10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

A Short-eared Owl , a winter visit from Europe, appeared briefly hunting low over a distant ditch and two Cattle Egrets , very recent colonizers of the UK, flew in to forage between the feet of a group of cows. Passing close to a metal gate, my eye caught sight of a bird tucked in tight against one of the gate’s wooden posts.

Shelters 207

Shelters Cattle Wildlife Hunting 207

10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2014

They shelter and shade, feed and bind. Then, as they grow, they must avoid being grazed – young cottonwoods are very popular with both cattle and wild browsers – or burnt – for they do not have the robust fire-endurance that many of Montana’s upland tree species do. The are strong, they are important.

Montana 160

Montana Cattle Deer Humane 160

10,000 Birds

JULY 26, 2015

This is cattle country and it is actually fenced, which many parts of the Kimberley are not and you pass through Ruby Plains and then Carranya station to reach the crater. Wallabies were still digging in the salty ground and there was shade and shelter for them inside the crater. Salt patch in the crater with recent digging.

Birds 166

Birds Camels Cattle Zebras 166

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2019

For many grassland species, our vast expanses of tilled and plowed fields, orchards and vineyards, pastures and rangeland offer an abundance of convenient food and shelter – and some bolder birds even wander indoors to find these things in our barns and stables. For most of history, beer has thrived in agrarian settings, too.

Vermont 117

Vermont Belgium Farming Europe 117

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2022

Smith Oaks is a migratory bird sanctuary owned and maintained by Houston Audubon, and the Rookery is a year-round bonus, full of Spoonbills, Great Egrets, Snowy Egrets, Cattle Egrets, Neotropical Cormorants, Anhingas, Tricolored Herons and Black-crowned Night-Herons.

Houston 200

Houston Texas Sanctuary Sparrows 200