10,000 Birds

APRIL 8, 2016

Injured wildlife are not the most cooperative of patients. Wildlife rehabilitators have an arsenal of equipment and techniques we use to protect ourselves. I was working at the Coastal Wildlife Rescue Center here in Alabama, and he had either been blown in during a storm or caught a ride on a ship.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Wounded Wildlife Opossums 161

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2011

Turkeys, 3 or 4 species of woodpeckers, all kinds of song birds grace our view constantly. Jochen the swallows have arrived at NYC at Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge too. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Almost time for hummers to make there appearance.

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2011 Deer Birds South Dakota 150

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JUNE 20, 2019

They were still listed as Endangered, but wildlife management measures taken in this park were clearly working. And unlike the protection of cormorants, which was perceived as a problem, protection of pelicans was welcomed by the local communities. The moat would protect the islets and allow the birds to start nesting earlier.

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Greece Pelicans Buffalo Fish 190

10,000 Birds

APRIL 12, 2017

When you find an area that has a year round water supply, especially at the surface, a huge commodity in any desert, you are sure to find an abundant amount of wildlife. The usual suspects were all present, including the Turkey Vulture, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel , and Cactus Wren.

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Woodpeckers Camels Mexico Turkey 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2012

Now, he’s sharing some information sure to improve your experience of American historical sites… When I’m not writing about sports teams and bird logos , birding ephemera , or stumbling into first state records , I’m helping protect Civil War-related national parks with the non-profit National Parks Conservation Association in DC.

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Birds Mississippi Vermont Texas 171

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2011

These Blasts From The Past The other southern woodpecker Just For Fun Avian ID Quiz #14 A Different Flavor Of Turkey Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani Black Skimmers at the Marine Nature Study Area About the Author Sharon Sharon Stiteler was given a Peterson Field Guide to Birds when she was seven years old and snapped.

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2011 Birds Woodpeckers Blackbirds 186

10,000 Birds

MARCH 10, 2013

By 6am we had our first Australian Brush-Turkey as shown in the above photograph and the list was soon started. You soon adapt to the early mornings and early nights to coincide with the wildlife! Laughing Kookaburras with Australian Brush-Turkey in the background at a campsite. One lovely campsite!

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Birds Cattle Litter 2012 150

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 10, 2011

Many a birding trip starts with a longish drive from the airport to the first birding site with these common roadside birds being the first taste you get of a country’s wildlife, and I feel that many bird trip reports, interested mostly in mega-rarities, gloss over the amazing experience this first drive can give.

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New Zealand Birds Thailand Falcons 173

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JUNE 17, 2011

Besides the American bison that the refuge was founded to protect, there are pronghorns, elk, bighorn sheep, mule and white-tailed deer, and black bears. So does this guy: Images by Jesse Achtenberg, courtesy of the National Fish and Wildlife Service. As the name suggests, the National Bison Range is mostly known for its large mammals.

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Rattlesnake Bald Eagle Mules Mammals 164