10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

And then, in 1996, a farmer/fossil-hunter named Li Yinfang found a unique fossil in his home province of Liaoning–a beautifully preserved turkey-sized creature that clearly had feathers. People and history come into play in “The dinosaur hunters,” a chapter on larger than life personalities such as E.D. No feathers!

Mongolia 242

Mongolia Reptiles Science Indiana 242

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Mack (Cassowary Conservation and Publishing, 2014) for Birding. Another great birding adventure book is The Jewel Hunter by Chris Gooddie (Princeton Univ. I think of The Jewel Hunter often when I travel to foreign countries, wishing I could do it like Goodie did. Press, 2012). Books for Photograph Fans, Books for Learning.

Papua New Guinea 190

Papua New Guinea Penguins 2014 Guinea 190

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Three books will have been published about the Passenger Pigeon by the end of 2014: A Feathered River Across the Sky: The Passenger Pigeon’s Flight to Extinction by Joel Greenberg, The Passenger Pigeon by Errol Fuller, and A Message From Martha: The Extinction of the Passenger Pigeon and Its Relevance Today by Mark Avery.

2014 195

2014 Killing Michigan Kentucky 195

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2014

Fuller’s astonishment at locating this “grail of extinct-bird photograph hunters” is contagious. Princeton University Press, 2014 (also published by Bloomsbury Publishing, London, 2013). Almost as an afterthought, Prys-Jones mentions that he has a photograph and finds it after rummaging through his desk. 95 halftones.

Animal 270

Animal Mammals Hawaii Dolphins 270

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

One study found that birds living in Botswana had elevated levels of lead in their bloodstreams during hunting season, presumably coming from lead bullets used on animals killed by hunters. According to the Eponym Dictionary of Birds (Helm, 2014), “James Sligo Jameson (1856–1888) was an Irish hunter, explorer, and naturalist.

Elephants 147

Elephants Congo Birds Africa 147

10,000 Birds

APRIL 20, 2014

2014) — attempts to answer it by ranking species according to their “evolutionary distinctiveness,” or how distantly related they are to all other living birds. It is related to hawks and eagles, but only distantly, with an estimated divergence date not long after the K-T extinction.

Madagascar 278

Madagascar Comoros Ecuador South America 278

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

The migrants face many perils, hunters, predators, adverse weather conditions and lack of refueling opportunities due to habitat loss. The beats have been out to line their route and cheer them along, wishing them bon voyage and a safe return next spring. At the far ends of the world, our southern beats are poised to welcome them back.

2018 113

2018 Australia Los Angeles Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

He strongly believes that waterfowl hunters are the major reason we have waterfowl and wetlands in North America today. million waterfowl hunters in the U.S. ” If we are to continue preserving our wetlands, birders need to recognize their common bond with hunters and engage in conservation as vigorously as they do.

Ducks 178

Ducks Geese North America Hunters 178

10,000 Birds

JUNE 28, 2018

” Contemporary environmentalism arrived too late to prevent the passenger pigeon’s demise due to market hunters, but the two phenomena share a historical connection. Of course, by now most people know they have been slaughtered by hunters for their ivory. ” I’ll give you a hint, it’s not hunters!

Hunting 168

Hunting Hunters Gorillas Wolves 168