10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2021

We have to understand, though, that this was a natural predator and not one of our introduced feral cats or foxes. The chick is just to the right of the adult bird in the photo below in the shade. The moist Pied Oystercatcher nest site after the thieving. It was not a good result at all and not what we had hoped to find.

Eggs 253

Eggs Feral Cats Feral Fox 253

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2013

And so, when Salvador Ramirez left, there were feral goats on the island of San Clemente, the southernmost of the Channel Islands off the coast of California. And so, the foxes and shrikes endemic to the island began to suffer as the greenery went. Also, they were infested by a species of ear mite unknown to science.

Goats 159

Goats Bald Eagle Fox Feral 159

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

As most people know cats, both feral and domestic, have a pretty big impact on wild birds and other wildlife, and the effect of mammals is particularly profound in New Zealand. He isn’t arguing that the state should impose this, he’s arguing that we should act collectively.

New Zealand 114

New Zealand Possums SPCA Cats 114

10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2018

The ferry is a very nice powered catamaran, that moves right along at 18-20 knots, but in 3-4 meter seas, that will make for a pretty bumpy ride. Imported rats, Short-tailed Weasels, or Stoats as they are know as here, 0possums, and feral cats have caused the extinction of literally dozens of bird species here in New Zealand.

Penguins 113

Penguins New Zealand Albatross Feral Cats 113

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2012

Rounding off the waterbirds were Australian Pelicans, Eurasian Coots , the iconic Black Swans and feral geese. I suspect that I simply didn’t find the right places to look for them, as the park is huge and I didn’t even see half of it. Still, that is nothing more than an excuse to come back some day!

New Zealand 170

New Zealand Ducks Australia Japan 170

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

Rats arrived on ships and cats, foxes and rabbits were all introduced and they were all detrimental to the bird population. Foxes have also been known to take their eggs and there are now numerous local groups who endeavour to help the populations of Hooded Plovers along their local coastlines. What a horror! What a disaster!

Species 174

Species Australia Birds Parrots 174