10,000 Birds

JULY 17, 2011

All eight hunters on the commission think it’s a good idea to shoot cranes in Kentucky. Why allow hunters to shoot right into the middle of them? As you’ll remember, Kentucky’s Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources unanimously passed its sandhill crane hunting proposal. The proposal now goes to the U.S. What if they’re shot?

Kentucky 260

Kentucky Hunters Protest Protesters 260

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 26, 2016

Because they like to hunt in the tree canopy , they will also eat “iguanas, parrots, porcupines, coatimundis, and raccoons.” These eagles are known to take down Howler Monkeys, baby deer, and sloths, just to name a few of their favorite meals.

Panama 102

Panama Grizzly Bear Porcupines Monkeys 102

10,000 Birds

APRIL 8, 2016

Another time I was wearing gloves, just as I should have been, and an adult raccoon bit through them and took a divot out of my middle finger. Most of mine are small mammals,” said Denise Hunter. “It didn’t really hurt until my co-worker pried him off and the talon came out of the hole.

Wildlife Rehabilitation 189

Wildlife Rehabilitation Wounded Wildlife Opossums 189

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2022

Tianmashan bonus mammal: a Raccoon Dog – though it looks a lot like a raccoon, it is actually more closely related to foxes than to raccoons. But then, I am not a hunter, and do not understand them either). The White’s Thrush will keep pretending to be a reptile.

Raccoons 262

Raccoons Birds Oregon China 262

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

…Sure, we got lots of ‘em javelina and wild hogs too” But I explained to him that I was a hunter of a different kind and that I was looking for tiny owls and not wild pigs. Maybe it was my weird accent or maybe the ranch manager had wax in his ears – but I didn’t get the response I was looking for.

Owls 191

Owls Texas Arizona Pigs 191