10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2021

But there are ways to prevent this situation, and to prevent the constant springtime problem of wildlife being orphaned… like these Barred Owls , above left, and Red-Shouldered Hawks , all of whom were delivered as eggs to Christine’s Critters in Weston, CT, thanks to two different private homeowners’ felling of trees. These were big trees!”

Wildlife Rehabilitation 264

Wildlife Rehabilitation Wildlife Game Laws 264

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Although the class focused “on birds, students also pick up some botany, geology, hydrology, forestry, fisheries, meteorology, and wildlife management,” students also learned “the names, habits, and importance of local animals and plants.” But once a week, they were “out the door by 8:05 a.m. And many become birders.

2018 262

2018 Agenda Science Eggs 262

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Whenever I come here, I am focused on birds, but I have had some good mammal sighting as well: a roe deer swimming across a pond (only its head and antlers visible), a pair of otters playing in the water, a curious (young?) Fish will lose their spawning ground, otters and White-tailed Eagles will be no more.

Serbia 242

Serbia Otters Boars Eagles 242

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

That’s a threatened habitat, and one much sought after by wildlife enthusiasts. Rather than the usual dismal waiting area there were comfortable seats and drinks, and when our transports arrived, we were placed in two large four wheel drives rather than one, so that we wouldn’t feel cramped. Oh, there were Buffy Fish-owls.

Lemurs 158

Lemurs Family Rhinoceros Fish 158