10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2014

Since I have started to bird by kayak, it took me a lot of time to realise that paddling is not the synonym for birding and that I can bird without a paddle, although I cannot paddle without a pair of binoculars. Hence, I had the be equally grumpy to explain to them that I had an equal right to be there (equal right?

Serbia 238

Serbia Stray Dog Botswana Protection 238

10,000 Birds

MAY 14, 2015

Loess bluff with numerous bee-eaters and one Northern Wheatear and, cut into a low grassy ridge, the set of tracks veers right. Further on a wire sits a somewhat large-headed small-crow like bird. I am coming closer – the bird is quite tolerant – and taking a few photos. Their scientific name is not turtur for nothing.

Stray Dog 221

Stray Dog Factory Turtles Serbia 221

10,000 Birds

MAY 24, 2018

What was the weirdest place you ever birded? Of the estimated 500 million cattle in India, only 4% were destined for consumption by humans as meat. The disappearance of vultures has allowed other species such as rat and [stray] dog populations to grow. Oddly, I saw no rats, only a mongoose or two and a few stray dogs.

India 126

India Stray Dog Cows Rats 126