10,000 Birds

MARCH 25, 2020

It’s the only one in all of Mexico. And here we are, in 2020, being told to shun human contact as much as possible. Wander into a bit of abandoned second-growth forest. But if you can, do go out and look for a new, no-human patch. The nearest Audubon Club chapter? That would also be in San Miguel de Allende.

Birds 126

Birds Abandonment Abandon Abandoning 126

10,000 Birds

APRIL 14, 2021

I would have guessed it would be the first species to abandon this now-disturbed site. In Mexico they call the Ash-throated Flycatcher “Copetón Triste” , or Sad Crested-Bird; it’s mournful call distinguishes it from other nearly-identical flycatchers of the Myiarchus genus. But, thank God, it has not.

2013 157

2013 Abandonment Abandon Abandoning 157

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 2, 2015

There are a few places where that is especially obvious, and one of those is the town of Cape Coral, just north of Naples along the Gulf of Mexico. You can tell which abandoned lots host owls by a small roped off area with the tell-tale t-bars that the owls perch upon.

Owls 192

Owls Tenant Florida United States 192

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2016

Bats just love to fly into human hair!” Two: Humans are diurnal, which means they are normally active during the day. Three: Why would anyone , no matter what their species, want to become tangled in human hair? million-year-old early human. Porcupines throw their quills! On to the avian world.

Wildlife Rehabilitation 169

Wildlife Rehabilitation Porcupines Raccoons Ethiopia 169

10,000 Birds

APRIL 17, 2012

This week marks the 2-year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico. As you read the below timeline and see the below images, don’t ever forget the perils that walk hand-in-hand with human greed. October 26, 2011 BP is awarded a permit to drill another exploratory well in the Gulf of Mexico.

2010 223

2010 Louisiana 2012 2011 223

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2021

There is a photo of him caring for a White-chinned Sapphire in the book, the only human pictured in Dunn’s 16-page collection of hummingbird photographs, and it is inspiring. A good part of The Glitter in the Green is devoted to the history of how hummingbirds have been treated and depicted and valued or not valued by human beings.

Costa Rica 264

Costa Rica Brazil Bolivia Ecuador 264

10,000 Birds

MARCH 25, 2015

Whoever is in charge of names in the area had abandoned an unwise relationship with compound names ((meaning Redwinged Starlings were Red-winged Starlings again) and seemed to have shifted the names of lots of species around in the hopes of aligning them with the IOC (goodbye louries). How many copies of Sasol does one human need?

Africa 152

Africa South Africa Zimbabwe Penguins 152