With severe cold gripping many areas of the United States and Europe, just the opposite has occurred in Australia. Temperatures in desert areas of southwestern Australia have reached as high as 127 degrees this month. And the heat has had a devastating impact on the endangered white-tailed black cockatoo, also known as Carnaby’s cockatoo. As many as 150 of the 250 white-tailed black cockatoos in the region have died from the extreme heat. And the heat makes it extremely difficult for new chicks to survive.
New Photographic Essay From the Founder of Birders United
Theodore Cross, the founder of Birders United and the author of Birds of the Sea, Shore, and Tundra, has authored a new book which is available from W.W. Norton Company. Cross’ photographs include birds from four continents. From the tundra of eastern Siberia to the tropical islands of the South Pacific, Cross has captured elegant and unusual birds—from auklets and egrets to gannets and sanderlings—in peak action, be they courting, landing on a perch, plunge diving, or engaged in aerobatics.
The 179 color photographs in this 344-page book are accompanied by gracefully written field notes and fascinating accounts of the birds’ habits and habitat.
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