10,000 Birds

JUNE 29, 2013

Joseph Chiera is a Masters student in Animal Behavior and Conservation at Hunter College in NYC and a “somewhat newbie” to birding. I can hardly begin to describe the surreal experience that unfolded before me. It is truly a magical place, an experience like none other.

Iceland 203

Iceland Puffins Europe Birds 203

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 22, 2015

The Little Egret walks in front of her, a dozen Lesser Whistling Ducks flies noisily low above water and through a flooded grass wades one Black-winged Stilt. Considering the fact that her lake lies conveniently close to the Moharli Gate, I suppose Telia would be the biggest earner of all the animals of Tadoba.

Tigers 255

Tigers India Killing 2012 255

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2024

Late summer 2023 the lakes and ponds had been empty, presumably because the ducks and geese were moulting. Empty no more, the ponds were now brimming with ducks of all creeds and persuasions – it was spectacular. If there were such a thing as a Periodic Table of Ducks we went from hydrogen to uranium: every duck imaginable was there.

Denver 180

Denver Colorado Ducks Mules 180

Animal Person

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

There is a rational, and for some people a spiritual, case for being a vegetarian: Killing animals is wrong. I repeat: If you eat meat (I'd say: products that come from animals) , you cannot logically find it morally or ethically repugnant to eat a particular meat (i.e., product that comes from an animal ). The theory is sound.

Pigs 100

Pigs Dogs Meat Ethics 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 15, 2013

Now and then individual catfish of various species hunt nearer the surface and larger catfish such as the American Channel Cat will take a duck or other water bird. Pigeons that moved were sitting ducks. My own experience at catching catfish (big ones!) The breaching generally took between 1 and 4 seconds. Carbon, Nitrogen, etc.)

Fish 215

Fish Birds Whales Whaling 215

Animal Person

JUNE 26, 2009

Felony animal cruelty is the cruel killing of an animal, and he is also being charges with 19 counts of improperly disposing of an animal body.) The four counts of burglary he is being charged with carry a heftier sentence than the animal killing. Cats represent something: independence. Or maybe that's not so surprising.

Cats 100

Cats Dissection Cougars Pigs 100

Animal Person

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Masson traces the history of our relationship with dogs, and sprinkles in stories from various cultures that love as well as despise them, and concludes that dogs are more significant to humans than any other animal (39). This includes horses, cats and cows. And he details why. He might, but I would not count on it."

Dogs 100

Dogs Pit Bulls Greyhounds Kennels 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 31, 2012

After lazing in the heat I decided to visit the forest pools one last time, hoping for another sighting of Hartlaub’s Duck or White-bellied Kingfisher. I have chronicled the experience on my blog. Isaac, my local guide was hesitantly following. As we reached the second pool we heard a bird creeping in the vegetation.

2012 133

2012 Ghana Ireland Birds 133

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

The site serves as a breeding centre for endangered birds and animals, and you can walk around large aviaries and even a night house to see captive kiwi. Blue Ducks have been reintroduced to the streams of the mountain, and there are plenty of trails to walk along.

New Zealand 157

New Zealand Penguins Sanctuary Birds 157

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Other birds with webbed feet, including ducks and geese, have only three webbed toes; the hallux (which in birds is usually the “hind toe&# and in humans, the “big toe&# ) is free. Another, hands against the animal’s vast side, said… March On Into Spring – I and The Bird #146 Mar 17th, 2011 at 12:37 am [.]

2011 157

2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 157

10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2019

Several Ferruginous Duck and one surprising male Goosander , four Glossy Ibises , Common Kingfishers , Eurasian Hopooes , a high note of a Penduline Tit somewhere from the willows along the canal, Eurasian Spoonbills , European Turtle Doves gently purrring …. Out of some 4000 buffaloes still being kept in Greece, about 3000 are at this lake.

Greece 202

Greece Pelicans Buffalo Fish 202

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 10, 2018

While some people never overcome this vestigial aversion to sour and bitter sensations, this innate prejudice can be overturned with experience, becoming acquired tastes we learn to enjoy just as much as the more dependable, uncomplicated pleasures of sweetness, salt, and fat.

Collecting 100

Collecting St. Louis Dogs Sparrows 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2019

While the jays did catch our attention by way of a smart crest and different shades of blue and gray punctuated by a black necklace and mascara, they were part of our common natural experience, their existence was taken for granted. Yes, this bird acts like a jay. Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus).

Costa Rica 191

Costa Rica Panama Eating Eggs South America 191

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2013

The Silver Gulls, Caspian, Gull-billed and Whiskered Terns were further away and the variety of ducks was incredible. We saw more variety of ducks here than anywhere else in Queensland and it included Musk Duck, Freckled Duck, Pink-eared Duck, Blue-billed Duck and Hardhead. Feral pigs. We were undeterred!

Feral 151

Feral Pelicans Ducks Pigs 151

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

There are informative paintings of the birdlife that you may experience and benches positioned well for observing the area. Inside the bird hide at Parry’s Lagoon Nature Reserve View from the bird hide There are large numbers of ducks including the Radjah Shelduck, Plumed Whistling Duck and Hardhead.

Pelicans 173

Pelicans Geese Australia Ducks 173

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

You may have already read The Evolution of Beauty: How Darwin’s Forgotten Theory of Mate Choice Shapes the Animal World – and Us by Richard O. Prum proudly describes the unique methods undertaken by his colleague, Patricia Brennan, which included the construction of glass duck vaginas. By Richard O. Doubleday, 2017, 448p.

Ducks 101

Ducks Research Animal Stud 101

10,000 Birds

JULY 17, 2013

Seriously, that lake has finfoots like lakes in England have ducks. Honestly, the view is to die for before you’ve even seen an animal or a sip of drink. So, this one’s for free, if you have ever wanted to see an African Finfoot, go to Lake Mburu in Uganda. Lake Mburu. Lake Edward with the Congo behind.

Uganda 150

Uganda Congo Birds Africa 150

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2022

Do you really need to have Kai’s birding experience further detailed not just by month but a level below? One of the established ways to evaluate self-cognition in animals (including humans) is the mirror test. In the classic test, an animal is anesthetized and then marked on an area of the body the animal cannot normally see.

Birds 204

Birds Sparrows Protection Humane 204

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2022

” I have a scientific background myself, and I guess some experiments on animals may sometimes be justifiable, but others just leave me disgusted, such as this one. On the plus side, hiding for so long, you can get close views even of birds that in Shanghai are usually very shy, like these Easter Spot-billed Ducks.

Birds 147

Birds China Eggs Breeding 147