I’m a night owl and love sitting outside late at night with my dogs. Most of the time, it’s quiet and peaceful, but there are times when you hear life and death struggles going on between wild animals and outside pets. One night two owls working together attacked a neighbor’s cat. I could hear the […]
Tag Archives: Bird of Prey
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Dec
Dec
Consisting of over 500 acres of bird watching territory, Daingerfield State Park in Texas is a great spot to visit the next time you are out birding. In addition to bird watching, you can camp, fish, swim and hike at Daingerfield State Park in Texas. It has amazing fall hawk migrations, as well as terrific […]
The northern goshawk, accipiter gentilis, is the largest of North America’s “true hawks.” They measure 19 to 27 inches (48.2 to 68.5 centimeters), weigh 1 to 3 pounds (0.45 to 1.3 kilograms) and have a wingspan of 1.7 to 4 feet (0.5 to 1.2 meters) from wingtip to wingtip. Females are usually larger than males. […]
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Mar
Mar
Bird watching can be both exciting and relaxing, but when it comes to owls and bird watching, it can sometimes be spectacular. Although you will rarely catch sight of owls in Houston, Texas during the day, you can often glimpse them as the sun is setting or in the early dawn. There are several species […]
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Nov
Nov
There are two types of foreign interests. There’s the “oh, look at me, I’m so rich I can afford to buy a chimpanzee or an elephant or a crocodile or an albino” kind of exotic pets and then there’s the “you know, I really love animals and I want to. Go up a little bit […]
The rock hyrax, procavia capensis, may look like a guinea pig, but is actually more closely related to both elephants and manatees. They stand about 8 to 12 inches (30.5 centimeters) tall at the shoulders and measure 11.8 to 22.8 inches (30 to 58 centimeters) long. They weigh anywhere from 4 to 12 pounds (1.8 […]