10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2012

This may be the most awesome pelagic you’ll ever experience… For me it was the publication in 1984 of Peter Harrison’s ground-breaking identification guide to ‘ Seabirds ’ that opened up the off-shore world of pelagic birding right on Cape Town’s door step.

Albatross 179

Albatross Penguins Dolphins Whales 179

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2014

Wright and Small offer additional material, illustrating anatomical parts, like wing stripe, tail band, and rump, that are used in the species accounts. An additional aid to finding specific birds is the page design, which places page number and bird group on the upper left and right hand corners of the left and right pages.

New Jersey 239

New Jersey Birds 2014 Tail Banding 239

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

He describes his experience in his introduction to Birds & Words : I took my first good look at birds as subject matter. I didn’t see scapulars, auriculars, primaries, tail coverts, tarsi—none of that. He started experimenting with silk screening to produce most of his designs, including the images in Birds & Art.

Betty Crocker 170

Betty Crocker 2008 Birds 2007 170

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Hawk watchers and birders who look at hawks (not always the same group!) There are probably more identification guides about raptors than there are for any other bird group. ” There are the classic field marks, size of head and shape of tail, but, we are told, never rely on just one or two features!

North America 219

North America Bald Eagle Eagles Tail Banding 219