Animal Person

MAY 3, 2009

Though I have never had an issue with gluten, I have decided to lower my intake of it as an experiment, just to see if I feel any kind of difference. What we couldn't see until her leg was shaved was that next to the deep wound is a large bloody bump of a wound. This, dear readers, is my new obsession.

Swine Flu 100

Swine Flu Greyhounds Wounded Cooking 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 31, 2014

There were ten students in total that had signed up for the spring break “Seabirds” course in Dry Tortugas National Park, and after long drives down from North Carolina we had all made it right on time. My first instinct when something bites me, of course, is to yelp and yank my hand away with all possible speed.

Birds 178

Birds Florida Groups Breeding 178

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2015

Recent publicity about these remarkable tribes has resulted in tourists wanting to experience this wild land and its attractions for themselves. They adorn their bodies with decorative scarification, a painful process of slicing into the skin and rubbing the wounds with charcoal.

Ethiopia 241

Ethiopia Sudan Leopards Game 241

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2012

I can speak from experience that this place should only be accessed by a 4 x 4 vehicle. We stopped, wound down the window and started making squeaking sounds by rubbing our fingers over our teeth. The club has a golf course, billiards table, pub, well-manicured lawns and a swimming pool.

Zimbabwe 194

Zimbabwe Buffalo Mozambique Birds 194

10,000 Birds

APRIL 19, 2011

It’s no small bit ironic that between the sprawling developments and golf courses and theme parks of the general public’s perception of the southeast terminus of the continent lies some of the best birding in the world, particularly for anyone who likes their birds big, flashy, and approachable (i.e. everyone).

Florida 154

Florida South Carolina Alligators Wounded 154