10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

So, here we go… Fighting in Iraq has been affecting starlings. But in Iraq, and more exactly, Kurdistan and Iraqi Kurdistan, they are supposed to be there (and are regularly hunted and eaten) and the fighting is not supposed to be there. In the US, of course, we have meteorologists for that.

Science 151

Science Iraq Research Birds 151

Animal Person

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

And managing means killing them, breeding them, and otherwise fiddling with their populations. And of course that premise is only possible because the animals (and everything else on the planet) are our "resources." Consider this: Every month, it takes $12 billion to fund America's involvement in the Iraq War.

Polar Bears 100

Polar Bears California Condor Bald Eagle Lions 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 23, 2011

This, above, and of course Clare M’s fine original post about her poo ponds (not her private ones, the ones of Broome in Australia) are the reason we are talking poop this week. Of course ponds aren’t only about herons and egrets, they are about sexy redheads , too. Do you all help out the birds when you go to the toilet?

Germany 162

Germany Birds Iraq Breeding 162