10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Four moments (and species) stand out in my own personal birding renaissance: I put an improvised birdbath in my yard to see if I can get the House Sparrows to stop munching on my lettuce plants, and a stunning Black-vented Oriole arrives to bathe. I realize I’m not in Kansas (well, California) anymore.

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Kansas Wounded ALA Squirrels 261

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2011

The trails that wound through woods and across meadows were wonderful and the lake, though small, is a beauty, and the entire park is just chock full of nice landscapes. Then we came to a wide open meadow with long grass, a view of the lake, Tree Swallows , Eastern Bluebirds , and Chipping Sparrows and it was nice.

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Kentucky Agenda Wounded Litter 160

10,000 Birds

APRIL 18, 2021

Five hatchling House Sparrows in a Happy Meal box,” said Johanna Walton, also in Connecticut. They showed me their wounds! “An almost fledgling American Kestrel stuffed in a large Dunkin’ Donuts paper coffee cup,” wrote Michelle Wellard in Philadelphia. One of them put him in their motorcycle box and they all brought him to me.

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Transported Wildlife Rehabilitation Bats Opossums 279

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2011

Olive Sea Snake that has had a dog visit it on the beach Olive Sea Snake with obvious bulge Stoke’s Sea Snake Stoke’s Sea Snake with wounds Dubois’ Sea Snake Dubois’ Sea Snake being returned to the sea! I hope you enjoy these photos! We had collected it to remove from the beach, but it was very useful for sea snakes.

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Australia Sharks 2011 Deer 198

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Soon after I was able to tick the ubiquitous House Sparrow in its native haunts where I was allowed to enjoy it. After the castle we wound our way through the Black Forest where we were able to watch a pair of Eurasian Three-toed Woodpeckers foraged a few feet in front of us. Once on our own, Jess and I decided to try a fun experiment.

Salamander 186

Salamander Germany Birds Blackbirds 186

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 14, 2023

A prime example is the 1958 Chinese campaign to eliminate sparrows, considered pests because they fed on grain. As Moss shows, this “Great Sparrow Campaign” was based on nothing more than the “scientific illiteracy and unbridled power” of one man, Mao Zedong.

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Bald Eagle Montenegro Zambia Zimbabwe 189