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This game is for the birds, owl-bviously

10,000 Birds

Ladies and gentlemen, I—and Steven Colbert—give you the Superb Owl. It’s about time that owls get their due, beyond just Hedwig from Harry Potter which is probably the main reason why the public gives a hoot about another Snowy Owl invasion. Also, special “get well soon” to Washington, DC’s Snowy Owl.). Is it ghostly ?

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Unlikely Animal Friends

4 The Love Of Animals

From dolphins and dogs who are swimming buddies, playful cheetahs and puppies who are best friends, owls and kitties playing leapfrog and much more! Watch a clip of an owl and the pussycat: What about an adorable cheetah and a Labrador puppy? NAT GEO WILD is sharing some of the most unlikely of animal friendships!

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Wildlife Rehabber Misidentification

10,000 Birds

Erin Smithies-Baker wrote, “I once had someone call and say they were bringing me a baby hawk … or maybe an owl… no wait, a heron … I couldn’t wait to see what the heck this baby hawkowlheron was. I had a cockatoo, a vulture, a Snowy Owl , and various hawks that all turned out to be pigeons,” wrote Joanne Cina-Dreeben.

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Finally. Jasmine the Greyhound

Animal Person

It wouldn’t matter if it was a puppy, a fox cub, a rabbit or, any other lost or hurting Animal, Jasmine would peer into the box or cage and, where possible, deliver a welcoming lick. We had two puppies that had been abandoned by a nearby railway line. Geoff relates one of the early incidents. “We And one roe deer fawn. Link: [link].

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Winter Wanderland

10,000 Birds

I was high and happy, not from “420” drugs but from the altitude and the anticipation of seeing woodpeckers and owls I had never seen before. We returned home for a good dinner with friends, some wine and a night dreaming of raspberry coulis, puppies and ducks. Not worth a detour, but when in the vicinity, do check it out.

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Come See Birds and…Everything

10,000 Birds

Most of them based in a single attractive, historic, and easily walkable city or town, my tours, under VENT’s Birds, Nature, and Culture rubric, always see plenty of birds: hoopoes and rollers in France, Great Bustards and bean geese in Germany, Fulvous Owls and Black-capped Swallows in Guatemala are just a few examples.

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