4 The Love Of Animals
AUGUST 29, 2016
Guest author Katie Kapro holds her MFA in nonfiction writing. When walking around town, she often finds herself talking to more dogs than people. Binkie cringes when I call her dog Mick Jagger. “Mickey,” she corrects. “His name is Mickey.” … Continue reading → The post The Grey-Hairs: Growing Old with Pets appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 12, 2016
Today’s blog was written by Kathy Hershey, co-founder of Utopia Wildlife Rehabilitators in Hope, Indiana. The voice on the other end of the phone was panicked. “There’s a huge bird chasin’ the kids around the trailer park! You better do something about it, or we’re gonna shoot it!”. It was happening again … Parker was back. Parker was an adult Turkey Vulture who enjoyed playing with children.
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Animal Ethics
AUGUST 1, 2016
This blog had 634 visits during July, which is an average of 20.4 visits per day. A year ago, the average was 27.4.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 18, 2016
It’s hot outside and inside… I am drinking the WHE brew, a Belgrade beer made upon a Neolithic Turdas-Vinca culture recipe (a great brew, my only complaint: bottles are girly-small!) and dreaming of a place where the heat is moderate, beer snake-cold and birds innumerable… Let’s say, where the average annual maximum varies from 22 to 24 degrees Celsius / 72 to 75 Fahrenheit and where some 700+ bird species – 24 of them endemic – are waiting for an intrepid birder… Answer
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10,000 Birds
AUGUST 26, 2016
By the time August rolls around, wildlife rehabilitators are fried. There have been months of late-night phone calls, hordes of orphans, and lots of less-than-satisfying encounters with the public, who, shall we say, don’t always have the best interests of wildlife at heart. Here is a typical wildlife rehabber near the end of August: But then something amazing happens.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 19, 2016
Long ago, before I became the bird-name rancoteur I am today, I had an idle question. Why, I asked myself, did the loons come to be called loons in the English-speaking regions of North America when they were already known by the much more practical term divers back in the colonists’ mother country? As the title suggests, Lapwings, Loons & Lousy Jacks has the answer (it’s to do with the evolution of language and the fact that colloquial names come in and out of currency, but I ur
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10,000 Birds
AUGUST 24, 2016
(With regards to The Smiths for the title inspiration). North American listers, if you haven’t already been following the latest drama in bird taxonomy, courtesy of two new studies at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, buckle up … because it’s probably going to be a bumpy ride. The first paper, in the new issue of Current Biology , compares the genetics of Blue-winged and Golden-winged Warblers.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 17, 2016
After sixteen days touring the interior west and west coast of the United States with my family I am back in New York City. Well, actually, I got back a couple of days ago but between catching up on sleep, having to go to work, and dealing with a health issue this is my first chance to write about the trip at all. And, let me tell you, it was an amazing trip with gorgeous scenery, lots of cool mammals, and, of course, a whole big bunch of birds!
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 5, 2016
Years ago, when I reviewed Brian Kimberling’s Snapper , I reflected a bit on the pros and cons of writing in the chatty, conversational style of the loquacious guy on the next bar stool. Given that it’s a style I myself often adopt (and sometimes fail at), it’s something I’ve thought a lot about. Pulled off properly it can be charming, funny, discursive and yet rewarding.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 25, 2016
No one can accuse me of being a twitcher but when I checked my email Sunday morning and found that the local list serve posted a Summer Tanager ( Piranga rubra ) only 45 minutes from my home, well, that would be a lifer for me Click on photos for full sized image. So off I went, camera in hand, to see if I could find the wayward bird. No sooner had I parked and gotten out of my car when some of the folks at the campground asked if I was “looking for the bird?
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 11, 2016
How do you do it? How do you beat the birding doldrums, knowing that new species will arrive soon but are still tied up completing last season’s business? Share your best tips on making the most of the quiet times. And while you’re at it, of course, tell us where you’ll be this weekend and if you’ll be birding. Share your plans in the comments below.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 11, 2016
As a birder, this 72 minute documentary film about the Duck Stamp Contest didn’t accomplish what I was hoping it might – get people excited about the Duck Stamp, or at least wildlife conservation. It did neither. The film began with a very brief history of the stamp, which is probably not well know by most casual observers. An explanation is given about how market hunters and the draining of wetlands left no place for migrating waterfowl to land or feed and “ the Great Plains s
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 28, 2016
To say that my birding has been limited this year is an understatement. My spring and early summer were sucked away from me by the work involved in producing a new field guide to the Carolinas. That project is mostly complete now, but life has a way of stealing that time you’d rather spend birding, and the oppressively hot summer has made the prospect of standing out in the buggy wilderness staring at messy molting birds and squawking fledglings less than appealing.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 21, 2016
I am not entirely sure whether most birders outside Germany know or realize that Germany still has a decent population of one of Europe’s most attractive and desired bird species: the Great Bustard Otis tarda. This species, one of the heaviest birds able to fly, was once common through most of southern and central Europe and all the way to Mongolia, but was driven to extinction by hunting and changes in agricultural practises in most of its European range during the 19th and early 20th cen
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10,000 Birds
AUGUST 14, 2016
Maybe this is the kid in me talking, but summer beats every other season for me. It’s like Seals & Croft said: “Summer breeze, makes me feel fine, blowing through the jasmine in my mind.” Unless we’re talking about birding, in which case the jasmine in my mind– whatever that is –patiently waits for migration! In the interim, I hung around Lake Ontario watching Mallards oppressing American Black Ducks.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 17, 2016
Look out below! This Bald Eagle, photographed by Corey, was after Blue-winged Teal in Florida, not Atlantic Puffins in Maine. But still. Did you miss your chance to see Angry Birds in movie theaters? Fear not—the film has just been released on DVD. (In the U.S., at least—international markets, you’ll have to wait a bit longer.) Probably not a good sign that it showed up in my local supermarket’s discount rack.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 31, 2016
Snowy Owl at Breezy Point photographed by Corey. Many North American birders have, over the last few years, received a rare treat. Irruptions of Snowy Owls in 2011 and again in 2013 found these Arctic birds wintering well south of their usual range , in some cases straying down to Bermuda and even Hawaii. (I know, I’m still scratching my head about that one.).
