10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2022

However, the lockdown forces me to go deeper and deeper into my photo collection, if I want to write anything at all. One of my most vivid memories of watching The Sopranos – still the best TV series ever, in my opinion – is Tony outside barbecuing, occasionally turning the different pieces of meat.

Australia 211

Australia Birds Koalas Parrots 211

10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2019

Even collecting one piece after another, I didn’t manage to see the whole picture, but after a lot of effort, I collected enough pieces to ID the Eastern Olivaceous Warbler , only the first of a dozen that will be chock chock chocking from fruiting mulberries. They have sloping sides and a flat top, meant for birds to breed on.

Greece 202

Greece Pelicans Buffalo Fish 202

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

What the Owl Knows is organized into nine chapters: introduction, adaptation (including vision and flight), research and researchers, vocalization, courtship and breeding, roosting and migration, cognition, and two chapters on owls and humans–captive owls (not zoos, educational owls) and owls in our cultural history.

Owls 235

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 235

10,000 Birds

MARCH 26, 2014

The elimination of vultures had its own knock on effects, such as the increase in feral dogs (now that there was more meat available for them) and corresponding increase in rabies. The internet is great at collecting information, but it is at best so-so at working out what’s actually important. (It’s

Lions 150

Lions Giraffes Zoos Killing 150

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2023

The Great Egret was in breeding plumage and courtship posture–bright lime green lores, head bending down and then snapping up, long, impossibly delicate plumes waving over its body as if possessed by independent spirits. It has become the cornerstone of U.S.

Connecticut 147

Connecticut Washington Legislation Hunting 147