10,000 Birds

APRIL 17, 2015

He now runs the Colorado Avian Research and Rehabilitation Institute out of Estes Park. In addition to his passion for bird rescue, Rashid is also a talented artist, and his paintings and sketches supplement the many photographs in illustrating various aspects of the Great Horned Owl ‘s appearance and behavior.

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Owls Colorado Wounded Rabbits 181

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

To make things even more confusing, Trinity Brewing Company is located in Colorado Springs, where none of the thrushes are black, but one of the resident blackbird species – which are all New World icterids – is named for a Brewer. Still with me? Brewer’s Blackbird is a more beery icterid than most, but it’s no merle.

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Blackbirds Belgium Colorado Wounded 113

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

Daylight broke around New Bern and the view turned to acres and acres of saltmarsh as I wound my way through this part of the state where I had spent far too little time. I saw my first on the short grass prairie of Colorado, in the shadow of mountains. I rolled out of my driveway at 4 AM, to try and make a boat at 9.

North Carolina 101

North Carolina Colorado Wounded Groups 101