10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Apparently, when breeding, the two parents divide incubation duties, with one bird taking over the daytime duties and another one the nighttime. A kingfisher with a somewhat deficient work ethic, I guess. Here is one: when taking photos of elephants, an 800 mm tele lens is not the best equipment. Or speluncaphobia?

Birds 229

Birds Eagles Elephants Rhinoceros 229

Animal Person

MARCH 27, 2009

The only way most of us will ever see an elephant (or a tiger or a hippo) is on the National Geographic Channel, at a circus or in a zoo. And without their well-run breeding programs, many exotic species really could soon disappear from Earth for good. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics.

Circus Animals 100

Circus Animals New York City Elephants Zoos 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Brown Pelicans , and the northernmost Brown Booby breeding colony on this side of the Pacific. Ringer Gannets and Boobies (Sulidae) Black-and-white gannets breed on the cold, rocky coasts of the northern and southern oceans. These Blasts From The Past Queens Big Day: An Ethical Quandary and More Birds! Make up your mind, Ringer!

2011 155

2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 155