10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

The author, conservation biologist Caroline Fox, is observing the albatross’s shadow to the side of the boat. Fox notes the albatross in her “soaking-wet notebook” and watches it circle and fly back into the masking glare. Fox does an excellent job balancing these three elements, keeping the emphasis on the birds.

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Fox Albatross Geese Bald Eagle 100

4 The Love Of Animals

DECEMBER 10, 2012

There are also tales of dogs who weren’t specially trained, but who turned out to have skills that helped their humans in unexpected ways! Bilbo, a Newfoundland, who was Britain’s only canine lifeguard in 2005 and named “Pet Hero of the Year” at a ceremony for the U.K. Boomerang Pet Awards in London.

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Dogs Purebred Rescue 2005 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2020

Not all habitat change is due to humans; there is Chestnut Blight destroying American Chestnuts in the early 1900s, and the more recent Dutch Elm disease. The recommendations will sound familiar to any birder or naturalist who wants to protect and improve her local patch: Immediately shut down cat feeding stations.

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New York City New York Birds Breeding 145