article thumbnail

The Amazing Exploding Dove Meets Montana

10,000 Birds

And of Wyoming. Reading the title, I feared you had succumbed to the “hook & bullet&# lifestyle of the Rockies and now carried a very, very big-calibered gun with you. They appear regularly on our Christmas Bird Counts and number in the hundreds. Whatever they used to be, they are now a bird of Montana.

Montana 137
article thumbnail

448 Great Things to do in Nature

10,000 Birds

Our increasingly sedentary and indoor lifestyles have taken their toll on our kids with childhood obesity, ADD/ADHD diagnosis and childhood drug abuse at unprecedented levels. Ken Keffer was born and raised in Wyoming. This has devastating consequences for their development and, ultimately, the health and future of humanity as a whole.

Milwaukee 265
article thumbnail

The five most unique birds in the world

10,000 Birds

While the ranking is limited by our current knowledge of the fossil record and the state of genetic sequencing techniques, it certainly spotlights some fascinating and enigmatic global treasures with unique physiologies and lifestyles. The Oilbird today lives only in South America, but fossils of similar species are known from Wyoming.