10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2013

Yellowhammer is a widespread, small and conspicuous songbird that ideal for studying functions of dialects in animal vocal communication. Recording of Yellowhammer songs enriched daily walks, bike trips of family journeys of our volunteers. Why Yellowhammers? A similar citizen science project in the Czech Republic was a huge success.

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Czech Republic New Zealand Science Research 141

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2013

The general public is out and about, birds and animals are raising their young, and human/wildlife interaction is at its peak. Got to finish browsing for the fawns and collecting chiggers,” wrote Becky, from an island off North Carolina. Monte in California agreed: “I’d like some time just to watch healthy wild families.”.

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Wildlife Wildlife Rehabilitation Oklahoma New York 241

10,000 Birds

MARCH 29, 2019

A collection of mosaics known as the Mosaico de Cavaleiro in the southeastern town of Mértola dates from the middle of this Visigothic period and contains what is said to be the oldest depiction of falconry in Iberia. Quinta do Casal Branco has been in the family of winemaker José Lobo de Vasconcelos for over two centuries, since 1775.

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2016 Portugal Falcons Japan 125

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MARCH 2, 2021

The guide has been expertly, even lovingly revised, expanded and updated (as the authors’ names indicate, this is largely a family affair). The publishers start the field guide with a strongly worded warning, the authors are a bit more lenient but warn to only eat mushrooms collected and identified with a professional.

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North America America Species 2018 246

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 7, 2013

Rock & Rawhide , the charity that helps increase adoption levels of dogs and cats in shelters, announced today that it is included in Animal Care & Control of NYC (AC&C)’s latest advertising campaign, “New York’s Kindest” for their donations and assistance in increasing adoption levels through distraction therapy.

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New York City Homelessness Adoptable Adopt Cat 100

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 24, 2011

Rescuers from the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.org ) have mobilized to Japan to conduct an assessment and assist with animal rescue efforts following the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan. This will allow IFAW and NARSC colleagues to identify long-term animal relief projects in Japan.

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IFAW Japan International Fund For Animal Welfare Livestock 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 8, 2022

Identifying White-eyes in Australia is easier than here in China, as the Silvereye is the only family member present in most parts of the country. The bird mostly feeds on nectar … … and only collect sufficient insects to satisfy its protein requirements ( source ). So she took over a bit later.

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Australia Birds Parrots Ostriches 147

4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 1, 2011

Although I adore my own cats, I had not realized what an important role animals can play as life draws to a close. People ask me about my favorite story in the collection. Then I noticed that several family members were also nursing bleeding wounds. This is ridiculous,” I said, more to myself than my family. A poodle.”.

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Pit Bulls AKC Rattlesnake Shelters 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Joseph Chiera is a Masters student in Animal Behavior and Conservation at Hunter College in NYC and a “somewhat newbie” to birding. Ottenby Nature Reserve is run by The Swedish Ornithological Society and visitors can observe researchers collecting data and birds being caught in the mist nest and funnel traps on site.

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Sweden Denmark Geese Birds 164

4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 12, 2009

maurices , a shop that I often find great clothes in, has become involved in the cause of finding animals homes. August 20, 2009) – The struggling economy is taking its toll on animal shelters across the country. August 20, 2009) – The struggling economy is taking its toll on animal shelters across the country. Duluth, Minn.

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4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 17, 2009

Ask your friends, family, and coworkers to pledge money to BFR. Collect $50 in pledges (in addition to your registration fee) and receive a Bowling For Rhinos T-shirt and entry into one door prize category. For a registration form, email utahaazk@hoglezoo.org or register at the door the night of the event. Get sponsored to bowl!

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Rhinos Indonesia Utah Kenya 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2012

When staying with Daisy’s family in Yorba Linda, California, I often wake up early in the morning and take the short walk up to the southern end of Carbon Canyon Regional Park to do some birding. Rather than risk an encounter that would likely end badly for the Coyotes or me I jumped up and yelled. Have you had a cool Coyote encounter?

