10,000 Birds
JANUARY 4, 2012
Western Screech-Owl ( Megascops kennicottii ) photos by Larry Jordan It’s been an interesting winter in my neck of the woods. They are tolerant of humans and often nest and hunt in residential areas and suburban parks if suitable trees for nests and roosts are available.
10,000 Birds
JULY 18, 2013
It’s clear that ibis have been part of human civilization for as long as there has been civilization of which to be part. White-faced Ibis at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge – Larry Jordan, 10,000 Birds. Biblical tales? No wonder ibis are so beloved. Scarlet Ibis , photo by Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela.
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10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
An op-ed in the Washington Post by Gabriel Foley and Jordan Rutter is a fine summary of the arguments, and there is a good background article at Birdwatching magazine. But the cost of changing the installed hardware base and the human capital invested in QWERTY effectively precludes those alternatives.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 9, 2011
Leucism “is a condition characterized by reduced pigmentation in animals and humans.&# Corey Mar 11th, 2011 at 12:03 am Well, it did swim pretty much directly in front of me, which made it easy… Larry Jordan Mar 13th, 2011 at 10:29 am Great find Corey! I for one missed it. Do you think it is the female?
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 26, 2013
Many species build nests of sticks or mud or spit on human-made structures , or in houses we’ve constructed specifically for their use. That’s probably why they’ve endeared themselves to human culture over the centuries. Bank-Swallows Digging Burrows and Building Nests – Larry Jordan, The Birder’s Report.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 6, 2013
Sure, they may lack the audacious colors of jays or the imposing attitudes of raptors, but it is wrens, with jaunty tails and brazen attitudes and ringing, rambling voices, that re on anyone’s short list of favorite garden birds for almost as long as humans have paid attention to birds. House Wren , Troglodytes aedon.
10,000 Birds
MAY 8, 2013
A Vortex of Turkey Vultures During Fall Migration – Larry Jordan, The Birders’ Report. Turkey Vultures Get No Respect – Larry Jordan, 10,000 Birds. International Vulture Awareness Day – Larry Jordan, The Birders’ Report. Vultures, Human Evolution, and Windmills – Greg Laden, 10,000 Birds.
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