10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2024

My colleague Doug wrote me an email describing the whereabouts of these “rosy finches” and my wife had to manage my excitement with horse tranquilizer… What a fantastic little birds. I was high and happy, not from “420” drugs but from the altitude and the anticipation of seeing woodpeckers and owls I had never seen before.

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Denver Colorado Ducks Mules 176

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 24, 2016

So, do you prefer rambunctious horses or big cats better? If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. What was your best bird of the weekend? Tell us in the comments section about the rarest, loveliest, or most fascinating bird you observed.

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2016 ALA Arizona Horses 101

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2023

In Kangding, there is a rather opulent bird hide – two stories, solid construction, spacious, lots of glass, a separate paved parking lot, though mysteriously (and as far as I can tell from my experience of living in China for almost 20 years, not indicative of fundamentally different physical needs of Chinese people) missing a bathroom.

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Birds Mammals St. Louis Monkeys 147

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. As this pandemic continues and long after, I hope to do my part so that others can experience the delight of a day on the water!

Georgia 153

Georgia Transported Horses Fish 153

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. No, we didn’t see the woodpeckers we sought, but I was thrilled with everything we did see! As we walked along the road, tall pine trees created a comfortable dappled shade.

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North Carolina Alligators Wildlife Woodpeckers 176

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2018

In A Feathered River Across the Sky , Joel Greenberg quotes the experience of the residents of Columbus, Ohio in 1855: “Now everyone was out of the houses and stores, looking apprehensively at the growing cloud, which was blotting out the rays of the sun. Horses bolted. Is this the type of avian experience we want?

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Mauritius Stud Zoos Eggs 102