10,000 Birds
JANUARY 29, 2014
Watching Humboldt seabirds on the cold waters off the coast of South America , I noticed that of them dive for their fish/food. Unlike an ill equipped diver like me, Boobies have adaptations for a plunge-diving lifestyle: forward-facing eyes and streamlined heads and body.
4 The Love Of Animals
FEBRUARY 21, 2013
“In Pukka’s Promise, Kerasote travels the dog world in Europe and throughout North America interviewing breeders, veterinarians, and leaders of the animal-welfare movement, and uses cutting-edge research to help dog owners rethink the everyday choices they make for their pets.
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10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 5, 2015
The Andean Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus andinus ) is one of the three flamingos occurring in the high Andes of South America. The status of its preferred wetlands throughout the year dictates movements that often results in a nomadic lifestyle. It is the largest and easiest to identify in all age stages.
Critter News
AUGUST 2, 2011
July 28, 2011 – This fall, thousands of people in more than 35 cities across North America will gather for the 2011 Walk for Farm Animals, a series of fun, community-focused events that promote kindness to animals and raise vital funds to support the lifesaving work of Farm Sanctuary, the nation’s leading farm animal protection organization. “The
10,000 Birds
APRIL 16, 2013
Sure, Old World Aquila eagles are hard, and the warblers are near-impossible, and the less said about the many splits of the gull formerly known as Herring the better, but in the battle for birder supremacy Team North America could always point to the tyrant flycatchers and say without any exaggeration “Have you had a look at Empidonax ?
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 21, 2012
More curious was the owlet-nightjar, an already obscure group to begin with, but made all the more astonishing by virtue of its flightless and ground living lifestyle. Yes, the Chatham Island Sea Eagle was just a Bald Eagle, collected in America and misidentified due to poor record keeping. And eagles. New Zealand had eagles.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 3, 2019
When it comes down to it, birders can partake in the hobby, lifestyle, or passion however they want (as long as they don’t harm themselves, others, or the birds). Formerly considered a parula, it turns out to be the sister species of the Crescent-chested Warbler , a high elevation species of Middle America with a similar song.
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