article thumbnail

What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Wolf Lichen is rich in toxic vulpinic acid and in the old days was boiled up with meat and used to poison wolves. Most of the people interviewed and quoted are listed, illustrations are indicated in italics, and cross-references are smartly employed. Jennifer Ackerman is one of my favorite bird authors.

Owls 209
article thumbnail

The Eurasian Woodcock

10,000 Birds

As the American one is suspected of having voted for Donald Trump in the 2020 election (despite this being against its own interest – increased gun ownership is not doing the species any good), this post exclusively focuses on the Eurasian one. A bird serves one person.”

Italy 173