10,000 Birds

AUGUST 5, 2020

Striated Heron in breeding plumage – extra plumes and blue lores. Farmers keep their livestock in this wetland also. Two species of icterids populated the area, the presence of either was a direct indicator of the degree of water present. Arriving before sunrise, we could already see the thick clouds on the horizon.

Livestock 203

Livestock Ducks ALA illegal 203

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. A great-great nephew of Senator McLean, Greeley spent three years researching and writing this book.

Connecticut 147

Connecticut Washington Legislation Hunting 147

10,000 Birds

APRIL 11, 2017

and it breeds in the scrublands of Texas, Oklahoma, and northern Mexico. Moreover, management to control parasitism by Brown-headed Cowbird has improved vireo breeding success. And the expansion of prescribed fire as a wildlife management tool has improved and maintained breeding habitat.

Endangered Species 123

Endangered Species Species Texas Oklahoma 123

10,000 Birds

JULY 23, 2014

And the last one shows the stats from 2013 to the present. They feed from grain storage and spillage areas, livestock yards, and bird feeders. In warm climates they can breed year round. This next map is data from 2007 through 2008. Like most dove species, Eurasian Collared-Doves are prolific breeders.

Breeders 177

Breeders 2002 North America Bahamas 177

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2012

The lush pastures of the Aripo Livestock Station sustained herds of happy Buffalypso , a special breed of T&T beef cattle named for their Water Buffalo heritage and Calypso-happy country. Where we entered the area, the savannah seemed more like Aripo Ranch. In fact, it was.

Trinidad 175

Trinidad Birds Fast Food Cattle 175

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 31, 2011

The island was first a Maori fortress to be retreated to from the mainland, then a camp for internees during the war and a quarantine station for people and livestock. Across the water is the Miramar Peninsula, where the Hobbit is presently being filmed. I’ll work on that.

Penguins 165

Penguins Parrots New Zealand Seals 165

Animal Person

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Today's New York Times gives us Adam Shriver's Op-Ed " Not Grass-Fed, But at Least Pain-Free ," which presents its dilemma at the end: If we cannot avoid factory farms altogether, the least we can do is eliminate the unpleasantness of pain in the animals that must live and die on them. It would be far better than doing nothing at all.

Factory Farm 100

Factory Farm Factory Farming Animal Factory 100