10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2022

They did flush eventually, but not because of humans. Houston Audubon instituted a ‘no hunting’ policy and by July 1995, there were 50 heron nests on the island, protected from mammalian predators by the large alligators in the waterways. Surprisingly, the Avocet area was not fenced off.

Houston 255

Houston Texas Sanctuary Sparrows 255

Animal Person

AUGUST 19, 2009

Are the kids cooking monkey, cat, dog, alligator or turtle? If you're going to call something an anthropological adventure, it would make sense to teach the kids about the other animals humans eat and give the kids the opportunity to prepare and eat dog, cat and monkey, no? But I bet anything doesn't go.

Cooking 100

Cooking Chickens Factory Monkeys 100

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

Dogs are able to detect diseases such as cancer and diabetes and warn humans of impending heart attacks and strokes. In many ways, human emotions are the gifts of our animal ancestors. Dogs can differentiate dilutions of 1 part per billion, follow faint odor trails, and are 10,000 times more sensitive than humans to certain odors.

Emotional 100

Emotional Animal Whales Whaling 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

I am, of course, referring to Alligator mississippiensis , more commonly known as the American Alligator , or, colloquially, as gators. Though alligator attacks are rare they do happen. According to Wikipedia : Alligators are capable of killing humans, but are generally wary enough not to see them as a potential prey.

Alligators 176

Alligators Reptiles New York City Florida 176

10,000 Birds

MAY 26, 2018

Alligator on nest. Another supporter said the place would let “families…connect with each other as human beings” ( SunSentinel ). Adding 80,000 individual external automobile trips per day to existing traffic in the region, increasing CO? Again, really?

Miami 174

Miami Las Vegas Alligators Minnesota 174

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2016

Others, by their own admission, are Luddites and believe that the pinnacle of human technological achievement was reached on the day that man first bound a notebook in moleskin. Alligator River NWR–Milltail Rd. Alligator River NWR–Milltail Rd. a (manastirski put). 13 Feb 2016. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary.

2016 151

2016 Sanctuary Australia Wildlife 151

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Others, by their own admission, are Luddites and believe that the pinnacle of human technological achievement was reached on the day that man first bound a notebook in moleskin. Alligator River NWR–Milltail Rd. Alligator River NWR–Milltail Rd. a (manastirski put). 13 Feb 2016. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 154

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

Others, by their own admission, are Luddites and believe that the pinnacle of human technological achievement was reached on the day that man first bound a notebook in moleskin. Alligator River NWR–Milltail Rd. Alligator River NWR–Milltail Rd. a (manastirski put). 13 Feb 2016. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary.

2016 104

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 104

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2016

Others, by their own admission, are Luddites and believe that the pinnacle of human technological achievement was reached on the day that man first bound a notebook in moleskin. Alligator River NWR–Milltail Rd. Alligator River NWR–Milltail Rd. a (manastirski put). 13 Feb 2016. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary.

2016 100

2016 Ghana Sanctuary Australia 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2016

Others, by their own admission, are Luddites and believe that the pinnacle of human technological achievement was reached on the day that man first bound a notebook in moleskin. Alligator River NWR–Milltail Rd. Alligator River NWR–Milltail Rd. a (manastirski put). 13 Feb 2016. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2016

Others, by their own admission, are Luddites and believe that the pinnacle of human technological achievement was reached on the day that man first bound a notebook in moleskin. Alligator River NWR–Milltail Rd. Alligator River NWR–Milltail Rd. Fork-tailed Sunbird – Aethopyga christinae. Ng Tung Chai.

2016 100

2016 Ghana Sanctuary Australia 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2016

Others, by their own admission, are Luddites and believe that the pinnacle of human technological achievement was reached on the day that man first bound a notebook in moleskin. Alligator River NWR–Milltail Rd. Alligator River NWR–Milltail Rd. a (manastirski put). 13 Feb 2016. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary.

2016 100

2016 Ghana Sanctuary Australia 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

As a birder, I’ve seen the sounds of guns scare off geese and ducks I was trying to observe in New Jersey waters, and shuddered over the skins of Northern Pintails and American Wigeons seen in boats along Alligator Alley, Florida. I was really taken aback when I saw this. So–not a fan of hunting.

Ducks 145

Ducks Geese North America Hunters 145