10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 1, 2015
Of course, only thirty minutes later I saw my second roadrunner, this time standing on a lawn adjacent to a busy street! Car collisions, feral cats, and run-ins with hunters also cause problems, even for this speed-racer. It was large, almost two feet long with a tan look that matched the meadow grasses.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 2, 2024
Lead shot injured and killed condors young and old, lead in the carrion they ate, lead in the bullets that hunters shot at them. And we do feel like we know them, not as intimately as Sophie Osborn, of course, but stories create connections, especially when they are lively stories about birds with names and personalities.
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10,000 Birds
APRIL 5, 2019
There’s little doubt that these unwilling but plucky exiles have beaten the odds over the last few months, first evading the sights of eager autumn hunters, and then the jaws of hungry foxes and weasels, only to endure the many privations of the harsh and long North American winter eking out their survival in a strange and inhospitable landscape.
10,000 Birds
JULY 22, 2014
This would be a night drive, cold, dark, uncomfortable seats, loud engine in the giant 26-seater truck, scanning the brush and the roadside with three or four strong spotlights wrangled by volunteers among the nature-loving tourists, and of course, the headlights of the truck. And, of course, something interesting came along.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 5, 2014
Many general and master falconers with wild birds will also let them go after a few hunting seasons, especially if they are good hunters to give them a shot at spreading their genes in the wild. Of course I can’t speak for every falconer out there. Some falconers will also release birds that aren’t easy to work with.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 16, 2014
Also, in relatively natural, or wild, lands in much of the US the feral cat population will be limited by a healthy wild predator population. About 15 million birds are killed annually by hunters, and of course this is distributed among a very small number of species.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 14, 2011
I will admit that there are legitimate concerns that have been raised about falconry – birds that are not native to an area sometimes escape and become feral; humans should minimize their influence on nature. I can feel the adrenalin coursing through my veins as I watch the male disappear down a hole.
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