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Who doesn’t love a macaw? Big, bold, beautiful parrots full of character and charm, macaws make us long for some of the world’s wildest places and assure us that, as long as they fly free, those magical wild places are still intact. One of the most majestic macaws is the Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus), a [...]

Brazil is an amazing country loaded with a huge number of species of bird that birders the world over desperately want to experience.  As part of the Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil giveaway we asked readers of 10,000 Birds to name the bird in Brazil that they would like to see more than any [...]

There were many excellent entries in the Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil: The Pantanal & Cerrado of Central Brazil giveaway.  As promised, one winner has been chosen at random from all entries that followed the rules and were submitted by the deadline. And the winner, determined by assigning each entrant a number and using [...]

“Our dream is to inspire a nation of potential birders who will delight in the beauty of Brazil’s abundant birdlife and become interested in helping to protect Brazil’s vibrant ecosystems and natural heritage.  It is our hope that this volume will provide the first sparks.” – John Gwynne and Martha Argel What does a field [...]

Back in April I slipped out one evening and had the pleasure of spending a couple of hours with a barefoot blonde Brazilian woman. Afterward as I drove home I felt a sense of inadequacy as well as being incredibly impressed with the experiences that had been shared. Don’t worry, I’m not about to use [...]

Want contraband in prison?  How about using pigeons?  Prison guards in Brazil noticed pigeons having a difficult time flying: upon investigation, they discovered that the pigeons were carrying cell phones and drugs!  Reuters has the story.