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15 Australian Birds (Episode 1)

10,000 Birds

Heine (1840-1920) was a German ornithologist, agronomist, and plant-breeder and unfortunately not related to the substantially more famous German writer Heinrich Heine, which will not keep me from quoting the latter: “The more I get to know people, the more I like dogs.” would be cats for me, but you get the general idea).

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Dog Whisperer and Philly Undercover Premiere Jan 7, 2012

4 The Love Of Animals

Armed with a hidden camera and a borrowed puppy, the team arrests an underground veterinarian suspected of illegal ear cropping and responds to an extreme case of animal hoarding, where 15 cats are found living in unbearable conditions. Video: Busting Breeders. Philly Undercover: Fight Night. Saturday, January 7, at 10 p.m.

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Urban Ornithology: 150 Years of Birds in New York City–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

The recommendations will sound familiar to any birder or naturalist who wants to protect and improve her local patch: Immediately shut down cat feeding stations. The first three sections are brief, presenting a summary of the bird’s current NYC status (migrant, resident, breeder, vagrant, etc.), It’s a very mixed chapter.