10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

There’s no information as to when these European colonies died out, but we do know that it was a long time ago. Storks, Ibises and Spoonbills of the World states that “disturbance by local people, tourists, and egg and zoo collectors has similarly reduced the colonies, and more protection is vital”.

Morocco 225

Morocco Austria Algeria Germany 225

10,000 Birds

JULY 27, 2012

Yet I realize banding is a very valuable tool, and gives us information we could not otherwise gather. The naturalist got out of his car, picked her up, took the tape off her legs, and took her to a local zoo. She taught them how to hunt, and when they were released in the fall she stayed on her perch, dozing in the sun.

Rabbits 238

Rabbits New Jersey Neglecting North America 238

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 22, 2015

The closer one raises her head, than lies back. Telia watches him in half-amusement, then raises and gives a low, bull-like roar, provoking the lapwings to an excited screech, makes a few steps and lies down. Telia yawns, raises and sprays her urine on a dead tree stump, marking her territory. The other two are motionless.

Tigers 245

Tigers India Killing 2012 245

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

What the Owl Knows is organized into nine chapters: introduction, adaptation (including vision and flight), research and researchers, vocalization, courtship and breeding, roosting and migration, cognition, and two chapters on owls and humans–captive owls (not zoos, educational owls) and owls in our cultural history.

Owls 211

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 211