Critter News
AUGUST 24, 2011
Someone posted a question about why humans have human rights and whether they should considering that others do not. In the matter of science, and there are varying levels of this viewpoint, the human is the most advanced of creatures. Do you care about the stray dog or the almost extinct tiger? I responded.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 10, 2020
On the other hand, it seems there is a better chance of getting some strays and really rare birds, such as the Ryukyu Minivet described in my last post. A metaphor for life, I am tempted to say, if this wasn`t such a meaningless thing to say … November is a good time for several species of buntings, of which I am quite fond of.
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10,000 Birds
MAY 2, 2014
Sure, Miami and the Florida Keys do not boast any endemics ( ‘Cape Sable’ Seaside Sparrow is close) at the species level. Many visitors who come through Orlando or Tampa see maybe eight or ten species on a winter trip. However, few realize how unique and how good the birding can be here.
10,000 Birds
JULY 19, 2013
From Owls in the Family to Wesley the Owl , the narrative in which a human interacts with another species and learns a bit about life along the way has long been a popular and affecting one. The extremely short chapters, four or five paragraphs in length, don’t really allow for the development of more complex themes.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 16, 2012
We humans often understand things by exploring their relationships. Evening Grosbeak ( Coccothraustes vespertinus ) by putneypics The finch family, Fringillidae, comprises more than 200 species distributed throughout the Western Hemisphere and across Eurasia, Africa, and Indomalaya. And back to finches.
10,000 Birds
JULY 15, 2015
But it wasn’t founded to serve as a refuge for human refugees, but animal ones, specifically elephants. The park was created as much to protect the local communities from marauding elephants with a hatred of dangerous humans and a lack of interest in the differences between nations as it was to protect the elephants.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
E.g. I remember trying to enter my local scrubland once, just across the car park behind the last apartment building and there, awaiting me, was a territorial pack of stray dogs barking at an intruder – me. Those bears live in the wild and are not used to humans. Cactus finch, Geospiza species. How did I know that?
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