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There’s a bear! There’s a bear!

10,000 Birds

In the most of Europe, Brown Bear is a mythical creature that lives only in mediaeval tapestries and folk tales. In the European Union there are only 10,000 mature bears (source: IUCN). Not much further, on the new tarmac that ends 6 km before the Gramos village, we find muddy bear footprints crossing the road.

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How to find the Ural Owl in Serbia

10,000 Birds

For two good reasons always remember to keep your distance from the nest: to avoid the disturbance of birds and abandonment of the nest, but also because this is an aggressive owl known to strike human intruders in the face.

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Birding Chongming Island in summer

10,000 Birds

.” And after separating all the parts of the boluses and presumably weighing them, your conclusion would have been that “the most regularly occurring food items recorded are fish (63%) and insects (33%)” (the other 4% are the few remaining bits of chocolate and gummy bears brought to the chicks by their grandparents.

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Rarer than Tigers: the Indian Wild Dog

10,000 Birds

Further down the road, we reach a derelict building with a large veranda hidden among the trees – an abandoned hunting lodge (if I were in a situation to invest, I would choose to upgrade this into a luxury wildlife lodge). These days, the species shares habitats with Tigers, Snow Leopard, Bears, etc. It is too early to show.

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Raven vs. Osprey and Other Raptor Battles

10,000 Birds

My attention was drawn upward by the elegant flying-knife form of an Osprey bearing a large fish. It flared its wings, and the Osprey flared to match but refused to abandon the fish. This is something to bear in mind when reading fables. I identified it, smiled at its luck, and moved on.

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Guest Post: Foreclosures Threaten Pets As Well As People

4 The Love Of Animals

While there are no exact numbers on how many animals are coming in from foreclosed homes (since many people don’t give an accurate reason), shelters have noted a dramatic increase in the number of homeless pets they take in, either from owners dropping them off, or from pets that are simply abandoned outdoors or in empty houses.

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Flycatchers in the Cocoa

10,000 Birds

Targeting a nest that is just approaching completion, the flycatchers persistently annoy the builders until they eventually abandon the nest. It bears an uncanny resemblance to the extremely common Great Kiskadee ! Dusky-capped Flycatcher. Another bird that can easily slip past unnoticed is the Boat-billed Flycatcher.

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