10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Reading over my email from that period, I can’t believe I ended up there at all–I was working on a chaotic project at work, the economy was in crisis (well, the economy is always in crisis, but this was the summer of 2011, as in Black Monday crisis), and the tour itself was not confirmed till two months before the start date.

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2006 Tortoises Sea Lions Sea Turtles 258

10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2022

The first half describes the problem (why birds hit windows, the scale of the deaths, scientific research, what happens when birds strike windows) and the second half discusses what to do about it (community and worldwide education, window deterrent solutions, legal mandates and building codes, citizen science–what individuals can do).

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New York City Birds Illinois Science 259

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

UNLESS that is you get yourself down to the internationally-renowned Tambopata Research Centre in southern Peru where literally hundreds of macaws (and other parrots) congregate around a 50 meter high clay bank. That’s right – birds eating clay. Chestnut-fronted Macaws Ara severa.

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Peru Parrots 2011 South America 255

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Trips / A long way from nowhere A long way from nowhere By Clare M • March 6, 2011 • 5 comments Tweet Share Once again this week we have been restricted on our movements due to the weather. Get yours today!

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2011 Australia Deer New York 145

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Hopefully, one of the consequences of increased nature tourism in Cuba will be a heightened awareness of the fragility of these birds’ existence and increased support for their study and protection. The concluding chapter offers a mix of resource materials and finding aids. Garrido and Arturo Kirkconnell, with illustrations by Román F.

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Cuba Birds United States 2000 236