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Coyotes California Mammals Sparrows 101

4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

Otrada is the name of a shop on Etsy that features products for animal lovers. They have a lot of fun items, especially for those who love horses (but they have things for all animal lovers too). Several of Otrada’s jewelry items, gift ornaments, and belt buckles can be customized with your animal’s photograph.

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Branding Horses Lifestyle Pets 100

4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

Ortada is the name of a shop on Etsy that features products for animal lovers. They have a lot of fun items, especially for those who love horses (but they have things for all animal lovers too). Several of Ortada’s jewelry items, gift ornaments, and belt buckles can be customized with your animal’s photograph.

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Branding Horses Lifestyle Pets 100

4 The Love Of Animals

JANUARY 10, 2011

11am: Get a call from Munchkin’s new family that they’re driving four hours to pick her up. 3pm: Arrive at the destination within one minute of the forever family coming to pick up the munchkin. 3:05pm: Feel convinced that this family is perfect for the munchkin (already did a virtual home visit a week earlier). I’ll meet them.

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Adopt Dog Dogs Animal Cruelty Boston 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2015

It lies adjacent to Nechisar National Park, where the lone wing of the mysterious Nechisar Nightjar was collected in 1990. Quality time was spent with a friendly Hamar family at their homestead of grass huts surrounding their cattle corral.

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Ethiopia Sudan Leopards Game 235

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AUGUST 25, 2013

per person per night and discounts for families. It obviously had a bit of a bone fetish and had collected bones from both bird and animal. Drinking water is available at two locations within the park and there is ample shade at the two camping areas. Aboriginal cave drawings. Great Bowerbird bower that particularly likes bones!

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Shelters Australia Zebras Collecting 160

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

Duck Stamp) for wildlife observers (81 votes, 12 comments) Create a photography permit allowing regulated off-trail access to refuges (80 votes, 15 comments) Christmas Bird Count for Kids – A half day free family event with partners @ all USFG visitor centers (46 votes, 5 comments) Establish partnership(s) with national birding conservation orgs.

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2011 Wildlife Birds Deer 140

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

One study found that birds living in Botswana had elevated levels of lead in their bloodstreams during hunting season, presumably coming from lead bullets used on animals killed by hunters. .” (HBW). Other – sadly rather common – reasons are habitat loss due to agricultural expansion and the use of some veterinary drugs.

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Elephants Birds Congo Africa 147

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

Found throughout South America in ever-dwindling numbers these extremely beautiful birds – threatened by habitat destruction and collection for the wild bird trade – are often difficult to see and hard to find. Community conservation – valuing what’s around us Kokako and Kaka on Kapiti Guano Still Collected in Peru.Or

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Peru Parrots 2011 Research Center 254

10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2020

The researchers divided the city’s land area into seven categories: (1) open space for conservation ( e.g., forest preserves), (2) open space for recreation, (3) other open spaces ( e.g. , trails/greenways and cemeteries), (4) water, (5) single family residential, (6) multifamily residential, (7) roads, and (8) all others. A: Good question!

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Chicago Research Illinois Michigan 260

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

It provides shelter for many songbirds and water-associated animals, including the river otter, turtles, beaver, American pelicans, ospreys, and migratory songbirds. The refuge includes coastal marshes, islands, tidal creeks and estuaries of seven north Florida rivers, and is home to a diverse community of plant and animal life.

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Fish Wildlife Hunting Game 142

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DECEMBER 1, 2020

I should add that the Big Owls taking over NYC social and even hard print media, dominating conversations with my nonbirder friends and family, are not the only owls in the five boroughs, but like a musical, the closer you are to Broadway, the closer you are to fame and fortune (and maybe even a higher quality rodent for dinner, who knows?).

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New York City Birds Owls Fox 180

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Despite depicting 540 species/56 families, it is a lightweight book of 173 pages, easy to pack and carry. kg ISBN 978-84-16728-27-5 Published in June 2020 Published by Lynx Edicions – Lynx Illustrated Checklists Collection. It also covers Andaman, Nicobar and Laccadive islands. Larger species, that is, excluding dolphins and whales.

