10,000 Birds

APRIL 27, 2022

Today, Barn Owls can be found across both islands, hunting open fields at twilight or comfortably resting in abandoned relics of the sugar cane industry. Years later, a small group of us ventured into some forest adjoining abandoned cocoa estates in central Trinidad searching for a view of this bird.

Trinidad 268

Trinidad Owls Barn Owls Abandon 268

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Set in an abandoned oil refinery where wildlife is slowly regaining control save for the desperate attempts of golfers to retain all eighteen holes, industrial ghosts loom over rolling freshwater lakes bordered by fifty foot tall trees. Fortunately, throughout the tenure of the refinery many of the older, larger trees were preserved.

Trinidad 194

Trinidad Birds Parrots Falcons 194

Animal Person

MARCH 9, 2010

Dunayer devotes a chapter each to the language used in hunting, zoos, "marine parks," vivisection and "animal agriculture." I haven't examined each institutionalized use of animals the way that Dunayer has, with the possible exception of vivisection, and I learned a lot about the details of the language of each industry.

Animal 100

Animal Vivisection Suffering Emotional 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 28, 2014

The next day we tried mist netting the cave entrance, and the day after I abandoned the project entirely. And this cave has lots of nests, so much so that there is a (sustainable) industry in collecting their nests for birds-nest soup. A Bat Hawk hunting bats. I think we caught perhaps three bats.

Bats 154

Bats Birds Vanuatu Namibia 154

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 19, 2017

They are the Desert Wheatears and Siberian Thrushes that abandon all reason and fly to Britain (maybe they heard about the UK Birdfair ?). In fact, right now, in all likelihood, there probably are a few Aplomados up that way hunting in some far off fields never visited by birders.

Costa Rica 100

Costa Rica San Jose Falcons Nicaragua 100