10,000 Birds

JUNE 25, 2022

Most of the usual birds seem present, a frog or two call from a small wetland, and a few other expected animals are there too. During our time travels, we would note vast changes in many other birds and animals. Part of that recognition is assessing which types of plants and animals are more threatened than others.

Costa Rica 248

Costa Rica Parrots Albatross Birds 248

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

I remember a cartoon showing the prehistoric Earth as a vast forest with tiny villages fenced-off due to dangerous animals, and the today’s Earth as a wasteland, with a few tiny forests remaining, fenced-off due to abominable humans. Cover photo: Birding in Panama by Alex Proimos / Wikimedia Commons. In a world we made.

Sri Lanka 275

Sri Lanka Costa Rica India Cooking 275

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2013

Large species, like the hatchet-billed Lapped-faced Vulture or the large Cape Vulture gets first dips, because they are the only species that can tear open the hides of some of the larger prey animals. Panama’s Vulture – Jan Axel, Jan’s Birding Blog. Vultures in Trouble – Dan Rhoads, 10,000 Birds.

California Condor 175

California Condor Turkey North America Jordan 175

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2011

Now this, might not sound like anything of particular ground-breaking significance, but in the context of animal personality research, it is a fairly big thing. So the human equivalent of frog in a bowl might be. So assaying exploratory tendency in humans. Humans can probably just find their own little place to thrive.

Cats 146

Cats 2011 Costa Rica Deer 146

Animal Person

AUGUST 6, 2009

The cozy relationship between Honduras’s military coup leaders and the corporatocracy were confirmed a couple of days after my arrival in Panama. The school is best known for producing Latin American officers who have committed major human rights abuses, including military coups. (5) Now, that optimism was turning sour.

Honduras 100

Honduras Los Angeles Obama 2009 100