10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

From Hiro, we learn how Northern Pygmy Owls are “rule breakers,” not incubating eggs till all are hatched and then raising owlets that mature at the same rate even though the eggs were laid asynchronously (as most owl eggs are). I’m wondering if the subject of this book itself presented a challenge.

Owls 224

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 224

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

Dogs are similarly dispersed across size ranges, with Foxes, Coyotes, and Wolves taking prey across different parts of the size range. Free-ranging domestic cats have been introduced globally and have contributed to multiple wildlife extinctions on islands. That part of the carnivore landscape is taken by other animals.

Feral Cats 256

Feral Cats North America Feral Cats 256

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2011

I was looking out a car window the other day and noticed that of all the wildlife most of it was bird. I’m sure there were a lot of insects in range of my eyeballs, hiding behind leaves or camouflaged against bark as insects are wont to do. A squirrel skittered by … a squirrel is not a bird.

Mammals 179

Mammals Rodents Birds Reptiles 179

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2021

This may have been partly a leftover from the Victorian fascination with egg collecting (the infamous passion known as oology), but probably more from people’s burgeoning interest in the nests and eggs found in their gardens and fields, gateway artifacts to a newer hobby called birdwatching. The Harrison guides are out of print.

Eggs 244

Eggs Birds United States Sparrows 244

10,000 Birds

JUNE 28, 2018

Lacey of Iowa introduced the nation’s first wildlife-protection law, which banned the interstate shipping of unlawfully killed game. People don’t respect wildlife. The persecution of these apex predators, especially wolves , is rampant among some hunters and cattle ranchers. A newly created U.S. Why is this happening?

Hunting 115

Hunting Hunters Gorillas Wolves 115