10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 14, 2019

I first noticed it 3 seasons ago when it showed up in a local farmer’s sheep field. Despite being alone, it appeared to associate with the sheep in much the same way that it might with a flock of its own kind. So who is this enigmatic leader of birds that started as a sheep and now leads flocks across great distances?

Geese 165

Geese Sheep Canada Farming 165

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2016

These refuges support huge numbers of swans, geese, ducks, cranes, and shorebirds as they hopscotch their way to breeding grounds in the north. The System also protects bison , bighorn sheep , panthers , elk , grizzly bears , manatees , and ocelots , among others. It’s not just for the birds.

Wildlife 189

Wildlife Grizzly Bear Puerto Rico United States 189

10,000 Birds

JUNE 29, 2013

Still, there are plenty of other birds and animals to see along the way, including Glaucous and other gulls, geese, herds of sheep and Icelandic horses. There you will find more breeding terns, gulls and dozens of Graylag Geese. Not many cars pass through so watch out for them hanging around on the pavement.

Iceland 197

Iceland Puffins Europe Birds 197

4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 5, 2011

Currently, A Chance for Bliss sanctuary is home to 96 residents including 25 horses, 22 dogs, 8 goats, 7 pot belly pigs , 4 sheep, 2 steers, 5 ducks, 5 geese, 5 cockatiels, 4 rabbits, 3 chickens, 3 cats, 1 turkey, a one-winged pigeon, Hines, and a turtle, Bart. The oldest dog, Max, is 17, while the oldest horse, Prince is 36.

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Sanctuary Horses Adoptable Goats 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 9, 2014

discovered that the usual flock of several thousand Pink-footed Geese was wintering in the Broads National Park. Next were the wet meadows of Tunstall Marshes (cover photo), where grazing sheep awaited us and, among them, Mute Swans. Two Common Snipes , one Brown Hare and… geese! Pink-footed Geese (c) Wikipedia Commons.

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Geese Barn Owls Serbia Sheep 218

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2018

The Alkali Lakes was a different matter, with a good bunch of birds, including Ring-bill Gulls, Mallards, Blue-wing Teal, green-wing Teal, Killdeer, Baird’s Sandpipers, red-wing Blackbirds, Osprey, Trumpeter Swans and Canada Geese. The hardest image to get is always the Bighorn Sheep, so I am pretty happy with this shot!

Wyoming 107

Wyoming Wolves Grizzly Bear Mountain Goats 107

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

The vast number of meat eaters brake for geese, call the A.S.P.C.A. Peters Paso Robles, Calif., And it is not just at the slaughterhouses but at the factory farms where these animals are tortured from the very beginning of their lives to the horrible end. Indeed, we have not come far from Upton Sinclair’s “ Jungle.”

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New York Times New York 2008 Factory Farm 40