10,000 Birds

JUNE 13, 2022

In a nationwide survey in 2005, the Australian public rated the common myna as the most significant pest, beating contenders such as the cane toad, the European rabbit, and feral cat ( source ).

Australia 190

Australia Birds Feral Cats Kangaroos 190

Animal Person

MAY 12, 2009

Reading Deb's post about the goslings at Poplar and getting Jenny 's request to sign a petition to save the Canada geese of Ballwin, Missouri from mass extermination reminded me how much I miss the wildlife at the neighborhood we lived in from 2002-early 2005. Now I have the drama of the feral cats and of course the greyhounds.

Geese 100

Geese Ducks Feral Cats Vermont 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2023

” In addition to Hawks At A Distance , Jerry Liguori wrote a complementary guide, Hawks from Every Angle: How to Identify Raptors In Flight (PUP, 2005) and was a co-author (with Richard Crossley and Brian L. Sure, they’re beautiful and powerful, a reminder of the feral freedom of the skies. Happy Hawk watching.”

2011 100

2011 North America 2005 Eagles 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Having said that, my sentimental journey started without a plan, more by accident, on an AGM of BirdLife Slovenia in Ljubljana in 2005. Deafened by the best rock Yugoslavia ever produced and blinded by the freedoms we enjoyed – paradoxically, without democracy, I couldn’t see it. No, no, they do not serve beer.

Bosnia 140

Bosnia Croatia Herzegovina Slovenia 140

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Sure, they’re beautiful and powerful, a reminder of the feral freedom of the skies. He is also the author of my current favorite hawk book, Hawks From Every Angle: How To Identify Raptors In Flight (PUP, 2005). I confess, I don’t always love hawks. This is probably why I number so many hawk books in my collection.

Eagles 184

Eagles 2011 North America Utah 184