All, While coming out of Best Buy in Sterling, VA yesterday, we had a pair of red-tail hawks circling overhead! I think they must have been looking for some...
Monday while I was out in the yard, I noticed 3 squirrels were out there at the bird feeders. One was our Black Squirrel! Haven't seen him in a long time so...
Well, last night we had a new visitor to our backyard bird feeder, but I was too slow to get his picture. Tonight, I was lucky, and Holly was ready for him!...
That's pretty cool; I wonder if it's the same one? This spring, we had a Grackle visit that had a particular deformity on his upper bill, and the same...
Hi, I'm really interested in our UK wallabies, and am calling upon each and everyone here that may be living in the British Isles, to help me in collating as...
Well, it looks like winter is on the way here in Northern Virginia. This past week, we have had quite a few new visitors to our feeders--most notably the...
I just wanted to report that when I came home on Friday, we had a flurry of activity at the feeders - a Pigeon, Mourning Doves, Carolina Chickadees, Titmice, a...
Jeremy, We also had our first Juncos here in Centreville on Friday. Our feeder activity is also up with Carolina Chickadees, Tufted Titmouse, American...
FYI... Nov. 2, 2004 National Zoo staff euthanized a 12-year-old male cheetah this morning, after several weeks of treating it for complications associated with...
Jeremy, That is a great sighting!!! We have only ever had 1 in the yard. Red breasted are showing up in good numbers this year, could be a good year for ...
This article can be found at: http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/11/06/1099547432198.html?oneclick=true A race against time November 7, 2004 There's a...
Sorry it's late; so you may have already heard about this one. I haven't seen any yet, but I have heard that some anti-zoo media moguls were tying to use this...
Actually, I hadn't heard that one yet - thanks for the post. That is sad news, but I would say that that particular incident sounds accidental. I think that...
'bout a Sharp-shinned Hawk... This one stopped by and had a good long look at our bird feeder, but then flew off before I could get a shot of him/her flying -...
I agree. The public will never give the zoo the benefit of the doubt as long as certain members of the media continue their 'selective reporting'. I am still...
Looks like a sharp shinned to me! Only looked at the thumb nail so far and that's what it appears to be. Notice the squared tail which is a sure field mark...
Hello group, I don't post much, I know.... but Sunday I was in the pine barrens (near Whiting NJ) and out in the woods I saw a beautiful ring-necked pheasant....
On a good note: National Zoo's First Litter of Cheetahs Born A litter of four cheetahs was born at the Smithsonian's National Zoo on Tuesday, Nov. 23. The...
Sorry for the short notice, but I just found out that Animal Planet is airing Growing Up Orangutan tonight at 8, which features the work by Lone Droscher...
All, I don't know if any of you had heard, but the Red-Tail Hawk living in NYC was evicted from his home, but after much protesting by many wildlife ...
I've heard a lot about this on the news, well the news out of NYC anyway. I don't know why I didn't think of mentioning it to the group. Thanks Holly! Janet ...
Hi All, Yes, this has been a fascinating story. PBS did a documentary recently about the Pale Male Red Tail Hawk story. You can go into www.palemale.com and...
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We participated in the Loudoun County Christmas count Dec26 in Sector 1. We did the Beaverdam sub-sector which consists of the Beaverdam area and Brambleton...
All, More sad news from the National Zoo today, the female Komodo Dragon, Kraken died. Here's a copy of the story in the Washington Post today. Holly Komodo...
Wow, sounds like you had a pretty good day out there with several owls. I'm impressed! Are these bird counts open to anyone or just for experienced birders? ...
All, As the year 2004 finally comes to an end, it's time to get ready for another exciting year of wildlife watching in 2005! So, in preparation for a great...
National Audubon Christmas Counts are open to anyone beginning or experienced that is interested. The counts take place over an approximate 3 week period....
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