10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 18, 2013
She had wanted one for a long time, but I was convinced I would end up taking care of it, plus there were carnivorous birds in my house. Momentarily disconcerted by the sight of our 120-pound dog, she quickly got over it; as soon as she figured out what a pacifist he was, she started charging at him. How long do rabbits live?”
10,000 Birds
JULY 28, 2011
Outside of hardcore twitchers looking for specialty birds and after speaking to thousands and thousands of birders, I have concluded that most people really do not put much emphasis on our prairies. Ferruginous Hawks are native to our western short-grass prairies and their diet comprises almost completely of prairie dogs.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 1, 2020
The NYC owls have little to do with the book in front of me except that it too is about birds and people. The 26 essays in When Birds Are Near are all about the real-life and emotional spaces where people overlap with birds. The essays range widely in place, bird, and voice, though the emphasis is on the North American.
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