10,000 Birds

JULY 1, 2014

Parrots Over Puerto Rico is a wonderland of colors and shapes. The story of the Puerto Rican Amazon, also known as the Puerto Rico Parrot, Parrots Over Puerto Rico is illustrated with deeply hued collages created by Susan L. The parrots called as they looked for deep nesting holes in the tall trees. Other Europeans came.

Puerto Rico 241

Puerto Rico Parrots New York City 2013 241

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

It is amazing how parrots and parakeets can totally blend into their surroundings. My goal was Lucifer Hummingbird , but I didn’t do enough research to know that the best time to see the hummingbird is in the early evening. I had two days in the Ramsey Canyon area, and I focused on life birds. I was the only birder there!

Arizona 103

Arizona Lovebirds Phoenix New Jersey 103

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

There is a major difference: the Raptors guides are photographic and the Birds of Prey guides are illustrated with Wheeler’s paintings, over 1,000 images in each guide, organized with logical precision for reference, research, and comparison, with a self-evident side benefit–the portrayal of the beauty of raptors.

North America 198

North America Birds Mississippi Bald Eagle 198

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2017

I grab my binoculars, camera, and field guide and drive 2-and-a-half hours to southern New Jersey. There are page references to and from the Species Accounts maps, which makes research transparently easy. The wonder of research? Forsythe NWR. ” It’s a tough, fast-changing taxonomic world out there!

North America 187

North America America 2017 Birds 187