10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2015

” We don’t call any rodents “flightless rodents” though almost all of them are. Soon after carnivores that could hunt on land evolved, things like ancestral centipedes. Not all birds fly, but all birds have flight related anatomy and at least descend from those that did.

Rodents 188

Rodents Primates Bats Science 188

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Inserts in rodent poisons that assure the public they will not kill anything but the offending rats or mice pedal the same questionable claims as those of the snake oil salesmen of bygone days. We use toxins, pesticides, and herbicides in many ways, from dusting our pansies to increasing the yield of thousands of acres of crops.

Wildlife Rehabilitation 189

Wildlife Rehabilitation Bald Eagle Rescue Wildlife 189

10,000 Birds

JUNE 19, 2012

The quills of the “Saqu Ettair” Secretarybirds feed on small lizards, insects, rodents, birds eggs and, of course, snakes. Watching them hunt is fascinating. Another strategy regularly employed by these weird raptors is that they will soar great distances, utilizing thermals in search of bush-fires.

Botswana 225

Botswana Eagles Porcupines Hunting 225