10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 20, 2014

So intent had I been on my footing, that I missed my handing, leaned back against fresh air and joined the leaf-litter with an earthy slump.The real miracle of the day was that the owl was still there when I had stopped sliding and it stayed while I clambered back up.

Owls 223

Owls DC Litter Reptiles 223

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

Looking for Northern Shrikes and redpolls was a test for winter gear and wind chill factors but the birds weren’t going to be there in the hot days of summer. For example, around here, we have to watch our step for vipers wonderfully camouflaged in the leaf litter.

Costa Rica 203

Costa Rica 2019 Birds Litter 203

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2017

Seeing this giant, awkward yet majestic bird walk through the densely littered landscape was a surreal experience. (4) I tested the waters before my California pelagic, with a brief Atlantic Ocean voyage, a whale watching trip from Montauk, N.Y. 4) Small Pratincole. But, I saw the bird! I even managed to get a single photo. (9)

2016 167

2016 India Ducks Costa Rica 167

10,000 Birds

APRIL 11, 2015

My own teenage son is testing his boundaries and I had hoped to escape the stress of rebellion for the afternoon. Given the chance, I would gladly take the opportunity to berate the world in general for littering and for carelessly discarding cigarettes, but I must come clean and tell you the whole story.

Atlanta 241

Atlanta Litter Reptiles Science 241

10,000 Birds

MARCH 25, 2024

Then we are both hopeless … Anyway, the paper tests whether small roads in a forest are a hindrance to birds – are they reluctant to cross? … [They] have long, downward-curved bills, used to work through the leaf litter … They are typically long tailed, dark brown above, and white or orange-brown below.

Burma 246

Burma Vietnam Birds Laos 246

Critter News

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

From plastics made from feather protein to diesel fuel made from fat to organic fertilizer made from poultry litter, the USA's top meat producers are developing new uses and markets for the animal parts that humans won't eat, says Tom Cook, president of the National Renderers Association in Alexandria, Va.

Animal 100

Animal South Carolina Meat Litter 100