10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Johnny rooks love novelty, crave company, hate boredom, and do risky things all the time, investigating anything that catches their curious eyes. The Northern crested caracara, below, was photographed in Skycomish, Washington, 45 miles east of Seattle, in 2014.) Like us, they seem to have an uncontrollable urge for discovery.

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Guyana South America Washington DC 232

Critter News

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

KING-TV reports that both the state Department of Fish and Wildlife and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are investigating the deaths. On Monday, a sea lion was found dead on West Seattle’s Lincoln Park beach. Investigators say they do not know who is responsible.

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Sea Lions Lions Wounded Washington 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2016

Thru the course of time, travel, and a lot of different occupations, he ended up living in Seattle, and met a girl with a sailboat. This beautiful story is Tom’s first contribution to 10,000 Birds : My wife and I sailed our sailboat down from cold, rainy Seattle to warm, sunny La Paz, Mexico several years ago. Mom on nest.

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San Diego Seattle Eggs California 164

10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2015

Seattle doesn’t root just for the Seahawks … study reports that Emerald City residents (and those of Berlin, Germany) find common birds like finches and corvids worth opening their wallets for. Scientists investigate the DNA of Hawaii’s free-roaming fowl. Why did the chicken cross the archipelago?

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Malta Barn Owls Cyprus Fowl 180