“OOOOOOOklahoma where the birds come sweepin’ down the plain…” I know – it’s supposed to be the wind, not the birds. No matter. I recently traveled...

Did you survive the double-barreled assault of Black Friday and Cyber Monday? Before you judge rabid deal hunters and conspicuous consumers too harshly, imagine...

Black vultures (Coragyps atratus) are among the most polarizing birds. They fulfill and important ecological and sanitary role by consuming dead, often diseased animals,...

The Emu is the second largest living bird in the world by height, second only to the Ostrich.  It is also the largest bird...

Any birdwatcher who has traveled widely knows that the success of an birding expedition depends far more on who is charge of finding birds...

Well, this time next week I’ll be winging my way to Cape Town via Auckland and Singapore (air transport is weird sometimes), so this...

As of this writing we here at 10,000 Birds are pleased to say that we have 14, 787 “likes” on our Facebook page. We’re...

The danger of reviewing a field guide to the birds of an exotic country you’ve never been to is that you become obsessed with...