Animal Person

DECEMBER 17, 2009

And I didn’t properly research the ramifications of going to VLS, because if I had, I wouldn’t have been so shocked when I heard about my inevitable debt and low-paying job prospects. Or as if the other team is even aware the game is being played and has agreed to participate. That’s not sport. That’s cowardice.

Bears 100

Bears Vermont Laws Wounded 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

I used to play Subbuteo as a kid … a kind of tip-kick football game that was named after this species (apparently, the inventors first wanted to name the game “Hobby” but that was rejected as too generic, or so the story goes). The Eurasian Hobby was another notable raptor of the month.

Birds 199

Birds China Eggs Owls 199

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 31, 2011

At this age, they are also able to make short flights, a highly desirable trait for game birds. You can see that they forage much like chickens, eating seeds, leaves, and flowers from grasses, shrubs, and trees as well as insects. My guess is that these chicks are about five weeks old. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzb-2SrSgi8

California 222

California Eggs Gophers Rattlesnake 222

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2011

When I upped my goal to some insane stratospheric level in June, going back to find things like Lesser Prairie-Chicken (which I missed) became more problematic. But that is all part of the game that is the big year. Kudos to him for all the research he did to make people more aware of birding. And stay healthy.

New York City 157

New York City New York New Hampshire Research Center 157

10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2015

Severe weather can stress birds and even influence the coloration of their feathers , new research finds. Why did the chicken cross the archipelago? Researchers have figured out where the thought-to-be-extinct Bryan’s Shearwater is roosting. Scientists investigate the DNA of Hawaii’s free-roaming fowl. Different, but the same?

Malta 184

Malta Barn Owls Fowl Cyprus 184

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2011

On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me: A Partridge in a Pear Tree The partridge, a member of the pheasant family, has been a traditional game bird in England for centuries. This gift is no doubt one of fancy domesticated chickens ( Gallus gallus domesticus ) from France, cooked perhaps in the Parisian style.

Turtles 279

Turtles 2004 United Kingdom Birds 279