10,000 Birds

JULY 28, 2011

Whether I am speaking about Henslow’s Sparrows and Upland Sandpipers of the east and Midwest that occupy tall-grass prairies or birds like Ferruginous Hawks and Mountain Plovers of the western short-grass prairies; all deserve our attention. You may say this is cynical, but I consider it logical. Not too bad eatin’, huh?

Prairie Dogs 163

Prairie Dogs Colorado North Dakota Soreing 163

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 25, 2011

What seeds does a Baird’s Sparrow eat? Because its extremely difficult to conclusively demonstrate what any nonhuman animal is thinking or feeling, this lack (failure?) of understanding on our part has morphed into an assumption that animals are simply little robots, acting purely on instinct and nothing else.

Emotional 212

Emotional Science Birds Mammals 212

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 10, 2022

In a big city such as Shanghai, it is not always easy to see animals. This sometimes makes it difficult for wild animals to survive. The Eurasian Tree Sparrow is another bird that is very common in our compound. And I have added the English text and bird name after each illustration, a luxury I never have here.

Birds 162

Birds Fish Germany China 162

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2012

I am accustomed to seeing a Coyote or two on each visit I make to the park in the early morning before bikers, dog-walkers, joggers, and humanity in general get out and about. (I averaged forty species on my visits and I imagine that if my ear was more attuned to the chip notes of southern California birds I could come up with more.)

Coyotes 101

Coyotes California Mammals Sparrows 101

10,000 Birds

JULY 23, 2014

People have moved useful plants and animals around with them as long as they had the wit to do so. They took dogs to Australia, chickens across the Pacific, rabbits to England, horses to the New World, and then brought potatoes back. In many ways, that is exactly what happened.

New Zealand 162

New Zealand Possums Rabbits Ferrets 162

Reddit Animals

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

None of my neighbors have cats and I'm only aware of one dog owner blocks away. Ocassional robins, sparrows, crows. I spend a great deal of time outside sitting near where the car is parked, at all hours from early morning, day, overnight, depending on my fluctuating work schedule. or even this city for that matter.

Rats 40

Rats Mice Rodents Chipmunks 40

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 16, 2013

They are all wonderful people and they are all animal lovers. But I’ve learned we love animals in very different ways. I have a dog, cats (domestic and feral), birds raccoons, hawks, owls, coyotes, foxes, bunnies and mice…they all share the yard and the woods. ” My sister said, “Sounds like a plan to me.

Feral Cats 187

Feral Cats Feral Cats Family 187