10,000 Birds

JANUARY 15, 2013

Fred Tavares of the Brazilian team had the following to say of his team’s experience in the Amazon, “There are so many birds. The journey involved a two hour boat trip, eight hours by car across the Andes, a bus trip, train ride and walk! The challenge is trying to remember them all!” A female C**k-of-the-rock.

Peru 233

Peru 2012 Birds Falcons 233

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 7, 2016

It was Los Angeles, after all, where mileage has no bearing on time, but where time was precious for my little rescue on this crystal morning. I’d been volunteering at rescues through my young adulthood, and I was training as a cat socializer, teaching terrified felines — the unlucky victims of cruel people — to trust humans again.

Cats 216

Cats Stray Cat Stray Wildlife Rehabilitation 216

4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

While people with dogs often experience the greatest health benefits, a pet doesn’t necessarily have to be a dog or a cat. The rewards of training a dog to perform a new trick, for example, can teach kids the importance of perseverance. Playing with a pet can elevate levels of serotonin and dopamine, which calm and relax.

Pets 100

Pets Emotional Dogs Cats 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2019

While the hunting of game with trained birds of prey can be a controversial topic among birders , falconry was a valuable early source of information on birds, and its history, culture, and imagery continue to fascinate bird lovers, as we shall see.

2015 113

2015 Italy Falcons Europe 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 15, 2018

We had persevered through four years at the top of Battery Harris Platform and could bring our experience to bear on the task of trying to record as many species as possible on a single day from that single spot. I had high hopes for the 5th Annual Queens County Bird Club Big Sit this past Saturday at Fort Tilden.

2018 206

2018 Bald Eagle Battery Birds 206

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 15, 2009

But recent experiments with chimpanzees suggest that the day may be near when we can ask trained chimpanzees if they want to be eaten for food. This, however, is not our world, so I don’t understand the bearing of the question. Such animals would be incapable of feeling pain or having experiences of any kind.

Morals 40

Morals Vegetarian Meat Killing 40