Bird Life — The Thing With Feathers
It’s not all war, all the time on this blog. I do take breaks. Last month it was for a …
Category Archives: Species
Snowy Owl in Florida
Not my photo … just whishin’ ….
Humans Overwhelming the Homestead
Grassland butterflies plummet across Europe Europe is facing huge losses in biodiversity as its grassland butterflies have declined by over …
Eagles make comeback at Hawk Mountain
As an amateur birder who waited in vain at Hawk Mountain, Pennsylvania one late autumn afternoon to see anything of …
Chimps Too Wage War
While I was hiding out from the news for a week or so, this little myth destroyer appeared. One of …
Dogs Protect Penguins
In what is believed to be a world first, a Maremma Guardian dog has been successfully used to protect Little …
Fish Stock Plummeting
We’ll all be vegans with no choice about it…. …walleye pollack, which accounts for a third of the total US …
Salmon Fishing Banned
We knew this was going to happen, following reports last month of the near disappearance of the fall run. Still, …
CA Oil Spill Update
“About 2,150 birds have been found dead or have died at the bird rescue center since Nov. 7, the day …
Bees and Frogs
Colony Collapse Disorder, which led to the loss of some 40 – 90% of the commercial bee hives in the …
Living Pollution
“[The] onslaught of “living pollution” has been particularly apparent and — in the case of viral hemorrhagic septicemia — gruesome …
Science by Citizen
The Audubon Society released a report today that has gotten some press attention: the severe decline in many bird species …