10,000 Birds
MARCH 25, 2016
“I have been caring for raptors for almost 29 years and not even a Bald Eagle can carry off 12 pounds,” wrote Eileen Wicker, the Executive Director of Raptor Rehabilitation of Kentucky. If you have a very small dog, be careful and use common sense. All photos courtesy of Raptor Rehabilitation of Kentucky.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 15, 2011
For those of you who’ve been following the drama unfolding in Kentucky regarding a sandhill crane hunt, there’s bad news. Kentucky’s wildlife offices have been flooded with protests, whether written, telephoned or emailed. That dog don’t hunt. Not surprising, but certainly disappointing.
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10,000 Birds
JANUARY 11, 2019
But however much I may trust in the curative powers of “the hair of the dog”, I do not celebrate my annual corvine year bird with a tipple at daybreak on New Year’s Day. Crow, a Scottish chemist-physician who settled in Frankfort, Kentucky in the 1820s. Just leave enough corn for the bourbon, please.
4 The Love Of Animals
APRIL 25, 2009
The worlds’ first transgenic dog, Ruppy (short for Ruby Puppy), produces a fluorescent protein that glows red under ultraviolet light. Ruppy and four other beagles are the first dogs to glow, though the experiment has taken place in other animals. Lee was also part of a team that created the first cloned dog, Snuppy, in 2005.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 10, 2016
” Though we arrived a bit late for peak warbler and missed a reported singing Kentucky Warbler , Blue-winged , Yellow , American Redstart , and Common Yellowthroat were all on what looked to me like plausible breeding territory, and again, they made the day lively and interesting for both me and my friends.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 5, 2015
People brought us a Brewer’s Blackbird nestling they’d fed hot dogs and spaghetti,” wrote Veronica Bowers. “He Mourning Doves fed cheerios, raptors fed hot dogs, infant squirrels fed watered down peanut butter because squirrels eat peanuts at the feeder, right?” Like they aren’t crazy enough?”. “I I had to detox it,” replied Letitia.
Animal Person
MARCH 20, 2010
Naturally, upon reading such words, my stomach turned and I immediately thought of making plans to be away from the house that day so I wouldn't have to see any of the festivities or try to negotiate walking the dogs around them. Meanwhile, most eat them, wear them and "love" the Kentucky Derby, yet don't approve of dog racing.
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