10,000 Birds

MAY 11, 2012

Sorry for banging on about black-footed ferrets, but here’s a bit on why this trip was so special to me: Forty years ago the black-footed ferret was a bit more like the Loch Ness Monster than it is today. By the time everyone came to an agreement that the black-footed ferret existed, it was already getting scarce.

Ferrets 192

Ferrets South Dakota Wyoming Captive Animal 192

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2012

But you can take solace in the results at the end of the breeding year, when loafing around the intertidal are a shiny new cohort of finely plumage grey youngsters, all ready to carry on Western Gull line into the future. This is quite a big deal for an island group that had no mammals save bats for millions of years.

Animal Rights 267

Animal Rights Rights New Zealand Animal 267

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 16, 2012

I had noted that if you took a quick look around you’d think there were a lot of birds and very few mammals. Of course, a lot of the mammals would be hiding. Other felids are all much larger, the similar sized carnivores are things like minks and ferrets, and they have very different habits.

Cats 189

Cats Boston Ferrets Killing 189