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Asia Mammals Sri Lanka Bhutan 173

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

The species are taxonomically divided into two families: Tytonidae, Barn-Owls, and Strigidae, Owls, encompassed in one order, Strigiformes. When you look at Clements latest taxonomic spreadsheet, you get a sense of the depth of their relationships to each other and the world. This is a great summer read.

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Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 200

4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

We were really excited to get a chance to check out a moose from their holiday collection. The holiday collection toys are limited edition, and something that every pet parent can feel good about giving their dog. SimplyFido Holiday Collection originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on November 30, 2009.

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Collecting Lifestyle Penguins Pets 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The Plain Sunbird is the plain vanilla version of the otherwise often very colorful family (ok, a very low-budget sort of joke). For good measure, some animals in the near vicinity were also named after him, such as Raffles’s Malkoha. And some other animals.

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Los Angeles Birds Woodpeckers Owls 176

10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2019

Even collecting one piece after another, I didn’t manage to see the whole picture, but after a lot of effort, I collected enough pieces to ID the Eastern Olivaceous Warbler , only the first of a dozen that will be chock chock chocking from fruiting mulberries. And they both graze grass and browse younger branches and saplings.

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Greece Pelicans Buffalo Fish 189

10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2018

In other words, you can’t say something like, “humans, gorillas, chimps, and bonobos are all in the same family and equally related to each other.” For example, “the Ungulata include hooved animals with multi-chambered stomachs, except the whales.”. So, here’s the thing. Some sort of ancient fish-with-feet is the ancestors of humans.

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Monkeys Gorillas Whales Whaling 132

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Working in an area for which there are few official checklists, no governing taxonomic body, and much new information on species relationships coming in, the authors were faced with a multitude of questions about family sequence, genus arrangements, English common names, and species taxonomy. Co-author Frank E. Species Accounts.

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Indonesia Brunei Birds Malaysia 121

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2022

Wrynecks are fascinating because they are woodpeckers, taxonomically and evolutionarily, yet they do not share many behaviors and anatomical features of most members of the Picidae family. But they are woodpeckers: the genus Jynx of the subfamily Jynginae of the Picidae family. They are beautiful, but in a different way.

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Woodpeckers Hungary Thailand 2014 224

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

Not, as Linneaus thought, an ostrich, nor even, as later scientists concluded, a distant cousin of pigeons deserving of family rank, it was an honest-to-goodness pigeon, deeply embedded within the family Columbidae. Specimens were collected in 1904, and the bird has not been recorded with certainty since.

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Solomon Islands Guinea Mauritius Humane 272

10,000 Birds

MAY 30, 2014

Some people might have heard of the highly endangered Atlantic Rainforest (Mata Atlantica) that once stretched along large sections of the Brazilian coast — now, little more than a tattered collection of forest fragments. The wooded savanna habitat was home to a variety of widespread generalists as well as range-restricted specialists.

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Brazil South America Collecting America 167

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Birds (or other animals) need to be whacked on the head with some over the top obvious signal of something important or they won’t notice it. (iii) cooperative breeders may be better able to defend their nests against brood parasitism, selecting for cooperative breeding in hosts. This is the sort of idea we often see in behavioral ecology.

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Breeders Breeding Birds Groups 195

4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 26, 2014

NEW JERSEY – Animal shelters are full, they have no space, they often have no money, and they have a small amount of dedicated volunteers. Many of these boarding animals are forgotten. There is an estimated 3-4million pets euthanized each year in US animal shelters. That’s 10,000 per day on average. Look at tail wag.

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Shelters Adoptable Rescue Pets 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 25, 2011

For millenia, many of the world’s collective cultures have had an exceptionally strong anthropocentric bias when looking at the value of life. Because its extremely difficult to conclusively demonstrate what any nonhuman animal is thinking or feeling, this lack (failure?) But I digress.

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Emotional Science Birds Mammals 198

4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 22, 2012

The main goal of the game is to explore gorgeous lands, play mini-games (fishing, star jumping, bug dodging, and music writing), and solve puzzles in order to collect parts to fix up a broken spaceship so that Furdiburb may return home one day. Family/kid-friendly. The pet never dies. Free / Freemium game.

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Pets Game Neglecting Adoptable 100