10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Consider this: ninety percent of birds treated at wildlife centers are admitted as a result of human interactions that have nothing to do with “nature.” Our world has changed, and humans have created that change. Wildlife no longer exists in the same way it did before humans came on the scene. The difference seems obvious.

Wildlife Rehabilitation 189

Wildlife Rehabilitation Bald Eagle Rescue Wildlife 189

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 8, 2014

Can you use a drone to get footage of snowy owls in cornfields? If you have a drone and fly it over a field and it finds a Short-eared Owl that you didn’t know was there and you only saw it after you uploaded your video…does it count on your list? How close is too close?

Bald Eagle 190

Bald Eagle Mississippi Eagles Ducks 190

10,000 Birds

JUNE 23, 2016

By Greek law enforcement officers, I had already been taken for a spy. One threatened European Turtle-Dove is in front of us, taking flight as we go further along the ridge towards the higher hill (it is in human nature, I guess – does anyone ever chooses to go for the lower hill?). Birders are utterly suspicious characters.

Abandon 136

Abandon Abandoning Abandonment Serbia 136

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2023

Given that the Black Kite is politely described as an “opportunistic hunter” – which includes the fact that they are more likely to scavenge than most other raptors – the name choice of the company protecting the world’s cyber ecosystem is a bit weird.

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Birds Iraq China Ireland 130