10,000 Birds

MAY 11, 2012

Sorry for banging on about black-footed ferrets, but here’s a bit on why this trip was so special to me: Forty years ago the black-footed ferret was a bit more like the Loch Ness Monster than it is today. By the time everyone came to an agreement that the black-footed ferret existed, it was already getting scarce.

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Ferrets South Dakota Wyoming Captive Animal 192

10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2012

As lovely as the Sage Grouse were, our trip had another primary mission — to see the amazing, highly endangered black-footed ferret. If we get close enough we might see a pink maw and slivers of white teeth, ready to take a prairie dog by the throat and choke the life out but also rather perversely adorable.

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Ferrets Prairie Dogs Coyotes Kittens 174

4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

If you have ever wondered if your dog can get a cold, the answer is yes ! Not just dogs though, pet birds, ferrets, and even pet rats are all able to catch a cold from a person. Dogs who have colds exhibit similar symptoms to humans; lethargy, sneezing, runny noses, and watery eyes.

Dogs 100

Dogs Ferrets Vet Rats 100

4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 20, 2012

Any type of pet is game, be it dog, cat, horse, ferret, rabbit, etc. I mostly paint dogs but I also do cats, horses, ferrets, and other small critters and birds. The custom portraits are painted in acrylic on a gallery style wrapped canvas.

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Pets Ferrets Horses Rabbits 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 20, 2012

Our small group spent a weekend at the Ferret Research Camp, a cluster of trailers tucked in the middle of a black-tailed prairie dog town and the site, as the name implies, of a black-footed ferret reintroduction program. Even off the refuge, the ranches are by necessity few and far between.

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Wildlife Ferrets Montana Prairie Dogs 192

4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Dogs are safe. According to theASPCA dogs have little chance of contracting swine flu. Ferrets and birds are susceptible. Ferrets and birds may develop swine flu, or other human flu viruses. Experts are continuously keeping an eye on the situation for any changes. Cats should be monitored.

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Swine Flu Pets Ferrets Pigs 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 23, 2014

They took dogs to Australia, chickens across the Pacific, rabbits to England, horses to the New World, and then brought potatoes back. There were no mammals, little game, and not many birds either. The reasons for this perceived lack of birds are threefold. In many ways, that is exactly what happened.

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New Zealand Possums Rabbits Ferrets 162