10,000 Birds

MAY 26, 2017

When I was a kid I loved books like My Side of the Mountain , Island of the Blue Dolphins , and Julie of the Wolves. Stark, a white Gyrfalcon , is a falconry bird born and raised. Still, she’s nearly more falconry bird than 13-year-old Karma (yes, she has hippy parents) can handle at the book’s opening.

Falcons 118

Falcons Wolves Dolphins Montana 118

10,000 Birds

JUNE 28, 2013

Highway 12, as it takes you from Montana into Idaho, has been the road to some of my greatest adventures during my time here. Depending on a visitor’s luck, one can see moose and wolves, hear Boreal Owls or Townsend’s Warblers. Then, I spotted a slender head rising from a big bird’s body. That was then.

Idaho 157

Idaho Mules Buffalo Wolves 157

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

I’ve been fortunate to encounter many owls in my birding life, sometimes because I’m looking for them, sometimes happily by happenstance. It’s also about human-owl interaction on an individual level and a wider sociocultural level, and ultimately how we can use all this for habitat and bird conservation.

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Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 200