Critter News
MAY 16, 2009
Abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear in the oceans makes up around 10 percent of all marine litter. And the problem is getting worse as we continue overfishing the oceans. It's easy to overlook ocean issues when there are so many other things to think about. But the oceans are also an ecosystem with living beings.).
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 23, 2020
Just before we left Victoria and returned home to Broome I was doing one of my regular walks from Foster to Fish Creek. The pair of birds flew directly overhead and on towards Fish Creek. The trail was littered with discarded nuts and seeds and I often encountered this. I stopped to take in the view one last time.
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10,000 Birds
MAY 25, 2012
We take to our snowmobiles and head out on the land to dig through seven or eight feet of ice and go ice fishing. Pretty much the whole of Arctic Bay empties for the weekend, as most people head out to one of four lakes or rivers that form part of the annual fishing derby. A Glaucous Gull in poor light.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 13, 2012
I applaud responsibility, but please don’t litter.) Fish and Wildlife Service. The former provided itself readily enough — it was a day of unfolding leaves and butterflies, emerging flowers, basking turtles, and just to ensure that I remained on-topic, jewel-colored Trojan wrappers left beside the path. (C’mon,
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 21, 2012
The husks of box elder seeds littered the ground, neatly stripped and devoured. Fish and Wildlife Service. They moved around a lot, but I would say there were at least thirty and maybe up to fifty individuals, in a variety of plumages that seemed to speak of a successful breeding season. Photo by Dave Menke, courtesy of the U.S.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 26, 2012
Apparently without fidelity to a specific mate, although pairs will soon move off and establish, and defend, their own territory to raise their litter. This Gyrfalcon rests and watches near an area frequented by several hare … A fish may love a bird, but where would they live?
10,000 Birds
JUNE 24, 2012
The resident Pied Oystercatchers were feeding on the mud as the tide continued to fall and the Brahminy Kites circled over the creek looking for fish. There were five Sacred Kingfishers flitting from rock to rock as we followed the creek.
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