10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2024

Osborn, a passionate field biologist who participates to the core of her being three re-introduction projects aimed at saving three very different, endangered species: Peregrine Falcon, Hawaiian Crow (‘Alala)*, and California Condor. Coyotes took carrion from young Condors and then killed the weakest ones.

California Condor 186

California Condor Falcons California Birds 186

10,000 Birds

JUNE 8, 2016

Broad-billed, White-eared, Berylline, Green-breasted Mango , and of course the Magnificent Hummingbird were all names I longed to have right there alongside my paltry two species. The bulk of the fifty species here in Mexico, all live on the other side of the Sea of Cortez, on the mainland part of Mexico.

Coyotes 123

Coyotes Mexico California ALA 123

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2013

The smellier the better, particularly as, unusually for birds, many species can boast a robust sense of smell. In any case, our hang-ups with vultures clearly stem from our own issues rather than any inherently bizarre trait of the species themselves. Vultures famously feed on carrion. Dead things. New World Vultures.

California Condor 187

California Condor Turkey North America Jordan 187

Animal Person

JUNE 23, 2010

Finally, in my e-mailbox this morning, and probably in yours, was the Care2 newsletter, including a link to a column about a restaurant in Arizona that will soon serve burgers made from lion meat. However, with lions the story is different because they are a vulnerable species in the wild, and their numbers are declining.

Lions 100

Lions Animal Cruelty Cruelty Chickens 100