10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2023

It also seems to host a population of Red-breasted Chats right next to the highway; I had previously struggled to find this species reliably, and always in a more remote site. But he regularly visits family in Morelia. Let the games begin! Thanks, Alberto! (If It’s a great property. Here’s one of those Grass Wrens.

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Mexico Cuba Species 2014 217

10,000 Birds

MARCH 28, 2014

The difference, of course, is that at the end of a ball game your opposing team, their family, and all their friends are not lying in pools of blood while you stand over them, feeling really good. The higher the score the better you feel.”.

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4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Do you enjoy playing games? There is a fun game called Furdiburb , and like the title of this post suggests, it’s a virtual pet adventure game! Furdiburb is a virtual pet, puzzle, and adventure game mashed into one. Family/kid-friendly. Free / Freemium game. Then today’s post is for you!

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 5, 2015

Is it fair her life was destroyed because hers was public and mine was among family a decade ago? For being a girl that beat a guy in a computer game. For being a feminist with an opinion on comic books, or games. Do I deserve to have my life destroyed because of that? You’re still not safe. For being trans.

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Hunters Hunting Animal Cruelty Game 170

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 31, 2011

They are part of a family of New World Quail which includes Gambel’s, Mountain, Scaled and Montezuma Quail, as well as the Northern Bobwhite. At this age, they are also able to make short flights, a highly desirable trait for game birds. The family stays very close to cover for several weeks, getting bolder as the young develop.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

That’s right, the overwhelming benefits to the environment and the economy are generated by non-consumptive uses of the refuges like wildlife photography, environmental education, wildlife observation and interpretation, not hunting and fishing. Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge : Expand big game hunting.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2015

These vast and rugged lands of savanna, hills, gorges and rivers still protect some of Ethiopia’s largest extant herds of typical African savanna game, including African Elephant, African Buffalo, Giraffe, Lion, Leopard, African Wild Dog and numerous species of grazers. Yellow-billed Stork.

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Ethiopia Sudan Leopards Birds 247

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

I found out on my second day in Mkuze, a great game reserve in South Africa, earlier this year when on my first dark night, poor visibility, uneven ground and unsteady footing resulted in a twisted ankle and a day in camp keeping weight off it. Long-billed Crombecs are members of the African warbler family. White-crested Helmetshrike.

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South Africa Tortoises Woodpeckers Birds 145

10,000 Birds

JUNE 8, 2019

In the outfield, I was entertained by the mechanical song and flight antics of a choice meadow bird, I can still recall my best friend’s mom telling me, “Patrick, don’t go watching those Bobolinks during the game!” Snowcap and White-tipped Sicklebill – Choice hummingbirds in a speciose, fantastic family of birds.

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Costa Rica Species Birds New York 202

10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2021

Groups them by family too and by their shape” His extra long arm extended and passed me that precious book. I daresay Fred wanted to do the hike more than we did but being kids before the digital age, we were always game for outdoor adventures. Both can be a challenge and require patient Zen birding in the right places.

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Costa Rica Chickens Pennsylvania Litter 264

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2012

The wonderful family Meropidae contains 27 dazzling species, of which Africa is endowed with no less than 20 species, the balance occurring across Asia and with one as far afield as Australia. These beaters usually take the form of grazing herds of game and domestic animals, and large flocks of carmine bee-eaters may gather overhead.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2022

A family motel and passion for responsible ecotourism brought her home to the Oregon Coast where she and her husband, Erik, adventure and record a podcast ( Hannah and Erik Go Birding ), created in an effort to inspire others to get out and bird. I learned of the trip right as it had been delayed and made a vow that I would be on that ship.

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South Africa Mice Albatross Africa 264

10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2017

They were simply sent to Family Court. Those who work to help repopulate and protect decimated bird colonies do it because it’s critically important, it’s right, it’s just, and at the end there is the unimaginable joy of seeing a wild bird spread its wings and disappear into the sky. Gutierrez was 18. Please write: [link] .

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Albatross Honolulu Hawaii Killing 214

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2015

I recently returned from my family’s annual spring trip to Florida, and unlike years previous I didn’t get any special time set aside to bird this time round. I’m not that old, but I have been in this birding game for 20 years and even I can remember when Wood Stork was a choice bird in central Florida.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 31, 2018

If the families are the same, that might not be too much of a problem. If they are different, though, it’s a whole new tropical ball game. These are pertinent questions for the inquiring birding mind which, thank goodness, can be readily answered if you go birding in Costa Rica at the right places. How do they exist?

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Costa Rica San Jose Birds Game 107

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2013

A dusty-red road leads me through Marico bushveld deeper into the 750 square kilometers large wilderness of the Madikwe Game Reserve – the 4th largest reserve in South Africa, home to 350 bird and 66 mammal species, some 4 hours’ drive from Johannesburg. The two dogs walk right next to our rover and disappear in the dark.

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Africa South Africa Elephants Rhinos 197

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Say’s Phoebe – A self-found rarity at Edgemere while accompanied by my family made my day back on 05 October 2014. Golden Eagle – Two weeks to the day after the Say’s Phoebe I was once again at Edgemere with my family and picked up a Golden Eagle flying past , a surprise bird for sure!

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10,000 Birds

JULY 25, 2018

Today, I saw a handful of Mallards , two Common Mergansers, and a Wood Duck Family. It ran right out to greet me, and then ran all around me, checking out the cool smells on my tripod legs. It ran right out to greet me, and then ran all around me, checking out the cool smells on my tripod legs. eBird Checklists – 237.

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New Zealand Seattle Qatar South Africa 116

10,000 Birds

MAY 5, 2020

And, the One-page Index, a quick reference to locating major bird families, is placed in two locations–the front and the back of the book. The Accounts present text on the left and images on the right. Family groups are briefly introduced with descriptions of their shared characteristics. The text pages have a lively look.

