10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Officially adopted as the state bird in 1949 , the Greater Roadrunner was once known as the “Chaparral Bird.” Their impressive speed is used for hunting, and roadrunners will eat almost anything that moves. However, in real life Greater Roadrunners are quite different. Not so much, as the above photo demonstrates.

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New Mexico Mexico Coyotes Rattlesnake 101

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2012

Today an adult bird was hunting while two juvenile birds waited, knee-deep in water, apparently unclear what to do next. The adult bird had had some success and stopped hunting in favour of a dip. One was especially excited and adopted a very submissive posture in an attempt to get the adult to feed it.

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Hunting Battery Raised Adoptable 182

10,000 Birds

APRIL 8, 2019

But the other subject of A Season on the Wind is Kaufman’s adopted state – or, more precisely, one corner of it, the one that includes the Black Swamp Bird Observatory (“BSBO”) and Magee Marsh Wildlife Area , just west of Toledo. (Kaufman’s wife, Kimberly Kaufman, is the BSBO’s Executive Director.).

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Ohio Bats Legislature Ducks 194

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. However it is now one of the world’s rarest animals after decades of relentless hunting and poaching. The Black Rhino was also a widespread African denizen occurring throughout the continent, even into desert areas.

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Buffalo Rhinoceros Elephants Leopards 196

10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2012

This behavior is most common in colony nesters, since popping next door to drop off an egg is a lot easier than hunting down another nest through acres of forest or grassland. It’s easy to see why some birds adopt this way of life.

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Eggs Neglecting Adoptable Hunting 155

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2012

The first was Lewis Binford, who noted, correctly, that if you look at actual animal bones from actual archaeological sites, you could not objectively see clear evidence that would distinguish hunting from scavenging, and if you compared these “food remains” to hyena food remains, they looked roughly the same.

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Humane Lions Buffalo Hunting 165

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 24, 2020

The Famous Grouse brand was founded in 1896 in Perth and adopted its now-legendary grouse logo sometime in the early twentieth century, an image first drawn by Phillippa Gloag, the daughter of the company owner. The controversial management of Scotland’s grouse moors for these hunts is discussed in last week’s edition of Birds and Booze.).

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Sheep Branding Ireland Fowl 190

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2014

We sing about them, we paint them, we use them as mythic and poetic symbols for our spiritual and emotional feelings, we wear them in myriad and often colorful ways, we adopt them as household pets. We worship birds, we hunt birds, we protect birds, and, yes, we eat birds. As they say, the relationship is complicated.

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Birds Egypt Family Eagles 206

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

The USA’s only truly indigenous parrot was wiped out by a combination of factors, although direct persecution through hunting seems to have been the major contributor. But its not just parrots that are doing well in their adopted city. Today, if you want to see parrots in the USA you need look no further than Miami.

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Miami Parrots Research Birds 131

4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 30, 2011

By Dr. Tim Hunt, DVM. I strongly encourage people to adopt pound and shelter animals. About Dr. Tim: Dr. Tim Hunt is a licensed veterinarian in both Michigan and Alaska. Choosing the right pet for your child is key. Children can learn so many valuable lessons by caring for a pet. Purebred or mixed breed?

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Compassion Guinea Pigs Purebred Animal 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Long before that time Mexican domesticated Turkeys had been adopted by Native Americans in the American Southwest as well. The believability of this is underscored by the fact that the Pilgrims and their guides listed among their possession numerous “fowling pieces” … for hunting wild birds.

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Turkey Columbus Spain Fowl 198

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

When you throw the feral Cat in there, not only do they push out the indigenous wild carnivores, but they are hunting animals that are not quite adapted to avoiding them as well as they may be to avoiding other animals. Be prepared to take one (or several) in and work towards removal and adoption.

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Feral Cats North America Feral Cats 253

Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Its currency is ideas, and though it is those who act—those who write letters, circulate petitions, demonstrate, lobby, disrupt a fox hunt, refuse to dissect an animal or to use one in "practice surgery," or are active in other ways—though these are the persons who make a mark on a day-to-day basis, history shows that ideas do make a difference.

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Animal Rights Movement Animal Rights Rights Los Angeles 40

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2013

Vulture Hunts Down and Ravages Sea Turtles – Dale Forbes, 10,000 Birds. Thailand’s Adopt a Vulture Program – YC Wee, Bird Ecology Study Group. Hooded Vultures , photo by Adam Riley. Black Vulture, Coragyps atratus. Black Vulture – Michael Motto, Iowa Voice. If you Die – Corey Finger, 10,000 Birds.

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California Condor Turkey North America Jordan 176

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Each account gives population estimate, population trend, estimated area, endemism level, reasons why the species is threatened, and conservation measures adopted and proposed. In addition to habitat loss, extreme weather, invasive species, hunting, and the illegal capture of birds for pet markets are major contributing factors.

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Cuba Birds United States 2000 225

10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2011

Birding Northeastern Germany: Day 3, Part 1 Hunting for Birds in Huntington Beach About the Author Redgannet Redgannet has been working for over 25 years as a crew member/flight attendant. The nom de blog Redgannet was adopted to add an air of mystery and to make himself more attractive to women.

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2011 Alligators Florida Deer 116