10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2012

But I am still foxed in finding a name for a group of Skylarks which was the reason for looking in the first place. Looking over some of the lists raises a few questions. Many of them have been derived from contemporary literature or from the ‘game of venery’ and many have been absorbed into popular modern culture.

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Hunting Collecting Groups Fox 152

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 18, 2013

” I never did read about them, and eventually the memory of Sammy Blue Jay, Polly Woodchuck, Reddy Fox, and the rest faded to the back of my mind along with the details of Struggle Beneath the Sea and Sharon, Lois, and Bram.

Woodchucks 175

Woodchucks Buffalo Massachusetts Fox 175

4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

They decided to study foxes, which are closely related to wolves and dogs. The Russians began by breeding a group of foxes according to one simple rule: they would walk up to a cage and put a hand on the bars. Foxes that slunk back in fear and snapped their teeth didn’t get to breed. The ordinary ones failed miserably.

Wolves 100

Wolves Fox Dogs Puppies 100

4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 24, 2011

Shark Attack Experiment: LIVE will feature a team of free-divers and conservationists putting their safety on the line to separate myth from reality and dispel negative myths about sharks while raising public awareness about shark species which are being driven to extinction.

Sharks 100

Sharks Experience Experiments South Africa 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 14, 2011

In the case of fox hunting (a true bloodsport), dogs are domesticated animals that are killing, not for food, but for sport. I will admit that there are legitimate concerns that have been raised about falconry – birds that are not native to an area sometimes escape and become feral; humans should minimize their influence on nature.

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League Against Cruel Sports Rabbits Falcons Hunting 270

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

Unlike other birds that drink one sip at the time and raise their heads to swallow, pigeons and sandgrouses drink like asses, lowering their beaks into the water and taking as much as they like. Next comes the White-footed desert fox, Vulpes v. ceylonensis.

India 240

India Birds Eagles Boars 240

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 24, 2014

I raised them, banded them and released them back to their colony site that summer. I’ll never forget an orphaned Northern Cardinal nestling that I really fussed over a few years back,” said Arden Zich of Fox Valley Wildlife Center in Elburn, Illinois. “We I’ve been locked in a chicken coop once or twice, too.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Ohio Tulsa West Virginia 238

4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

This day of fun with Hollywood flair will raise funds for seven Los Angeles animal rescues, all non-profit 501c3 organizations, who together help save thousands of animal lives. Jane Lynch, currently starring in the new Fox series “GLEE” and the current theatrical hit “Julie & Julia,” returns again this year.

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Rescue Los Angeles Unwanted Pets Stray Cat 100

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

Grief in magpies and red foxes: Saying goodbye to a friend. I also watched a red fox bury her mate after a cougar had killed him. Tika and her longtime mate, Kobuk, had raised eight litters of puppies together and were enjoying their retirement years in the home of my friend, Anne. Photo by Paul Huber. Photos courtesy of iStock.

Emotional 100

Emotional Animal Whales Whaling 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

In the mid 1700s, fur-traders began introducing foxes up and down the Aleutian chain, in order to generate some more raw material work with. The foxes wreaked havoc on nesting birds, and island by island the geese disappeared, until it seemed that they were gone for good.

Albatross 221

Albatross Endangered Species Geese Alaska 221

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Peregrine don’t take many, being more of a bird prey specialist, but apart from that they are the daily feature on the menu of foxes, ermine, wolves, Rough-legged Hawks , Gyrfalcon and especially Snow Owls. Arctic Foxes will have as many as 16 kits on good lemming years. So this was a good summer for lemmings, a very good year.

Owls 251

Owls Fox Oklahoma Soreing 251

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

I once knew a guy who kept and raised cats. Dogs are similarly dispersed across size ranges, with Foxes, Coyotes, and Wolves taking prey across different parts of the size range. among the Mustilids, and Coyotes and to a lesser extent Foxes. But they don’t live in North America. Unless we put them there.

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Feral Cats North America Feral Cats 257

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2015

This Cape Francolin was raising a family less than a hundred metres from the main gate. The gardens also have some mammals, although for the most part you’ll need to show up very early if you want to have any hope of seeing Cape Fox , Caracal and Cape Grysbok. This Egyptian Goose has perfected his smoldering come hither look.

Africa 196

Africa Birds South Africa Mongoose 196

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

Rats arrived on ships and cats, foxes and rabbits were all introduced and they were all detrimental to the bird population. Foxes have also been known to take their eggs and there are now numerous local groups who endeavour to help the populations of Hooded Plovers along their local coastlines.

Species 178

Species Australia Birds Parrots 178

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2019

He raised his binoculars above his head and cried out with courage and clarity, “I am Sparticus!” Fox Sparrow – Passerella iliaca. Something needed to be done. Somebody had to take one for the team. Mike fixed me with his cold, steely, gray-eyed stare. He rose slowly from his seat, bronzed torso glistening.

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2019 Farming Sparrows Charlotte 145