10,000 Birds

JANUARY 15, 2013

From the abstract of that paper: The behavioral strategies developed by predators to capture and kill their prey are fascinating, notably for predators that forage for prey at, or beyond, the boundaries of their ecosystem. Notable is the high degree of variation among the sampled catfish; only some of the fish are eating pigeons.

Fish 204

Fish Birds Whales Whaling 204

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2013

I thought of this experience as I read Still the Same Hawk , a collection of twelve essays about nature and New York City, edited by John Waldman. Not surprisingly, I found the most compelling essays were those by people who had had similar experiences to mine. This is what got me, the incongruity. Some of them are even birders.

New York 108

New York New York City 2013 Collecting 108

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2019

And once in a while, there is a check-in on what was happening in the United States–the killing of a bird protection warden in the Everglades, investigations into millinery sweatshops, the earlier passage of bird protection legislation.

Industry 119

Industry Virginia Portland Campaign 119

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

Read what you want about the origin of domestic cats; the genetic evidence is not properly sampled. I new him because we enlisted his Dryfus Lion and one of his tigers to carry out experiments with bones (this is something archaeologists do). We estimate that free-ranging domestic cats kill 1.4–3.7 That was one of his cats.

Feral Cats 255

Feral Cats North America Feral Cats 255

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

I’m sure many of you have had similar experiences. I’m wondering as I write if you are shaking your head, uneasy that all these FACTS will interfere with your love of observing owls, an experience that easily borders on the mystical for some of us. But what do we know beyond these commonly seen and heard behaviors?

Owls 213

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 213

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2020

This is a sampling of the literary array Rogers has gathered from birders who write and writers who love birds. The essays range widely in place, bird, and voice, though the emphasis is on the North American.

New York City 188

New York City Birds Owls Fox 188

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

So sorry, but this is a necessary part of our thought experiment!) Let’s do another thought experiment. First, I set the dial to produce the kind of high energy radioactive radiation stuff that would be emitted by an atomic bomb, and calibrate it to dose you (sorry, but this is necessary for our thought experiment!)

Mammals 234

Mammals Birds Fish Cooking 234