10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 5, 2015
The sky was becoming orange-pink; its reflections were colouring the water, while the rhino raised its head, water sipping through his half-open snout, itself shining from the last sun rays of the day. One Springbok gazelle came to drink, but kept a respectful distance staying by the smaller puddle.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 11, 2015
Statistics would go in favour of the Cape Glossy Starling , as I later learned.). There were no garden ponds, fountains or any other water sources there and to this day I have no clue what a wagtail was doing there (I also know that it raised an eyebrow in suspicion of my ID, but there are no other similar species around).
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10,000 Birds
JULY 15, 2011
Sadly, the thrushes that breed around my parents’ house are likely not very successful in raising young. Seeing thrushes carrying food brings hope to me anyway, even if it is statistically unlikely that the young will ever fledge.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 22, 2015
The closer one raises her head, than lies back. Telia watches him in half-amusement, then raises and gives a low, bull-like roar, provoking the lapwings to an excited screech, makes a few steps and lies down. Telia yawns, raises and sprays her urine on a dead tree stump, marking her territory. The other two are motionless.
Animal Ethics
JANUARY 20, 2008
It is not in dispute that, in modern factory farms, animals are raised in massively overcrowded, unnatural warehouses. For more detailed descriptions of the conditions in which farm animals are raised, see here , here , and here. Premise (4) is widely acknowledged. Running time: 12 Minutes. Trivial or insignificant reasons won’t do.
10,000 Birds
MAY 7, 2015
The event is spearheaded by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and has as goal to raise money for bird conservation and to tally 4000 of the world’s birds in a single day. Lots of numbers and statistics can be gleaned from the final tally. The idea has become wildly popular and has generated some side competition.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 14, 2011
Letters from Eden (Houghton Mifflin, 2006) will soon be followed by a memoir about the birds she has raised, healed, studied and followed throughout her life. From July 1 2008-June 30 2009 Ducks Unlimited raised 200.4 She illustrates her books and magazine articles with her own sketches and watercolor paintings.
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