10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The end of September and early October is also the best time to see Oriental Scops Owls in Shanghai – though they can be hard to spot, being very good at hiding. If you think that these photos of the owl are sufficient … … you should probably skip the main part of this post. Here they are.

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Birds Deer China Owls 219

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

We had shared our porch with a bold Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl the night before, so the expectation was there. I remained with my eyes peeled, and sure enough, within a few short minutes I spotted the quivering black and white under-tail of a Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl. I saw it gaze intently at our cat who has a perch at the same window.

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Birds Owls Litter Trinidad 239

Animal Person

MARCH 21, 2009

Big Tom was the guest most anxious to leave my humble abode and was returned this morning, to a ghost town of a colony, with few cats in sight. Little Black is in a large dog kennel, curled up in her litter box, going nowhere near her tasty, stinky canned food, and she will be returned tomorrow. Duffy cannot be in a home with a cat.

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South Africa Kennels Jamaica Greyhounds 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Case in point: some of my family members have become active with feral cat colony organizations. It started with donation requests for spay and neutering cats but then quickly transferred to a trap, neuter and release organization. On the one hand, it’s better than doing nothing with a feral cat colony.

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Feral Cats Feral Cats Family 180