10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

Others are only known from a specimen or two sitting in the drawer of a research institution. Mauritius Night-Heron. Most people oppose large-scale, indiscriminate, hunting of birds but it still happens all over the world. Mauritius Owl. Olson’s Petrel. Viti Levu Scrubfowl. Maupiti Monarch. Kona Grosbeak.

Mauritius 171

Mauritius Djibouti Guam Goats 171

10,000 Birds

MAY 30, 2019

Done properly, a young hawk is curtailed in a growing compulsion to fly greater distances and hunt for herself by a process sometimes called “manning.” ” Cade was later to comment, “1951 was when I first saw the high-flying style of hunting performed by the wilderness-inhabiting Peregrines of Alaska.”

Falcons 177

Falcons California Condor Alaska Texas 177

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2018

Pink pigeon near Le Pétrin, Mauritius by Michael Hanselmann, used under Creative Commons license. A bit of background: Pink Pigeons are medium-sized, pink/gray/ brown birds found on the island of Mauritius, Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar. He is the Harvey Weinstein of Pink Pigeons). We know what those large flocks were like.

Mauritius 101

Mauritius Stud Zoos Eggs 101