10,000 Birds

JANUARY 14, 2022

Bologna La Grassa may revel in the indulgence of its Parma ham, lasagne, and rich, fatty ragùs, and Venice may boast the bounty of the sea, but the rugged, hilly homeland of the ancient Etruscans is undoubtedly cattle country. Of course, a land of beefeaters needs butchers.

2019 209

2019 Butcher Livestock 2006 209

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2011

They’re all named for livestock. It didn’t take much imagination to name Cowbirds or Cattle Egrets or Cattle Tyrants , but there’s more fantasy, even more wit, involved in the naming of other bovine birds. The naming of the hornbill family is a bit farther fetched.

Cows 141

Cows Cattle 2011 Birds 141

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2015

We were able to take a thoroughly enjoyable boat ride on Lake Chamo, whose shores teem with birds, including such typical African species as African Fish Eagle, Goliath Heron the world’s largest, Yellow-billed Stork and the incomparable Hamerkop , a species in its own family. A Konso village perched atop a terraced hill.

Ethiopia 235

Ethiopia Sudan Leopards Game 235

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Moreover, the pair I saw was feeding from a livestock trough alongside a group of cattle. I have compiled the family trees of both birds below: Ancestry Chart of 1781, born in the wild in Central Florida. And when you see them – as I have recently – they have massive transmitters and color bands on their legs.

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Florida Buffalo Louisiana 2004 217

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2019

And of course, there are Cattle Egrets ( Bubulcus ibis ) and several species of cowbirds that rarely stray too far from livestock. Grassland birds continue to lose habitat as small, family-run farms are replaced by large-scale, corporate agriculture interests, or are bought up and consigned to real estate development.

Vermont 118

Vermont Belgium Farming Europe 118