4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 27, 2016

Wrangler was honored as 2016 Guide Dog of the Year! The annual award is given by Canine Company to celebrate the important work of guide dogs and raise awareness of Guiding Eyes for the Blind Wrangler, a 19-month-old yellow Lab.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The Italian wintering grounds are the WWF Oasis Laguna di Orbetello, where in February 2016 I was delighted to meet the flock. The individual I am pictured holding ( above ) was a friendly bird that (rather like a dog) seemed happy to be handled.

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AUGUST 11, 2016

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 soon became a mass graveyard for migratory birds, raising the question, how do we protect birds from man ?” Dee Dee and her dog Hallie are introduced as competing artists.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2016

One of the big changes in the UK birding scene is that in 1994 people would have driven across the UK to see a Little Egret and in 2016 they are abundant! Even a Great Egret hardly raises an eyebrow nowadays! One unusual aspect of birding in the UK in 2016 is that quite a few nature reserves allow dogs. Common Eider.

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Ducks Birds 2016 Dogs 140

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DECEMBER 28, 2015

As 2015 comes to a close and birders the world over start thinking about what 2016 will bring we here at 10,000 Birds would like to take a moment to celebrate our best birds of 2015. 2015 was great and here’s hoping 2016 will be even better. Hope your 2016 is as good as our (except for Mike’s) 2015 was!

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