10,000 Birds

JANUARY 29, 2013

And the magic factories are two neighbors, Green Cay Wetlands and Wakodahatchee Wetlands. For years now, the feeders in winter at Green Cay have been home to a reliable group of these fantastic little seedeaters. An alligator makes an aggressive but half-hearted lunge for a group of dabbling Blue-winged and Green-winged Teals.

North America 230

North America Factory Alligators Trafficking 230

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 18, 2011

I always thought it was funny even before I really got what a stoagie was, because there’s something inherently joyful about the chittering, chattering Chimney Swifts that circle just about every neighborhood in eastern North America. And the next day they’re gone, coursing over the skies of South America.

North Carolina 171

North Carolina Nashville South America Tennessee 171

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Many of these refuges and associated Conservation Areas, which have the potential to protect more than 1 million acres of vital wildlife habitat, have been forged through creative partnerships with sportsmen, conservation groups and private landowners.

Wildlife 208

Wildlife Hunters Ducks Hunting 208

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Even “factory” agriculture has its limits. As nutritionists have repeatedly pointed out, the government can no longer even produce a “food pyramid” that makes any sense for fear of irritating some agricultural special-interest group. Peters Paso Robles, Calif., Peters Paso Robles, Calif., Thomas Richard Concord, N.H., 21, 2008

New York Times 40

New York Times New York 2008 Factory Farm 40