10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

Geophagy, the intentional consumption of soil by vertebrates, has long been documented in a number of bird and mammal species – including wide-spread use by humans – which consume soil to increase absorption of certain minerals not naturally occurring in the local diet. Spring is the perfect season to take this book for a spin!

Peru 255

Peru Parrots 2011 South America 255

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

I wanted to butter you up before corrupting your namesake (and image) laurent Mar 16th, 2011 at 8:17 am I remember having read the excellent book from Alexandra David-Néel, who was the first european woman to travel to Lhassa in Tibet, in the 1920′s. Might I assume that women typically bear fewer children, or fewer survive?

2011 227

2011 Breeders Breeding Deer 227

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2020

1879-1886 edition illustrated by Randolph Caldecott, for whom the medal awarded annually for “most distinguished American picture book for children” is named. The cover of “Babes in the Wood” from a c. “No burial this pretty pair. From any man receives. Till robin redbreast piously. Covers them with leaves.”

Ireland 178

Ireland Branding Spain Compassion 178