10,000 Birds

AUGUST 2, 2015

Cape Coral has a remarkable population of Burrowing Owls , cute little stilt-legged beasts we usually associate with the western part of the continent. You can tell which abandoned lots host owls by a small roped off area with the tell-tale t-bars that the owls perch upon. Passing cars elicited no such response.

Owls 194

Owls Florida Tenant United States 194

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2016

Bats just love to fly into human hair!” Two: Humans are diurnal, which means they are normally active during the day. Three: Why would anyone , no matter what their species, want to become tangled in human hair? million-year-old early human. Porcupines throw their quills! On to the avian world. Probably not.

Wildlife Rehabilitation 172

Wildlife Rehabilitation Porcupines Raccoons Birds 172

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

It was declared a National Park (Monumento Natural) in 1981 to protect the nesting of up to 25,000 flamingos and many other water-foul and birds that depend on this fragile ecosystem, the Puna. It was about 7:30 am and there was no sign of human life at the office so we decided to drive further toward the next gps point. Burrowing Owl.

Argentina 154

Argentina Rights Owls Abandon 154

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2012

You’re a mammal, so you might be tempted to use yourself as an example mammal, but humans are actually kind of bad examples of mammals, so perhaps we’ll use a well studied hoofed animal instead. It has been shown that courtship is negatively correlated with abandonment. Think about the difference between birds and mammals.

Mammals 162

Mammals Eggs Abandon Abandoning 162