10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

Will Raup is a birder from upstate New York who helped Corey learn a lot about birds when Corey was first starting out as a birder. I’d like to introduce you to a diminutive heron, the Cattle Egret Bubuclus ibis. The Cattle Egret is native to Africa, where it is a familiar sight among herds of large mammals.

Cattle 170

Cattle South Korea Suriname Seychelles 170

10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2022

I do not get too many comments on my blog posts, but it seems that whenever I write about jacanas – whether in Africa, Australia, or Asia – there is an unusually high number of reactions (well, maybe one or two rather than the usual zero) from female readers. This Cattle Egret has just read a paper stating that it would be 3.6

Birds 162

Birds South Korea Japan Abandon 162

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Originally from India and the vicinity, it is believed that they had already undergone two major expansions – through Asia Minor in the 1600s, and then across Europe in the 1900s – when they first appeared in North America. So, tentatively, welcome spring and new life. Nicole: Glad you liked it!

Montana 137

Montana 2011 New York Bahamas 137

Animal Ethics

MARCH 10, 2007

They are often crammed into trucks built for cattle and pigs and subjected to starvation, exposure and abuse. Every year, 100,000 horses are slaughtered at foreign-owned slaughterhouses in the United States to satisfy the palates of wealthy diners in Europe and Asia. The transport and subsequent slaughter of these animals is brutal.

New York Times 40

New York Times Horse Slaughter New York Slaughter 40