article thumbnail

Quinta do Casal Branco: Lobo e Falcão Reserva (2016)

10,000 Birds

José Lobo de Vasconcelos has been the winemaker at Quinta do Casal Branco since 1986, and has spent much of his time experimenting with a range of grapes to find the varietals best suited to the estate and the wines it produces. The estate is also a stud farm for puro sangue Lusitano horses, considered one of the world’s oldest breeds.

2016 133
article thumbnail

Bird Migration and Conservation Meet at Selva Bananito, Costa Rica

10,000 Birds

Check the nearest fruiting fig and you would be hard pressed not to find a few Red-eyed Vireos , Summer Tanagers , Baltimore Orioles , Swainson’s Thrushes , and a Scarlet Tanager or two. Put the focus on infinity, look up into the blue, and you will probably see a constant movement of swallows no matter the time of day.

article thumbnail

The Problem with Weight is NOT Losing It

4 The Love Of Animals

“The Problem with Weight is NOT Losing It&# (Raccoon Press) is available now through www.theproblemwithweightisnotlosingit.com. Her animal training experience includes working with dogs, cats, horses, llamas, alpacas and camels. Visit me on Facebook at The Problem with Weight is Not Losing It.

Llamas 100