10,000 Birds
MAY 9, 2022
Maybe author Sy Montgomery is right when she says that “birdwatchers often look down on falconry,” and maybe not. The love that Montgomery feels for the hawk and its wildness will never be reciprocated: a raptor is not a dog or a horse.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 20, 2020
Four months ago, I would have taken to the crowded pathway at Lafayette Heritage Trail Park like a horse to pasture, reveling in the outdoor exercise and rare time away from my new baby. We could have continued along the paddle trail, but I’m still building my kayaking muscles and didn’t want to overdo it right out of the gate.
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10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 26, 2015
I think I was 19 when I made my first bucket list of things I’d like to do, from horse-back riding to sailing, rafting, caving, climbing… all sort of things Willie Garvin was good at (minus the knife throwing). I still believe that choosing the right approach may be the most important phase of any research. Why at the back?
10,000 Birds
APRIL 3, 2012
In my experience, I’ve noted how birders, particularly newer birders, can have a tendency to jump to conclusions when they see any sort of bird that doesn’t match up perfectly with the picture in the field guide. New Jersey mystery sparrow. In it we can see things we recognize in other, more common, birds.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 29, 2014
It’s become regrettably political in the US right, which is the absolute worst response to a potential pandemic going. My parents are in England, should I be worried about the conflict on the other side of Europe in the Ukraine?” ” Ebola is in the news a lot at the moment.
10,000 Birds
MAY 19, 2015
Someone had told me a group of Red-cockaded Woodpeckers called this patch of forest home, and we were determined to find out if he was right. The horse flies were also out in full force, and we scurried down the hot trail and back to the car in our efforts to escape. Still, we were in for another birding surprise.
4 The Love Of Animals
JANUARY 14, 2011
In 2007 – at age 50 – I realized that the answer was right in front of me. Her animal training experience includes working with dogs, cats, horses, llamas, alpacas and camels. I lost 30 to 40 pounds at least eight times, and 5 to 10 pounds too many times to remember.
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