’t exhaust the reader. I honestly found it in many ways quite hopeful.

Indiana 150

Indiana Downers Iowa Illinois 150

10,000 Birds

APRIL 18, 2021

Five hatchling House Sparrows in a Happy Meal box,” said Johanna Walton, also in Connecticut. And another one,” she added, “in a tampon box.” “A Big Brown Bat in a large glass terrarium,” said Marlene Ehresman in Iowa, “because the people wanted to make sure it wouldn’t escape.”

Transported 279

Transported Wildlife Rehabilitation Bats Opossums 279

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

There were birders from a wide cross-section of the United States: Colorado, Ohio, Idaho, Iowa, Wyoming, Washington State, Pennsylvania, New York State, New Jersey, California, Texas, Florida. The leopards place their kill in a tree, protecting it from poaching by other predators. So, the best way to find a leopard is to find the kill.

South Africa 255

South Africa Africa Leopards Penguins 255