CONSERVATION
I began to photograph birds solely because of their beauty and for my own pleasure, but I quickly realized that the world’s bird populations were decreasing at an alarming rate. With many species becoming extinct and countless others threatened with extinction, I felt the urgency to protect them in what became clear to me had become an increasingly dangerous world, not only for birds but other animals as well. Birds play a critical role in our ecosystems and also bring us an enormous amount of pleasure as we watch them in flight and observe their elusive, sometimes mindboggling beauty. According to BirdLife International, 680+ species are considered endangered today, among them some of the most exquisitely beautiful and resourceful creatures known to man. It is my hope that by traveling through the world, photographing birds, and sharing my photographs with as many people possible, bird lovers and just lovers of beauty alike, that I might be able to increase support for conservation. In effect, my hope is to help in the world’s conservation efforts to bring back the birds and protect them, so that they are there not here only for us, but for our grandchildren and great grandchildren for generation after generation to come.
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White-backed Vulture
Order
accipitriformesFamily
accipitridaeGenus ( Similar Species )
Scientific Name
Gyps africanus
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Conservation Status
Critically Endangered -
Country
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Age
Adult
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Visual Category
Birds of Prey
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African Penguin
Order
sphenisciformesFamily
spheniscidaeGenus ( Similar Species )
Scientific Name
Spheniscus demersus
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Conservation Status
Endangered -
Country
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Age
Adult
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Visual Category
Swimmers -
Birding Sites and Lodges
Simon's Town - South Africa
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Bateleur
Order
accipitriformesFamily
accipitridaeGenus ( Similar Species )
Scientific Name
Terathopius ecaudatus
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Conservation Status
Endangered -
Country
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Gender
Female
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Age
Adult
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Visual Category
Birds of Prey -
Birding Sites and Lodges
Savuti Camp – Botswana
Owen's Book
For much of the past two decades, Chicago native Owen Deutsch has traveled the globe pursuing his love of nature and passion for bird photography. After initially retiring in 1986 from a twenty year career as a fashion photographer to focus on his real estate business, Deutsch reentered the photography world in 2002 and hasn't looked back.
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