10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2020

It didn’t occur to me till I started reading The Falcon Thief: A True Tale of Adventure, Treachery, and the Hunt for the Perfect Bird that there was also a possible threat to the eagle herself: poachers, who steal raptor eggs and chicks. McWilliam realizes he’s dealing someone special, a career falcon egg-thief.

Falcons 261

Falcons United Kingdom Zimbabwe Eggs 261

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

Ackerman understands how to set a scene, fill it with charismatic real-life characters, and top it off with magic–the hoot of a distant Great Gray Owl, a Burrowing Owl evading capture, an old barn sheltering young Barn Owls, a tree full of Long-eared Owls in the middle of a small town in northern Serbia.

Owls 246

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 246

10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2012

Nonnative species have huge impacts on wildlife species everywhere… mice kill seabird chicks in their burrows, rats eat endangered bird eggs, overpopulated deer clear the understory of forests, pigs root out native plants and terrestrial animals, cats kill anything they can get their paws on. For example, when the U.S.

Animal Rights Movement 254

Animal Rights Movement Animal Rights Rights Wildlife 254

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2013

How difficult is the place to reach in terms of planes, trains and automobiles? Let’s explore some of these far-off places and the birds that find shelter here. Basically, if you can fly or drive there, it doesn’t count. How far is the closest human settlement?

Birds 248

Birds South Africa South America Feral Cats 248

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2013

It had a little shelter, a box that served as a windbreak and retreat, but this Starling was bold — it kept coming out to stretch its legs and sun itself. They made scrambled eggs for the bait birds each morning and fed them special premium mealworms to help them ward off the cold of the mountain and the stress of their daily grid.

Eagles 215

Eagles Tethering Science Wounded 215