10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

Note in this 2010 video, birders, birdwatching and kayakers are mentioned, not hunters. Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge : Expand upland game hunting. The 900 acre Maquam bog is designated as a Research Natural Area and the refuge was designated as an Important Bird Area in partnership with the Audubon Society.

Fish 147

Fish Wildlife Hunting Game 147

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Here are some of the questions that were running through my mind as I read Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World’s Largest Owl : (a) Is ornithological research always this dangerous? (b) He wanted to do research that would have a conservation impact. Slaght provides funding from research grants.

Owls 152

Owls Russia Fish Research 152

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Still, I have been stuck trying to identify a dragonfly I photographed in 2010. Species are arranged by family and genus along taxonomic lines, but not always in accordance with the very latest molecular DNA research. The dragonfly photo I have been puzzling over since 2010 turned out to be a Black-winged Dragonlet andromorph!

Costa Rica 264

Costa Rica North America Family America 264