10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 17, 2016
Bird species with big eyes and small bills tend to be labelled like so because those anthropomorphic features can trigger an emotional response but so what? Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl – Despite their rapacious ways and penchant to eat other cute birds, some owls fall smartly into the cute category.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 26, 2018
The end of August, which often seems synonymous with the end of summer, evokes an entire spectrum of emotion, from sweet to bitter. This weekend, I thrilled to the wail of an Eastern Screech Owl in my neighbor’s yard; maybe I should become better friends with those neighbors in case the owl returns.
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4 The Love Of Animals
NOVEMBER 21, 2012
From dolphins and dogs who are swimming buddies, playful cheetahs and puppies who are best friends, owls and kitties playing leapfrog and much more! Watch a clip of an owl and the pussycat: What about an adorable cheetah and a Labrador puppy? These friends show us the emotional power of animals to bond with other species.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 10, 2021
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owls will also sometimes do so.). That emotional connection earned it my #2 spot. But it is a favorite of mine for one reason: it is one bird that will happily dialog with me if I whistle its song. One of those sites is Pino Real, my first real “discovery” when I started to explore my region.
10,000 Birds
MAY 4, 2021
Smith’s Longspurs, Vermillion Flycatchers, Burrowing Owls, Long-billed Curlews, Virginia Rails, Black Terns, Crested Caracaras–there’s a bird here for every taste. Marybeth and Lynn chase birds familiar and unfamiliar to me, a Northeastern birder, and I’m sure it will be the same for any reader in North America.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 2, 2011
Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners.Or 4 Responses to “Herpetology Vs. Ornithology&# tai haku Mar 2nd, 2011 at 8:18 am as a herper/birder I’m going through conflicting emotions! Herpers and birders unite!
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 2, 2013
Later on — after seven years at most, in the case of the Black-backed Woodpecker — these first responders are gone and the holes in the snags serve as nesting cavities for martens, and squirrels and Mountain Bluebirds and Flammulated Owls. They are still scary on a primal level, these high-intensity fires; and not for nothing.
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