10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2013

And so, most had been neutered, adopted out to soft-hearted landowners as odd pets, conversation pieces. Also, they were infested by a species of ear mite unknown to science. And so, the San Clemente Island goats who were live-trapped, now living on the mainland, were the last San Clemente Island goats.

Goats 159

Goats Bald Eagle Fox Feral 159

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2014

We sing about them, we paint them, we use them as mythic and poetic symbols for our spiritual and emotional feelings, we wear them in myriad and often colorful ways, we adopt them as household pets. Eagles are national symbols of the U.S., We worship birds, we hunt birds, we protect birds, and, yes, we eat birds.

Birds 205

Birds Egypt Family Eagles 205

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2022

Due to some misallocation of bird species, I saw the Bateleur Eagle near Malelane, not near Bateleur Camp, where a more professional marketing team would have located the bird. When I asked for one in a German pet shop, they just laughed at me. Its tail is indeed much longer than that of the Long-tailed Shrike though.

Swaziland 147

Swaziland Landlord Birds Sweden 147