4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 19, 2015

A newborn aardvark at Busch Gardens® Tampa is stealing the hearts of its caretakers, who are helping bottle feed the baby, which they characterize as unusual looking but adorable. The baby aardvark was born Sept. 18, 2015. It is healthy … Continue reading → The post Adorable baby aardvark appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 19, 2015

We have had days of northwest winds in New York and the birds have taken full advantage of the favorable conditions to hightail it south. We birders have been doing our best to get out as much as possible and I’m no exception. (Surprise!) Though sparrows tend to be the main focus of mid-to-late October birding here in New York City there are still plenty of other birds to see like the Eastern Phoebe up above.

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New York City New York Sparrows Eggs 153

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 19, 2015

I think everyone can readily admit that owls are cool. Most are creatures of the night, swooping soundlessly from above to scoop up their prey below. Their calls are eerie, but beautiful, almost like ghosts. Yet, these very qualities are what make them so difficult to see as birders, and in my years of birding I had managed to spot just two: the Snowy Owl (which is active during the daytime) and the Barred Owl.

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Owls Florida Family Raised 150