10,000 Birds

MAY 27, 2013

Much like Carrie’s recent experiences being hoodwinked by non-bird sources of birdy-sounding calls , I’ve had my share of animal encounters out in the field. In New York and Chicago, they’ve been pretty mundane—a White-tailed Deer here, an Eastern Cottontail rabbit there. Not yet, knock on wood.)

Coyotes 197

Coyotes Nevada Rattlesnake Mules 197

4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 1, 2011

Hospice Tails is a series of true stories about my experiences with pets and patients as a hospice social worker. The thin, spider-web scars on her knuckles spoke to intimate experience with hand-to-hand combat. But mean as a rattlesnake,” Barb’s sister said. It took only one look at Barb to know she had lived a hard life.

Pit Bulls 100

Pit Bulls AKC Rattlesnake Shelters 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2014

We took in a bit of the Disney experience this time down – it’s hard to avoid it with young children and doting grandparents – and even I cannot deny the skill at which the Disney corporation packages and sells nostalgia. Instead I stumbled upon this little Pigmy Rattlesnake, of the dark Florida barbouri subspecies.

Florida 192

Florida Rattlesnake North Carolina Ducks 192