10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2018

Scientists were largely limited to studies birds in breeding colonies, at least those we knew about and that were accessible (and, if you think that’s a complete list, you haven’t read the news that came out this week about a new colony of Adélie penguins found in the Danger Islands, Antarctica). Technology to the rescue!

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Albatross Penguins Research Breeding 114

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 23, 2011

For many birders a highlight of birding the southeastern United States, maybe even the definitive birding experience of the region, is taking in the great numbers and diversity of long-legged wading birds. Below is a family shot of at least six. Who knew?). Can you find all of them? A fairly Floridian morning.

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South Carolina Alligators Florida United States 157

10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2022

If I was an ornithologist aiming for a grant, I would now definitely highlight the need for more research on this topic. … Nest dismantling by the Hair-crested Drongo may be an adaptive behavior to increase fitness by reducing risk of future predation and competition for nest sites in the following breeding season” ( source ).

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

It was bit of a traumatic experience for me and I vowed to never own an animal again. But as I began my search for a new family member at local shelters, I noticed that something was terribly wrong—I couldn’t hold the dogs I was considering adopting for more than 5 minutes before going into a sneezing convulsion.

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Suffering Dogs Adoptable Fur 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Brown Pelicans , and the northernmost Brown Booby breeding colony on this side of the Pacific. That larger clade is in turn sister to a clade containing the four remaining totipalmate bird families, which do still seem to be related, and which needed a new order name once pelicans were removed. He could not say the same today.

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2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 157

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2019

So, I was very excited when I heard that Rick Wright was writing a book about sparrows, the first treatment of North American sparrows since 2001, possibly the first book about sparrows of North America, depending on your definition of that geographic area. Range and Geographic Variation. in German, and a Labrador Retriever named Gellert.

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North America Sparrows America United States 164

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

The first two questions were never definitely answered. Experiments in the field (the famed Asa Wright Nature Center veranda) involving Bananaquits and bananas came up with numbers ranging from 7 to 16, but a tanager always came along to interfere with Bananaquits’ noisy appreciation of their namesake fruit.

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Trinidad Birds South America Research 211

4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 2, 2012

With Petfinder’s mobile app, you can have access to the databases of 13,000 shelters and rescue organizations; and it definitely helps to have it with you as you bounce from one shelter to another, so you can compare fees and legal requirements.

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Pets Medical Adoptable Shelters 100

Animal Person

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Not the day, the film, where Bill Murray experiences the same day over and over again. The Humane Myth debunks any definition of humane farming you can create, though, and it would help animals enormously if we coached more people in the deconstructing of the notion of humane. There are few animal rights stories in the news.

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Chickens Slaughter Slaughtered Animal Rights 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

The Refuge has also become a place where people can experience and learn about wildlife and the places they call home, whether through self-guided discovery or by participating in one of our many educational programs. Seney National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1935 as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife.”

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2016

It does fit into a medium backpack (though keep in mind that it’s heavy, almost 3 pounds) and definitely onto the backseat of a car. The authors themselves–Rob Hume, Robert Still, Andy Swash, Hugh Harrop, and David Tipling–collectively have 100s of years of birding and photographic experience.

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Ireland Birds Groups Falcons 155

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

The guide covers the all–1194 species in the Species Accounts, including 959 native breeding species, 219 Nearctic migrants, 8 breeding visiting species, and 5 introduced species. Of the native breeding species, 112 are endemic or “very nearly endemic.” (Can Can you guess which of the species cited above are endemic?

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America El Salvador Costa Rica Honduras 214

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

Not to mention, its brilliantly bulbous crimson throat, bloated during breeding season must be a sight! They really appeared to enjoy this, because as soon as they swam back to the rocks they would line up again to repeat the experience. The Magnificent Frigatebird is the bird I would want to see. See who won the contest here!

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Brazil 2011 Birds Wildlife 222

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2013

Hornbills are spectacular under any circumstances, but when a pair lands in a bush beside you at eye-level and begin mutual preening , it makes for a spectacular experience. I was attending the 3rd Global Bird-watching Conference in Gujarat and suddenly surrounded not just be species that were completely new, but entire families of birds.

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2013 Birds Costa Rica India 168

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2012

It was a heart-pounding scene straight out of Jurassic Park, an odd experience for a laid-back pursuit like birding. Definitely one of the highlights of my birding career! Secretive, silent and undetectable outside of its breeding season, found only in the U.S. I wrote about the experience here.

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2012 Birds Guatemala Florida 160

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

1985) and Seabirds of the World: A Photographic Guide (1987) that covers all species of birds that spend most of their lives foraging, feeding, and flying over and on oceans, and, when not at sea, breeding in remote, inaccessible places. Coverage of all families is not comprehensive. Which ones? Does it follow fishing boats?

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Albatross North America Birds Groups 174

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2022

The Little Grebe is of course a very common bird that can still surprise by its beauty in its breeding plumage. ” I have a scientific background myself, and I guess some experiments on animals may sometimes be justifiable, but others just leave me disgusted, such as this one. Black-naped Orioles are breeding in Fengxian.

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