10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2014

We sing about them, we paint them, we use them as mythic and poetic symbols for our spiritual and emotional feelings, we wear them in myriad and often colorful ways, we adopt them as household pets. We view them as our enemies when they eat our crops and as an extension of our family when we see them at our feeders.

Birds 207

Birds Egypt Family Eagles 207

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2022

The Lilac-breasted Roller is the national bird of Kenya, but of course, this does not help it pay its bills in South Africa. When I asked for one in a German pet shop, they just laughed at me. .” The Latin species name caudatus does not really mean much – just that it has a tail. Thanks for pointing that out.

Swaziland 147

Swaziland Landlord Birds Sweden 147

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2012

More than 150 bird species are known to have become extinct over the past 500 years, and many more are estimated to have been driven to extinction before they became known to science. A Sharpe’s Longclaw photographed on the Kinangop Plateau, Kenya by Adam Riley.

Endangered Species 185

Endangered Species Species Morocco South Africa 185