10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The forests are home to Kalij Pheasants , Crested Tree Swifts , Ashy Wood Swallows , owlets, woodpeckers, spider hunters, barbets and bulbuls, laughingthrushes and hornbills. On night drives here looking for Eurasian Eagle Owl and nightjars you have a very good chance of seeing Striped Hyena.

India 193

India Wildlife Tigers Rhinoceros 193

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 8, 2014

I was chatting with Gordon about this and we discussed how drones could be a safer way to get photos of birds or document birds for breeding surveys, but he was quick to point out, “You and I already have an idea of what a safe distance would be to test that out with an active bald eagle nest. How close is too close?

Bald Eagle 197

Bald Eagle Mississippi Eagles Ducks 197

10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2011

Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners.Or Pine Grosbeaks Un-Irrupting About the Author Mike Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist.

Deer 124

Deer 2011 Oklahoma Honduras 124

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

I’ve long advocated for a habitat stamp strickly for birders as some of us don’t want to be labeled as hunters. Personally I’m very stubborn on this issue (not that I have anything against hunters)…but the minute they make a birding stamp, I’ll buy two! Wicked, right?

2011 140

2011 Deer Wildlife Birds 140

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

Nationwide, wildlife watchers now outspend hunters 6 to 1. Giving a few hundred hunters something else to shoot, in my opinion, cannot be worth the blowback from tens of thousands of people who are willing to travel and spend just to watch the birds fly over. Isn’t that neat?

2011 250

2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 250