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Birds, Reviews

“Space for Birds” — a book review

August 24, 2024 by Mark No Comments

Dr. Roberta L. Bondar’s handsome new book of photographs, Space for Birds: Patterns and Parallels of Beauty and Flight, comes in two halves, but...

Birding, Birds

A woodpecker in the garden

August 23, 2024 by David T 2 Comments

One of the first birds I remember seeing was a Green Woodpecker. It had landed on our neighbours’ lawn, and I was invited round...

Amphibians, Birding, Birds, Bugs, Lists, Mammals, Reptiles

My 10 favourite Side Quests while Birding

August 22, 2024 by Jochen 2 Comments

We are birders. All of us are, or we wouldn’t be meeting here on 10,000 Birds quite so frequently. Birds rule our world. The...

Birding, Birds, Conservation, Trips

A Trip to Costa Rica is Never Long Enough

August 20, 2024 by Hannah 1 Comment

As many birders, nature lovers, and avid travelers know, Costa Rica has much to offer. It has something for everyone. Tasty food, incredible birding,...

Birds

A Surprise Encounter

August 16, 2024 by David T 3 Comments

There’s nothing like an unexpected bird to get the pulse racing, as I was reminded on a recent warm and sunny summer’s evening. I...

Birds

Feathered Urban Terrorists or just Friendly Seagulls?

August 9, 2024 by David T 4 Comments

I was amused to read Sara Jentsch’s recent diatribe on gulls: Why I despise Seagulls: A Tale of Humiliation. It was encouraging to discover...

Birding, Birds, From the Archives, Terminology

What is a birder?

August 3, 2024 by Peter 2 Comments

There are two questions I get asked a lot. Do you take pictures of the birds you see? Are you a bird-watcher then? The...

Birds

The rise of the urban falcon

August 2, 2024 by David T 6 Comments

Similarities between the Golden Nugget Casino penthouse in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and Chichester Cathedral, West Sussex, are not obvious, but there is one....

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