10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2024

The tiercels (young Peregrines) must deal with Golden Eagles, Ravens, adult Peregrines, and foxes; they must also learn to navigate the skies and make their own kills, luckily these skills appear to be innately learned. It’s not easy. Author Sophie A. Osborn, photo by Lisa Koitzsch, © Sophie A.

California Condor 171

California Condor Falcons California Birds 171

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

Grief in magpies and red foxes: Saying goodbye to a friend. I also watched a red fox bury her mate after a cougar had killed him. Crows from the remote Pacific island of New Caledonia show incredibly high-level skills when they make and use tools. They get much of their food using tools, and they do this better than chimpanzees.

Emotional 100

Emotional Animal Whales Whaling 100

Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Its currency is ideas, and though it is those who act—those who write letters, circulate petitions, demonstrate, lobby, disrupt a fox hunt, refuse to dissect an animal or to use one in "practice surgery," or are active in other ways—though these are the persons who make a mark on a day-to-day basis, history shows that ideas do make a difference.

Animal Rights Movement 40

Animal Rights Movement Animal Rights Rights Los Angeles 40

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Science is the Proper Tool for Discharge of Wildlife Policy – Wildlife must be managed using fact, science and the latest research. Wildlife Are Considered an International Resource – As wildlife do not exist only within fixed political boundaries, effective management of these resources must be done internationally.

Wildlife 234

Wildlife Coyotes Hunters Wolves 234

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2020

At the same time, reading When Birds Are Near: Dispatches From Contemporary Writers , edited by Susan Fox Rogers, set me wondering about viewers’ reactions, especially New Yorkers who have never seen an owl outside of a zoo or a picture book. When Birds Are Near: Dispatches from Contemporary Writers , edited by Susan Fox Rogers.

New York City 181

New York City Birds Owls Fox 181

10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2013

The index is comprehensively excellent, including notable subspecies such as Dusky Seaside Sparrow and Sooty Fox Sparrow. A detailed index is located at the back of the book, listing scientific and common bird names. The detailed translations of bird calls, songs, and trills will be very useful as spring approaches.

Birds 154

Birds North America Groups Falcons 154

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2013

My post last week where I defended game hunting as a conservation tool has, unaccountably, encountered a certain amount of push back. Dogs should not be used to hunt foxes. Who would have thought that a post defending hunting game in general would have not been universally acclaimed? A hungry child should be fed.

Tigers 170

Tigers Hunting Game Protection 170