Locke Lake in Fridley, Minnesota was the site of a train derailment this past July.  The train was carrying corn and dumped tons of...

Let me proudly introduce a new exotic bird that has been trained by the ambassador of hand feeding the most difficult skulking birds in...

(Check out Part 1 here) (Check out Part 2 here) This hawk was a fierce hunter. I’ve seen young Red-tailed Hawks who just don’t...

Do you know what is really annoying?  When someone regularly birds the same spots that you do but manages to get much, much, much,...

Now that American Thanksgiving has passed, we in the States can join the rest of the world in turning our full attention to the...

We here at 10,000 Birds have long been enamored with what could conceivably be the cutest pair of birds in all of North America – the kinglets.  Whether...

The big Snowy Owl irruption this year has finally reached New York City with the sighting of a single bird on Hoffman Island.  When...

I enjoy digiscoping–using a digital camera with my spotting scope to get photos of birds. It’s changed quite a bit over the years. Originally...