10,000 Birds
JUNE 28, 2018
The definition of the word HUNT is “to chase or search for game or other wild animals for the purpose of catching or killing.” ” Obviously the dictionary does not equate hunting with conservation. If you have some insane idea that Hunting Is Conservation: I think we all remember the fate of the Passenger Pigeon ?
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 30, 2021
One of this species’ many peculiarities is that it has a digestive system unique amongst birds: Hoatzins use bacterial fermentation in the front part of the gut to break down the vegetable material they consume, much as cattle and other ruminants do. We found Black-collared Swallows breeding in cracks among the lower riverside rocks.
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10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 15, 2015
I am checking the grass for any flash of white and soon my suspicion is confirmed: Cattle Egrets (cover photo)! The first good bird was one Grey Plover (in North America a.k.a. But, passing numerous Red-backed Shrikes , Western Yellow Wagtails and a herd of sheep among tussocks of long grasses, I remember those egrets.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 3, 2015
Well-travelled birders will recognise Cattle Egrets following the steps of hippo or African Buffalo , and Black-crowned Night Herons , but more African species occur in the form of the massive Goliath Heron , the smaller Squacco Heron , and the highly distinctive Black Egret , famous for creating a canopy with its wings to hunt small fish.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 11, 2012
Image by Adam Riley A Cattle Egret hunts grasshoppers and other insects in a field of wildflowers in West Coast National Park. It is common in the Fynbos and succulent Karoo regions. Image by Adam Riley Another common members of this region’s avifauna is the cute Cape Bunting.
10,000 Birds
MAY 8, 2013
I’m focusing on Turkey Vultures here because they are undoubtedly the species most birders in North America (the home of 10kB) are most familiar with, but the name vulture applies to birds found around the globe. It’s worthy of admiration , if not respect, for this most disrespected of birds. Here’s the kicker though.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 20, 2012
Thus, the cattle we raise for meat and dairy are sometimes called Bos taurus while the extinct wild form is always called Bos primigenius. 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. According to R.D.
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