10,000 Birds

JULY 25, 2022

Birdlife Australia does not try to hide being puzzled over the naming of the Pacific Black Duck : “Despite being predominantly brown, the Pacific Black Duck has always been known as the ‘black duck’. If I was so inclined, I might think that they deserve to be killed by Pied Currawongs for their sinful behavior.

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Birds Australia Ducks Mountain Goats 242

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 19, 2019

And here in Europe, they are the real deal, an indigenous species and not domesticated animals gone wild. When I reached the levee earlier that morning, I met an elderly hunter from whom I learned that there was an ongoing duck and pheasant hunt, but no one was shooting from, nor towards the embankment, hence I should be safe there.

Serbia 246

Serbia Otters Boars Eagles 246

Animal Person

DECEMBER 21, 2009

On a very quiet night during a lull in the drama of the ducks, I was researching the Greyhound racing industry, and seething over its treatment of dogs as well as the support it often gets, through subsidies, to help it survive. Outside he went, transported in plastic, back to his home in the wilds of suburban West Palm Beach.

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Greyhounds Dogs Ducks Litter 100