10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 1, 2015
Officially adopted as the state bird in 1949 , the Greater Roadrunner was once known as the “Chaparral Bird.” These ground birds have been clocked going 20 mph, though their coyote predators can go more than twice that. Car collisions, feral cats, and run-ins with hunters also cause problems, even for this speed-racer.
10,000 Birds
JULY 22, 2014
Just as the ranger was telling us that we might see wild cats – well, not wild cats, but rather, Wildcats , the wild version of the domestic cat, Felis silvestris lybica , one of those cats popped its head out of the brush about 50 feet beyond her. The most interesting thing about this cat was lack of kitty-cat-ness.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 16, 2013
Case in point: some of my family members have become active with feral cat colony organizations. It started with donation requests for spay and neutering cats but then quickly transferred to a trap, neuter and release organization. On the one hand, it’s better than doing nothing with a feral cat colony.
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