10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

This is common with life-threatening situations and expected; any ancient ancestors who would have not paid heed to close calls would have likely been quickly and savagely selected from the gene pool (just trying to pet the Short-faced Bear again…).

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Costa Rica Birds Farming Litter 252

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2018

In an area known for ‘the cleanest water in the world,’ 234,000 acres were sheltered from mining exploration…until now. Saw Whet Owl , Superior National Forest. The Bears Ears National Monument (a protected public lands designation given to sitting presidents under the Antiquities Act) recently lost 1.1 Horned Lark.

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Colorado Protection Bears ALA 179

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 30, 2021

On the breeding grounds of the north, a small bird flies into the night, takes a bearing for the south, gains altitude and flies onward. Each day, the small bird then has to fly down and find a resting place, an area to feed and take shelter. Migrant birds make an incredibly perilous journey, twice per year. Flap, flap, glide.

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Costa Rica Investigation Shelters Illinois 264

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2014

This past weekend I was disconnected from the internet, stuck in the woods without electricity, reduced to sleeping in a shelter made of fabric, and cooked meals over an open fire. We spent our evenings cooking, playing cards, enjoying adult beverages, and listening to Barred Owls duets. In other words, it is an awesome place.

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New York Cooking Chipmunks Owls 178