10,000 Birds

MAY 11, 2012

Then, in Meeteese, Wyoming, the Hogg family’s ranch dog Shep found something. The way Randy figures it, a desperate or curious ferret discovered a bowl of dog chow, and set to eating kibbles; then Shep discovered the ferret. It was the taxidermist who realized what the dog had stumbled upon and alerted the wider world.

Ferrets 203

Ferrets South Dakota Wyoming Captive Animal 203

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2015

These vast and rugged lands of savanna, hills, gorges and rivers still protect some of Ethiopia’s largest extant herds of typical African savanna game, including African Elephant, African Buffalo, Giraffe, Lion, Leopard, African Wild Dog and numerous species of grazers. Yellow-billed Stork.

Ethiopia 253

Ethiopia Sudan Leopards Birds 253

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Here he kept up his birding and one of his local patches was an urban field hockey ground where he used to walk his dogs on a regular basis. My final bird for this post is another of my favorites, the Ground Woodpecker. Sani Pass is also a good site for finding the aberrant, pink-bellied Ground Woodpecker.

South Africa 245

South Africa Lesotho Africa Swaziland 245