10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2017

Even when hunting in sub-freezing temperatures on the edge of the Mongolian border or doing her chores around the family ger (yurt) in the isolated Altai Mountains, Aisholpan beams. It’s constructed in three acts: Home, Festival, Hunting. Aisholpan will not be considered a true Eagle Hunter till she successfully hunts.

Eagles 101

Eagles Mongolia Hunters Hunting 101

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

These Blasts From The Past New York City Canada Goose “Kill Zones&# Revealed Help Save Migratory Birds! Say Hello to the South Hill Crossbill Snipe Hunt in the Bird Blogosphere 3 Million Page Views!

2011 140

2011 Deer New York New York City 140

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2017

In “Summer of the Sparrow,” actress and ABA board member Lili Taylor relates a dramatic tale of murderous passion directed towards a House Sparrow who has killed the Bluebird babies in her nest boxes. Another surprise is the two pieces on hunting, an interesting change from the essays on bird feeding in volume one.

2017 133

2017 Costa Rica 2007 Hunters 133

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

Ackerman interviews Robyn Fleming, a research librarian at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, who is documenting every owl-related artwork in the museum’s halls and storerooms, so far identifying 550 pieces. They are also hunted. They roost and hunt, at night (mostly) when we can’t see them.

Owls 200

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 200

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2021

Great Frigatebirds engage in “unihemispheric sleep” on hunting trips of six to ten days, never landing, sleeping less than an hour in a 24-hour cycle, often keeping one-half of their brain awake while the other slept. It is early April as I write this, and migration is beginning to trickle through to New York City.

Cyprus 244

Cyprus Slaughter Slaughtered Research 244

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2023

Plume hunting raged supreme 150 years ago, when egret feathers were part of a worldwide trade in feathers and other bird parts, used for women’s hats and other articles of clothing (but mostly hats), delighting the upper classes and practically wiping out bird species. It has become the cornerstone of U.S.

Connecticut 147

Connecticut Washington Legislation Hunting 147