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North America America Hawaii Birds 218

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2018

We gamely hit a bunch of spots, had to completely bail on others, as it was getting close to 50 degrees and that nasty wind just would not let up. We have been dragging him thru every bird spot possible, so he could go to Scotland to see where his family is from. Speaking of Bank Swallows , here is one of those family groups.

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Qatar Sparrows South Africa Africa 118

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Let’s jump right in, shall we? Doug found this bird while my whole family was sick with COVID. Adding a new game bird to the life list happens far too infrequently and this is a particularly good one. Here’s hoping 2022 offers more birds and more lifers! Honorable Mentions. A first state record?

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New York Birds California Owls 260

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 21, 2017

While in Belize for my family vacation one of the birds I most wanted to see was a Jabiru. Daisy and Desi were game for this little adventure, especially with the added inducement of exploring Hopkins a bit on the way back from the marsh. Watching a Jabiru was very exciting for me but the family soon had enough. ” Oops.

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Belize Trafficking Family Turkey 103

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2012

They are not necessarily the biggest African animals, but represented those that were considered a real hunter’s worthy prey or “game” – the African Elephant, Cape Buffalo, Black Rhinoceros, Leopard and king of the jungle, the Lion (which of course doesn’t inhabit jungle but savanna!). In Asia they are even commonly kept as pets!

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Buffalo Rhinoceros Elephants Leopards 209

10,000 Birds

MARCH 23, 2020

Great Shearwater – At this point, seabirds are my weakest family in Queens with the most species having reported in the borough that I have not seen. Western Tanager – Pretty unlikely but a guy can dream, right? I just have to be at the right place at the right time. I must stare at the ocean a lot.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

Of the Central Flyway states, Nebraska alone holds out in protecting the cranes, having proven by its longstanding Festival of the Cranes in Kearney that a crane is worth infinitely more alive and purring in the sky with its family than thudding, broken and bleeding, into a cornfield. Or These Blasts From The Past What’s In A Name?

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2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 252

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2022

Interestingly for me, the research paper calls throwing out the eggs infanticide, which makes me feel a bit queasy as this might potentially be on the wrong side of the Roe vs. Wade (or “Right vs. Wrong”, as The Onion calls it) debate. Well, I guess in the days before the internet, people simply did not write blog posts.

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Birds China Eggs Breeding 147

10,000 Birds

MARCH 27, 2017

Desi was game and that convinced Daisy. After all, exposing a child to nature is important in their development, right? I, on the other hand, enjoy living with my family and would like to keep doing that. Family twitching? But, enough about the trade-offs that this birder has had to make this year. Would we do it again?

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New York Owls Beavers Puerto Rico 101

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Additional helpful design features include the names of family groups against a yellow-and-white striped background on every page corner and having every bird image facing right (except for that Common Loon chick!), I’ve missed this information, especially when I travel to Los Angeles to visit my daughter and her family.

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Los Angeles Birds District of Columbia Parrots 205

4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 29, 2012

“Normal” collars– Most dog collars are used to dress up the family pet and to identify it to strangers who may come into contact with the animal. Modern LED lights allow inexpensive, lighted collars that are visible over long distances at night to help prevent lost game animals and runners.

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Dogs Stud Houston Pets 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

By Mike • March 2, 2011 • 3 comments Tweet Share During a soccer game in Colombia, a player kicked an owl that was on the field. Wicked, right? Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Video and desultory apology here. Hat-tip to Stella.

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Owls 2011 Barn Owls Deer 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2016

The world is still turning, the blog didn’t crash, no anonymous threats against my family on social media … I guess my small series on gulls may continue with part 2 of 3, which will focus on the Herring Gull ‘s second side-kick: Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans. And what do we find to be the most common gull?

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4 The Love Of Animals

DECEMBER 22, 2009

A fun and easy holiday treat to make for your dog, and for the other dogs in your life, can be found right here. The economic downturn has had a profound effect on the financial welfare of families, many of whom have been forced to surrender their beloved pets to shelters. Love that they are a great alternative to store bought treats!

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Shelters Pets Dogs Cooking 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 24, 2012

My friend on the end of the line got right to the point: “What does a Kingfisher look like?” He told me where he’d found them, and we hung up and I went back to my card game. Birds arrive, and immediately start the business of breeding, so they can raise a family and be gone before winter arrives.

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Bald Eagle Breeding Raised Whales 172

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2013

Let’s take a look at how I’ve done over the last four times I played this game. We had a family picnic at Fort Tilden less than two weeks after my last set of predictions and a single Purple Martin was flying low over the fields with Barn Swallows and Tree Swallows. Number 300 in Queens!

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2012 2013 New York City Jamaica 158

10,000 Birds

JUNE 15, 2018

All this has helped Ommegang become a tourist attraction in its own right. True, there is what looks like a dove sitting with a fox in silhouette on the Rare Vos label, and in 2015, Ommegang released a dark saison called Three-Eyed Raven as part of its licensing partnership with the hugely popular HBO series Game of Thrones.

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Belgium New York United States Skunks 100

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 31, 2006

Even the government has gotten in on the game. Eat right. Spend more time with family and friends. What counts as eating right? By eating a low-fat vegan diet centered around whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and legumes, you will be eating right. For examples, see here and here. Lose weight. Quit smoking.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2012

Furthermore we have another very special stork-like bird, the regal Shoebill , previously known as the Whale-headed Stork but now placed in its own family. During the intervening years it has spread right down to the far south of the province as well as inland, with hundreds of breeding pairs now in KwaZulu-Natal province.

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