10,000 Birds
JANUARY 15, 2012
Talking to Jan Södersved the editor of the Birdlife Finland magazine Linnut whilst we were both in Portugal in early October suggested that all of the owl species in Finland had had a very productive breeding season. We stopped to watch two Roe Deer across the field and I caught the movement of an owl gliding low away from us.
Animal Person
MAY 10, 2009
Regarding deer: The harm caused by overcrowding of deer herds on limited available lands, to both the deer and humans, is well documented in the scientific literature, which also documents the fact that controlled hunting is not only the most cost effective way to deal with the problem, but the only really effective way as well.
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 7, 2011
This post, however, is about his poetry, or, rather, one of his poems, “The Bluebird,&# which was first published in Harper’s Magazine in June of 1903. His nature essays are a joy to read, especially for those who, like me, grew up in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York which John Burroughs called home. Wicked, right?
10,000 Birds
MARCH 7, 2011
These Blasts From The Past House Finch Eating Crabapple Exploding Liverpecked Toads Jacana Pronunciation Poll Kinglets on the Move Too Easy Tanner Spring Quiz About the Author Bill Bill Thompson, III is the editor of Bird Watcher’s Digest , the magazine founded by his parents more than 30 years ago, in 1978. Wicked, right?
10,000 Birds
MARCH 4, 2011
It was very touching to read a comment from Mayr to a more non-scientific article by Liebers & Helbig in a German birdwatching magazine about the Herring Gull not being a ring species, where Mayr applauded them and was happy not only over but beyond the moon about the research. Wicked, right?
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 1, 2018
Pre-Internet, I got all my birding info from print magazines; and WildBird was my go-to back in the day. Up to 256 bird species, deer, black bears, foxes, big cats, Gila Monsters, and 16 species of bats call this area of southeastern Arizona home. ( Coronado National Forest. Santa Rita Mountains. Madera Canyon.
4 The Love Of Animals
MARCH 17, 2011
He never chased the rabbits, squirrels, chipmunks, or deer who regularly visited. After I picked Jethro from the Boulder Humane Society and brought him to my mountain home, I knew he was a very special dog. He often tried to approach them as if they were friends. Marc Bekoff wrote this article for Can Animals Save Us? ,
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