10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2024

A rutting Fallow buck, photographed in Norfolk, England Elk (or what the Americans call Moose) I’ve encountered several times in Scandinavia, Estonia and Poland. I always enjoy watching them when I see them in Europe: the individual above was in Estonia last March. I’ve only seen European Bison in Poland, in the Bialoweiza Forest.

Fur 203

Fur Boars Estonia Deer 203

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 12, 2024

Some years ago I was surprised to see one while birding in Matsalu National Park in Estonia. It must have been one of the first to reach Estonia, but I gather that they are now well established there. The post Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks first appeared on 10,000 Birds.

Fur 181

Fur Otters Bulgaria Estonia 181

10,000 Birds

APRIL 18, 2024

I’ve never quite understood why so many people wrap their scopes up in little jackets, (but nor do I understand why it’s so popular to dress dogs up in coats, too, as they are already wrapped in fur. Perhaps it’s a basic human desire to dress things up.) A pair of Sarus Cranes , digiscoped at Baratphur, India.

Poland 194

Poland Estonia India Cyprus 194