10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2023

They are also early adopters with regard to their foraging – nowadays mostly following tractors rather than cattle. Some researchers did an experiment that among humans is only done rarely and only via mistakes made in maternity hospitals. Humans are probably not very popular among these kingfishers.

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Birds Eggs Breeders Breeding 130

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JULY 22, 2014

When you think of invasives, you think of the birds that have been helped by human beings to get where they are, such as House Sparrow or European Starling. Cattle Egret has been introduced by humans to Hawaii and the Seychelles. Other species have certainly expanded their ranges, but never in such a rapid and global scale.

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Cattle South Korea Suriname Seychelles 170

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

The kiwi (note, Maori loanwords do not get an ‘s’ when made plural) were first used as logos in the 19th century, and were quickly adopted as a a national emblem before the turn of the century. The Bay of Islands is a very popular area for tourists, both those looking for natural history and for human history.

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New Zealand 2011 Deer New York 149

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NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Let us start with some of the cheaters in the A-Team – the ones just adopting the name of a continent to get into this post. It hints at a very human-centric worldview – plus, it is hardly that the people honored by the respective bird names actually invented the species. Are you still with me?

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South Africa China Nevada Africa 334

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

March 14, 2011 Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Jon Gassett, Commissioner One Sportsman’s Lane Frankfort, Kentucky 40601 Dear Mr. Gassett, I am a writer, naturalist and artist with a special interest in human/bird interactions. Where Are You Birding this Second Weekend of March 2009?

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2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 254

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2019

But, then again, this is an artist and photographer who has illustrated and co-written books on sparrows and moths! His methods have been adopted by other reserve operators, resulting in thousands of birders seeing, photographing, and adoring Antpitta species that birders could only dream of in earlier years.

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Research Eggs South America Costa Rica 149

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 16, 2013

“Why can’t the kittens be adopted,” I asked in her comments section. Unfortunately the worst predator of nature is the human being…we selfishly take the land of the animals and give them nothing in return and that is all over the world. “They don’t want to be inside.

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Feral Cats Feral Cats Family 190