10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 1, 2013
As it happened, my driving route took me right by the Smokies, and for an extra hour I could swing by Clingman’s Dome, the highest point in the National Park, and a traditional spot for North Carolina birders looking to add this incredibly range-restricted species to their state lists. The time, it seemed, was finally right.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 9, 2013
Two days ago I went on Facebook and queried some of my exhausted compatriots: if you could have one wish right now – anything in the world – what would it be? “I A hot tub for my sore muscles,” wrote Sigrid in Colorado. “A I don’t want to be too hasty in my response,” wrote Gay in Virginia. wrote Heilke in Colorado.
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10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 27, 2011
They are able to breed at the age of 5-6 weeks so it is easy to see, given the right conditions how quickly their population can grow. The energy they expend will be sorely needed to get them through the winter and get them home to their breeding range up here. Lemmings can have four or five litters a year of as many eight young.
Critter News
JANUARY 9, 2010
I think that they are effective and, while I don't always agree with them, we would sorely miss them if they disappeared from the animal rights community. Tags: animal rights political movement PETA. They have an energy and edginess that is fundamental to the movement. They keep people on their toes.
10,000 Birds
MAY 29, 2011
… The delicious mojito that I gulped down with lunch had sufficiently numbed my poor, sore butt enough that getting back on the bike caused no pain. Joining this story a bit late? Click here for part one. Click here for part two. The view was nice but the uphill ride was not pleasant at the end of the day.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 22, 2013
Rumor has it that the sorely-needed authoritative book on flycatchers is in the works…it can not be published quickly enough. Although it is impossible for me to prove this, you should take the word of this Overlord Ornithologist when I say there are simply more good birders around right now. 6) Taxonomy. 9) Birdfinding.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 8, 2016
Yeah right! Right now I have a nice hickey on my arm from a Canada Goose. They don’t love us like we love them, right? He knew right where to bite, too – the skin between the thumb and first finger. It was swollen and sore for two weeks.”. “One talon really close to the eye, and a scratch on the forehead.”.
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