10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Deadbeats To clarify, our more generous brothers and sisters on the extractive side of the wildlife appreciation line pay for licenses, excise taxes, and of course, the mighty Duck Stamp. economy than either hunters or anglers: 2011 Fishing Expenditures: $41.8 Birders pay bupkis. Freeloaders 2.

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Ducks Hunters 2006 Wildlife 252

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Of course, only thirty minutes later I saw my second roadrunner, this time standing on a lawn adjacent to a busy street! Officially adopted as the state bird in 1949 , the Greater Roadrunner was once known as the “Chaparral Bird.” It was large, almost two feet long with a tan look that matched the meadow grasses.

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New Mexico Mexico Coyotes Rattlesnake 101

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2022

” It might be better to adopt a random male teenager right away. Of course, you might just refer to this bird as a bottom feeder, but that might lead to misunderstandings, as this term has another meaning, “someone who occupies or tries to advance from the lowest position in society, politics, business, etc.,

Birds 147

Birds Australia Parrots Memphis 147

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 17, 2020

For starters, the official national animal is the unicorn, a fairy-tale beast chosen by Scottish royalty in the Middle Ages for its reputation as the natural enemy of the lion, the adopted mascot of English kings.

Eagles 164

Eagles Lions Hunting Lamb 164

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Originally a hunting term, the Big Five were the most dangerous and prized targets of the great white hunters on safari. They are called Antlions due to ants being one of their main prey items and “lion” referring to hunter or destroyer.

Buffalo 213

Buffalo Rhinoceros Elephants Leopards 213

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

This would be a night drive, cold, dark, uncomfortable seats, loud engine in the giant 26-seater truck, scanning the brush and the roadside with three or four strong spotlights wrangled by volunteers among the nature-loving tourists, and of course, the headlights of the truck. And, of course, something interesting came along.

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Feral Cats North America Feral Cats 256

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

” (I love that term, and may adopt it for future use.) It is correct, of course, to think of extinction this way during the Holocene Extinction, which we are living through right now. Everyone knows Audubon’s famous illustration, but how many know that it has been harshly criticized for not being realistic? What a horror!

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2014 Killing Michigan Kentucky 161