10,000 Birds

APRIL 28, 2018

After a brief look at a map, my rough guesstimate is that the territory from Guatemala and Belize south to the Darien gap is roughly equal to New England, or Florida and the eastern parts of Georgia and the Carolinas north to the Virginia line. It calls like a weird, screaming mini-cat! Motmot a la blue throat. How true this was!

Costa Rica 118

Costa Rica Guatemala Birds Nicaragua 118

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2024

Her experiences are framed within the larger scientific histories how once common species become endangered, and of how people and organizations have strategized and explored controversial paths to bring their numbers up and nurture them till they fill our skies. This is the most intense, tragic section.

California Condor 186

California Condor Falcons California Birds 186

10,000 Birds

APRIL 8, 2012

Catbirds are not the unfortunate result of unwise experiments with radioactivity. They are not flying cats nor birds with whiskers. Catbirds are a group of rather distantly related species all named for the fact that they make sounds that remind some of a cat meowing. So what are catbirds?

Papua New Guinea 188

Papua New Guinea Ethiopia Guinea Cats 188

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2011

We see countries as more than just locales for landmarks and landmarks as more than just souvenirs of bygone cultures (have you ever birded Tikal in Guatemala? Perhaps you’ve had the same experience. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. Wicked, right?

Costa Rica 150

Costa Rica 2011 Birds Deer 150

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

The Spanish Colonial Experience and Domestic Animals. Thus, the cattle we raise for meat and dairy are sometimes called Bos taurus while the extinct wild form is always called Bos primigenius. Archaeological, zooarchaeological, and ancient DNA evidence combine to confirm the identification and context. Kiva 78(1):37–60. Reitz, Elizabeth.

Turkey 207

Turkey Columbus Spain Fowl 207