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 31, 2016
With all my recent traveling up and down the eastern United States, I have had almost zero time to bird in my “home territory.” During my first full week at home in months, I vowed to change that with a visit to a new (to me) park. Bay Bluffs Park in Pensacola, FL looks out over the beautiful Escambia Bay. The parking lot is high above the beach, wooden boardwalks and staircases taking my husband and I down and down and down and down.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 31, 2016
When you travel north of La Paz, Mexico, staying on the Sea of Cortez side of the Baja, you will encounter the phosphate mines of San Juan De La Costa. The first 35 miles of this trip are all on a very nice, two lane paved highway. After you pass the mine, things change quite a bit. The road becomes a minimally maintained dirt road, with a well developed, brain jarring wash-board like surface.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 28, 2016
While nations, groups, and individuals all over the world observe time in their own particular ways, the world comes together under the idiosyncratic structure of the Gregorian calendar. And as these final days of the month named for the first Roman emperor play out, we can each take stock of how we’ve spent or squandered the first two-thirds of the year.
4 The Love Of Animals
AUGUST 28, 2016
As America recognizes the contributions of its workers on September 5, Petplan pet insurance is marking Labor Day with a celebration of the working dog. From Boxers to St. Bernards, Portuguese Water Dogs to Rottweilers, working breed dogs are larger … Continue reading → The post Labor Pains: Petplan Finds Working Dog Breeds Are More Prone to Injury, Cancer appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 28, 2016
Following on from last week’s post about Langi Crossing and some of the larger birds species that you can expect to find I will now let you know of some of the smaller species you may encounter along the Fitzroy River at this location. A combination of larger and smaller species on each visit provided about eighty species on each of three recent visits, but the species did vary slightly on each visit.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 27, 2016
As one of Britain’s most abundant birds, the Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus should have made it onto my yard list much earlier than this. With around 3 million pairs on a small island, they can be found in any habitat that offers a bit of light woodland. They are not shy and they like to sing during the spring, so missing them until now is quite an oversight on my part.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 26, 2016
Can you believe that this is the final weekend of August?? Next weekend marks the unofficial end of this season and the beginning of the next, which sees American kids returning to school and migrants returning to the Neotropics. But this weekend still promises summer fun and, at least around here, blistering temps. Make the most of it! This weekend, I’m scoping shorebirds along the Assateague Island National Seashore.
4 The Love Of Animals
AUGUST 25, 2016
Surf Dog Ricochet breaks barriers by surfing with severely disabled 3 year old girl who has tracheostomy/breathing tube on board. Surf session brings joy to children with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Ricochet has been creating unique surfing experiences that empower … Continue reading → The post Surf session brings joy to children with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals.
4 The Love Of Animals
AUGUST 24, 2016
Everyone does now! The results are in for the 2016 wackiest name contest sponsored by Nationwide. Categories include both dogs & cats! Yeah! Starting with the dogs: congratulations to “McLovin the Stud Muffin,” “Kanye Westie,” and “Angus Von Wigglebutton” earning … Continue reading → The post “Ya’ll know Kanye West-ie?” appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 24, 2016
After getting to spend some time with a few of these birds recently, I decided to feature them in my story this week. That and the fact that I have barely been able to get out in the field for the last three weeks. Hurricane Season on the Baja is not always an enjoyable thing. Like many birders, ever since I was a child, these wonderful, shy birds have been known as the Common Moorhen.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 20, 2016
Saltators, saltpotaters, salt n peppa, saltasaywhat? “Saltator” is another one of those “intriguing” names for certain bird species that live in Costa Rica and the Neotropical region. It’s a funny name for birds that sort of look like a missing link between tanagers and cardinal grosbeaks but I guess it fits. Although in Latin, “saltator” means “jumper”, these birds aren’t doing any kangaroo imitations.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 19, 2016
For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, summer is on the wane. The further north you are, the more acutely you may feel the dwindling of daylight. But the next month still holds much sunshine and fun, along with shorebirds and southern migrants. Enjoy! I’m prepping for a coming vacation, which means most of my time this weekend will be spent nose to the grindstone.
4 The Love Of Animals
AUGUST 17, 2016
Throughout the month of August, Booster is showcasing and supporting t-shirt fundraisers launched by pet lovers to save homeless animals, and to raise awareness and much needed funds for animal-related 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. The B-Cause: Pets campaigns benefit a wide … Continue reading → The post Shirts to save animals appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals.
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