10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2020

Ears filled with birdsong and no industrial hum? Many moons ago, when I used to work in the (supposedly) booming petrochemical industry in Trinidad, most of my time was actually spent birding. We counted seven of these alluring birds while I killed my camera battery. Sign me up! I was thrilled to see a Short-tailed Hawk fly in.

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Trinidad Battery Industry Bats 247

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 30, 2013

Set amongst industrial and residential areas near a busy road, these fishponds are a grassy oasis in the city. Straight off the bat we found a Little Grebe and a small flock of distant Cotton Pygmy-geese ! If you have some time to kill, or better yet a tour of Thailand planned, be sure to include it!

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Thailand New Zealand Family Bats 105

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

Elephants, whales, hippopotamuses, giraffes, and alligators use low-frequency sounds to communicate over long distances, often miles; and bats, dolphins, whales, frogs, and various rodents use high-frequency sounds to find food, communicate with others, and navigate. I also watched a red fox bury her mate after a cougar had killed him.

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Emotional Animal Whales Whaling 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2012

This is quite a big deal for an island group that had no mammals save bats for millions of years. Animal rights groups sued to prevent poison being used to kill the rabbits, and even told a mediator that they would rather every reptile on the island die than a single rabbit be killed.

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Animal Rights Rights New Zealand Animal 269