10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2020

Four months ago, I would have taken to the crowded pathway at Lafayette Heritage Trail Park like a horse to pasture, reveling in the outdoor exercise and rare time away from my new baby. But it wasn’t four months ago, it was mid-June, 2020, mid-COVID-19 pandemic. Only one kayak and one canoe passed us as we explored.

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Georgia Transported Horses Fish 151

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2021

In fact, bulbuls are the work horses of the bird world in many parts of Asia and Africa. While this species is very common in Japan, a few showed up on the Shanghai coast in the winter of 2019/2020. However, this rebranding has to be done right, and it has to be done whole-heartedly. “Dissonant, moi?”

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South Africa Malaysia Africa China 221

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

I drove out a bit late because of an almost-flat tire that needed attention, and then managed to drive right past the reservoir without seeing it. While not my quite my first sighting of an Olive-sided Flycatcher for 2020, this difficult species is always a welcome find as it makes it way through Mexico to reach Central and South America.

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2020 Birds South America Reptiles 263

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2021

And yet, less than halfway through our 2020-2021 winter dry season, Lake Cuitzeo had essentially dried up. They’re riding horses on my lake. While numbers were low, our first migratory Baird’s Sandpipers and Wilson’s Phalaropes had arrived from their breeding grounds up north, right on time.

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San Francisco 2018 Mexico Ducks 264

4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 30, 2019

It’s hard to believe the new year is already right around the corner. What better way to ring in 2020 than with one of six unique calendars featuring Australia’s hottest firefighters with rescue cats, dogs, horses, and native animals! A … Continue reading →

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Horses 2020 Rescue Australia 160