10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2024

I couldn’t describe it better than Willoughby Verner did in his book “ My Life Among the Wild Birds in Spain ” published in 1909: “ It is when the Egyptian Vulture or Neophron, as it is also styled, is seen close at hand that it is revealed in all its hideousness. Look at it close up and it does look grotesque.

2004 238

2004 Spain Italy Agenda 238

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 11, 2022

And in order to evaluate its potential, my agenda was to spend whole two days in the park and to produce the best possible evaluation based on that visit. You can park by the side and check the Boljetinska River Canyon at your right, a true geological history book. Other species include Grey Wagtail and Marsh Tit.

Serbia 251

Serbia Birds Woodpeckers Romania 251

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

They would care about land-use decisions involving urban sprawl, agriculture, transportation, waste disposal, pollution, deforestation, desertification, invasive species, climate change, and even population control. No publisher wants to publish a book that can’t be sold. They would know the local streams, lakes, and marshes.

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2018 Agenda Science Eggs 264

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NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Without adequate funding, habitats are not restored, invasive species are left unchecked, poaching and other illegal activities occur and our nation’s wildlife suffers 1. Additional issues include a shortage of law enforcement officials, as well as invasive species problems on 2.5 million acres of Refuge lands.

Wildlife 208

Wildlife Hunters Ducks Hunting 208

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

For my new book, due out in 2012 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, I’ve been researching sandhill crane hunting. Hunting sandhill cranes in Kentucky is a bad idea from a public relations standpoint, considering the growing cadre of birders and nature enthusiasts for whom cranes are a touchstone species.

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2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 252