10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2022

If I was an ornithologist aiming for a grant, I would now definitely highlight the need for more research on this topic. The researchers are quite aware of the differences between humans and birds and thus have completely ignored another explanation for this behavior.

Singapore 147

Singapore Birds Mountain Goats Giraffes 147

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2012

Once a body of research was established and the bird was declared endangered, it took many more years of experimentation, political maneuvering, conflicts with the National Guard, and some tragic fires to establish what is now acclaimed as a model conservation project. Now there are volunteer guides, tours and a local festival.

Michigan 227

Michigan Bahamas Endangered Species Research 227

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2013

And, in a very lovely section in the middle of the book, she describes the life cycle of the cahow, informing evocative passages about their nocturnal courtship and flight with recent research findings about how seabirds are able to function—eat, sleep, navigate home.

Birds 167

Birds Rats Breeding 2012 167

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

Others are only known from a specimen or two sitting in the drawer of a research institution. Sure, we try not to introduce snakes, rats, cats, goats, pigs, and a host of other creatures to isolated islands. Mauritius Owl. Of those nearly two hundred there are very few that people would recognize. Olson’s Petrel.

Mauritius 171

Mauritius Djibouti Guam Birds 171

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2022

Most scientific research really just proves the obvious. Random thought: What if I had died a month ago and never heard anything from The Burning Hell, nor the new Mountain Goats song “Training Montage” … Such sad and depressing thinking. Back to real birds.

Birds 184

Birds Sparrows Protection Humane 184