10,000 Birds
MARCH 29, 2024
What I didn’t notice until I downloaded my photographs ( above and below ) was the fact that she had been colour ringed, with a red ring on her right leg, and green ring above yellow on her left leg. (Males have noticeably shorter beaks.)
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 13, 2014
When you hear the word “biofuel,” you probably think of corn, right? That Dickcissel you see atop this post was not photographed in the Badger State, but rather by Corey in Orange County, NY.). But other types of plant matter can power our vehicles and our homes. That’s the gist of a new study published in PLOS ONE.
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 25, 2014
At any rate, my brief visit to Sepilok showed me that it is a worthy destination in its own right. We heard, but didn’t see, a Brown Wood-ow l, and best of all a massive cat-sized Red Giant Flying Squirrel and a rabbit-sized Sunda Stink-badger. It isn’t worth worrying about too much. A pair of mating vipers.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 26, 2014
Several Eurasian (Western) Marsh Harriers later, two clumsy young European (Brown) Hares are hopping towards us and then, in surprise, suddenly stop right in front of the car, only to retrace their steps back. A few kilometres on, one European Badger hates swimming over the river, but prefers to walk across the bridge in full floodlights.
Critter News
NOVEMBER 3, 2009
The Brits are known for their animal rights activism, but there's been a rise in wildlife crime against all animals. Badgers are being caught for dog-baiting. I don't get it. Apparently they are seen as nuisances. Bats are being targeted. A bird species is near extinction.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 19, 2019
badger observing me for a few seconds, a pair of young golden jackals showing well (maybe too well for their own safety), brown hares sometimes running joyfully along the levee and paying no attention to me, as well as the ubiquitous invasive coypus (originally from Patagonia).
10,000 Birds
JULY 6, 2017
Despite mostly guiding them, I still somehow managed to see a European Badger sitting and watching me back for several seconds, before it slipped into bushes and quite a few White-tailed Eagles , e.g. four in just one morning. Mostly, I was showing the area to journalists and talking to cameras.
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