10,000 Birds
MARCH 22, 2011
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. Wicked, right? They’re all named for livestock. The genus Bucephala includes three familiar ducks with big heads. Hat-tip to Stella.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 4, 2021
They’re riding horses on my lake. My outing’s total count for water-dependent waterfowl, shorebirds, herons, gulls, and terns (I’m leaving land-loving Cattle Egrets out of this count) was around 120; the count for a similar date in 2018 was around 2000 individuals. And are the birds returning with the water?
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10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
I drove out a bit late because of an almost-flat tire that needed attention, and then managed to drive right past the reservoir without seeing it. Would Las Mesas, the closest to Morelia of these sites, join their ranks as a prime birding spot? Not the most auspicious start to my day!
Animal Ethics
FEBRUARY 6, 2007
A column entitled "Ag Industry Threatened by Animal Rights" appeared in today's High Plains/Midwest Ag Journal [ HPMAJ ]. September 7, 2006, a bill banning the slaughter of horses for human consumption( H.R. News flash: Slaughtering horses does not promote their welfare. ii) reasons for banning horse slaughter in the U.S.,
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 30, 2021
We sailed right into a group of more than a dozen Hoatzins (cover photo, by Tyler Ficker) with their orange mohawks and blue facial skin. Indigenous community of El Remanso, right underneath the imposing monoliths of Cerros de Mavecure. Left to right: my guide Edson Moroni and the local shop keeper Daniel Luis.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 10, 2013
As we travelled around the hinterland we discovered that the Cattle Egret in that area of Queensland were with the cattle! Sometimes they were with horses, but that’s OK! Cattle Egret and cattle. Australian Bustard and cattle. Shorebird roost at Toorbul. Now that is just how it should be!
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