10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Galápagos: A Natural History, Second Edition by John Kricher and Kevin Loughlin gives the traveling naturalist the tools needed to fully appreciate and experience the Galápagos Islands. I wish I had read this book. He’s also Professor Emeritus of Biology at Wheaton College, Massachusetts. They complement Kricher’s text.,

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Reddit Animals

APRIL 16, 2023

In this article, we'll explore the fascinating research on elephant self-awareness, how it's been tested, and what it tells us about their amazing minds. The Research on Elephant Self-Awareness In the 2000s, a team of researchers led by Diana Reiss conducted a series of experiments on Asian elephants using the mirror test.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

My first experience was an easy one: I found a Prickly Pear cactus growing on the roof, and I left it there. The surrounding area (about which I wrote in my last article) is still relatively wild; You can see what the area is like in the header photo. The church lot, unfortunately, is in an area that experiences yearly brush fires.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The associated bird species seek out drongos, apparently relying upon them heavily for protection. My cats refuse to even try Fiery Minivets. The drongo perches above the flock, snatching insects that they disturb, and keeping an eye out for predators that might go unnoticed by its hunting flock-mates.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2019

I do need to note that a rare error crops up here–LISTSERV is not a generic electronic bulletin board, it is a propriety product owned by a company and the use of the term is protected by trademark law. John Schmitt, who illustrated Raptors of Mexico and Central America amongst many other books and magazine articles.

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Critter News

JUNE 4, 2009

It's from a Reuters article from last May.I Researchers can continue most experiments on mankind's closest relatives -- chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans -- after European Union lawmakers watered down proposals to restrict testing. Here are the results of the EU flirtation with restricting research on primates.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2012

I also did not understand the centrality of the Delaware Bay to shorebird migration, how timing and geographic design and water quality and tidal streams, the rich salt marshes and protected beaches combine to make this specific area of New Jersey and Delaware “The Most Important Stopover of the Western Hemisphere.”

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Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

I applaud his recognition that cows are individual feeling beings that share with us the ability to experience happiness and contentment, fear and pain. Consumers should consider that cows like Edie or Sophia are often fiercely protective, grieving mothers whose anguished cries the farmer undoubtedly heard as he removed their young.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2019

More examples, shown in the book and online (just search for ‘hats’ and ‘egrets’ and you’ll find articles from NPR , the Smithsonian , and Audubon ), show delicate to huge creations adorned, sometimes overwhelmed with plumes, colorful teased feathers, and even the actual bodies of birds.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Articles on the Bermuda petrel have appeared in scientific journals and popular birding magazines, and Wingate has been the subject of articles in the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and has received the Linnaean Society’s of New York prestigious Eisenmann medal. These are magical experiences.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2021

The book is organized into ten chapters, framed by a Prologue and Epilogue focused on Weidensaul’s banding experience in Denali National Park. His participant observations connect to his own research experiences, providing history and perspective. Weidensaul traveled to each location to witness the research in process.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 7, 2012

The Top Techniques For At Home Pet Door Training, guest article from PetDoors.com. Not only do they help your pet keep its active lifestyle, but they also protect against accidental pet messes around the house. For your pet, getting stuck in the pet door could ruin their pet door experience permanently. ??In Right Size Matters.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2014

We worship birds, we hunt birds, we protect birds, and, yes, we eat birds. Cocker put out a call for people’s personal experiences with birds and people responded, over 600 people, most of who are credited in the Acknowledgements section. As they say, the relationship is complicated. So, I just sit here, amazed at this book.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

Danum Valley is a conservancy that protects a large area of lowland rainforest in Sabah in northeastern Borneo. I disagree, even though I haven’t seen the centre, but I’ll address that point at the end of this article. That’s a threatened habitat, and one much sought after by wildlife enthusiasts. A tick is a tick.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Hopefully, one of the consequences of increased nature tourism in Cuba will be a heightened awareness of the fragility of these birds’ existence and increased support for their study and protection. This New York Times article summarizes the current status of travel to Cuba. And, it is beautiful to look at.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2017

Aisholpan Nurgaiv is a graceful, rosy-cheeked 13-year old girl with a magic smile who makes living on the edge of nowhere and forever look like the easiest experience in the world. The Golden Eagle Festival in Olgii (also called Bayan-Ulgii), Mongolia, is full of color and sound. Photo by Andrew Yarme, Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2023

Many birders keep personal birding lists or life lists, documenting the species they have seen throughout their birding experiences. The concept of a big year gained significant attention through books, such as “The Big Year” by Mark Obmascik, which chronicled the experiences of birders participating in competitive big years.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Similarly, the papers, reports, and journal articles cited in each chapter are listed in the 10-page Annotated Bibliography. One of the good things that has happened is an international treaty that has established the Ross Sea Marine Protected Areas, encompassing all the Ross Sea Emperor Penguin colonies and most of their molt area.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2021

Like all talented travel writers, Dunn is adept at drawing us into his experiences. I would also love to have more documentation of the many books, articles, research points, and stories that Dunn relates, at the very least a list of sources. Still, I would really love to see this in some form.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

These complexities multiply when describing the winter (and pre-winter and post-winter) lives of more than one, in this case, any and all species that have been studied for their migratory, winter feeding and protective movements, or any related behavior.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 23, 2020

Having more than 1300 bird species, including over 75 endemics, it is hard to resist the lure of India – something I know from personal experience. Bhanu Singh is one of India’s leading wildlife photographers whose images and articles are regularly published in national and international publications.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

The Jewel Hunter is heavily laced with Gooddie’s particular brand of broad ironic humor, and I did enjoy that, but I would have traded about 10 percent for a little more insight into the unexpected outcomes of his experience. All photographs used in this article are courtesy of Chris Gooddie. This is a travel adventure book.

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Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 29, 2006

As this Newsweek article and this Washington Post article report, when Gillette boarded a flight from Burlington, Vermont to New York on Oct. Sadly, Gillette's experience is not unique. as well as the District of Columbia offer women no protection or very limited protection of their right to breastfeed their children.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

10,000 Birds is running a series of articles by and about tour guides, tour companies, eco-lodges, and other birding travel organizations. Please come and visit us, find out why Colombia is fast-becoming one of the top birding destinations on the planet, and experience first-hand how we work hard to be a sustainable destination.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

As far as I can tell from toggling back and forth between the English and Dutch language versions of Wikipedia’s article on Accipiter gentilis , “havik” is the Dutch name for the Northern Goshawk , making “haviken” the plural, I believe.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2024

In the same article, Henry Adams, wildlife management coordinator for Lincoln Park Zoo’s Urban Wildlife Institute, describes the night heron as having “grumpy old geezer energy.” However, the fact that there are 30 subspecies seems to indicate that the species has a slightly overblown estimation of its own importance.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

A that point in time, I could not imagine the adventure that I was going to experience and how birds would have rescued me. Birds of different species gather in bird waves to improve foraging efficiency (the insect escaping one bird will most likely be caught by another bird of the wave) and increase protection against predators.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 10, 2011

Many a birding trip starts with a longish drive from the airport to the first birding site with these common roadside birds being the first taste you get of a country’s wildlife, and I feel that many bird trip reports, interested mostly in mega-rarities, gloss over the amazing experience this first drive can give.

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