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’ve only seen European Bison in Poland, in the Bialoweiza Forest. The post Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks first appeared on 10,000 Birds.

Fur 204

Fur Boars Deer Estonia 204

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 12, 2024

I’ve yet to see an English pine marten, but I once watched one hunting red squirrels in the Bialowieza Forest in Poland. The post Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks first appeared on 10,000 Birds. Next week David looks at further mammal encounters, but herbivores rather than carnivores.

Fur 182

Fur Otters Bulgaria Estonia 182

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