10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2016

Bats just love to fly into human hair!” Bells keep cats from catching birds,” wrote Maureen Eiger, whose original furious email was the inspiration for this blog. A woman just told me cats don’t catch birds at night, so that’s when she lets hers out!”. If you have any mercy in your heart – keep your cats inside.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Porcupines Raccoons Birds 187

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2013

Overnight the fruit-bats have been coming to the tree and invariably knock down the mangos from the top of the tree. On one occasion we thought we had a cat in the garden, but it turned out that it was the Great Bowerbird making the meowing noise. It also soon blended into the foliage and enjoyed the mangos.

Parrots 169

Parrots Birds Australia Bats 169

4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 28, 2009

Everyone knows that young puppies keep you up all night, have to be let out to go to the bathroom every couple of hours, have accidents all over the house, chew on everything they can get their paws on (including cats), and don’t like being left alone at ALL. But there were many things that I didn’t realize she needed right off the bat.

Dogs 100

Dogs Puppies Bats Cats 100

Animal Person

APRIL 24, 2009

We are a far bigger problem on this planet than the (over)population of feral cats, elephants, Canada geese, or any other creature we "manage" or want to manage, "humanely" or otherwise. How contradictory is that? So mikey, I agree with you in theory. Yes, sterilizing someone--anyone--without their consent is an act of dominance.

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Project Treadstone Feral Cats Spay Spaying 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 31, 2018

We took their advice, a leap of faith, and got a yearly membership right off the bat. There is an aquarium, Cat Canyon display of local wild felines, and a Wild Desert Bighorn Sheep area. Several people had told us that you cannot see this whole thing in one day, and to consider getting a membership so you can go as often as you like.

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Tucson Costa Rica Arizona Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2015

There are 172 species of butterflies recorded within the national park, 24 species of bats, plus the Beech Marten (which I saw only as a road-kill), Otter , Wild Cat , Badger , Wild Boar , Grey Wolf and the European Brown Bear, among others. Other taxa. Maps and guides.

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Greece Pelicans Geese Breeding 252

10,000 Birds

MAY 2, 2012

You see, everyone knows the bats, wolverines, spiders and cats get their turn as well known superheroes, but what about the birds? With the release of the widely anticipated Avengers film this week and the latest Batman film set to hit later this year, I thought it might be fun to look at some comic books for a change.

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DC Phoenix Birds Falcons 241

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

They range from the successful eradication of feral cats from Marion Island (hear that, Corey?) We also got great views of a very small mammal, Wahlberg’s Epauletted Fruit Bat, at Satara. This one was in the parking lot of the Satara Rest Camp, where we stopped for lunch on the Northern Satara field trip. And, there were birds.

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South Africa Africa Leopards Penguins 255

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Our methods have changed over time — Linneaus, for example, chose not to classify bats among birds — but now, detailed molecular analyses can confound even the most comprehensive and rigorous morphology-based hypotheses, not to mention “obvious&# groupings. Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.

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2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 157

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Up to 256 bird species, deer, black bears, foxes, big cats, Gila Monsters, and 16 species of bats call this area of southeastern Arizona home. ( And, where’s there is flora diversity (prickly-pear cactus at the bottom and Douglas fir at the top), there is fauna diversity. Peregrine Falcon. Photo by © Mark Schraad.

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Arizona Tucson Birds North America 158

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2011

Watching birds isn’t much of a challenge if you can’t swing a dead cat without hitting one. In your back yard, if you have a feeder and exclude insects, birds may represent 100% of the animal biomass until either you our your cat walks outside. It made me think that birdwatchers are loafing. Peter and St.

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Mammals Rodents Birds Reptiles 182

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2012

This is quite a big deal for an island group that had no mammals save bats for millions of years. New Zealand has been the recipient of a higher than average number of introduced species, in particular a range of mammals from elk to mice. In New Zealand at least public opinion is generally behind 1080.

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Animal Rights Rights New Zealand Animal 268

4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 12, 2012

Sucked In By Cat Commercialism. When you first bring home your new kitten or cat, you go to the pet store for the first time and can’t believe what you are seeing. Little cat condos! Rolling balls that have bells, feathers, catnip and everything but the cat itself! Your cats will get just as much (or more!)

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Cats Kittens Bats Pets 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 13, 2018

“I love them and that’s why I put the feeders up here to keep them away from the cats! Not the kind that flutters in evening summer skies of the north but a Short-tailed Nighthawk , a tropical bird that looks and acts more like a big, long-winged bat. ”, she said. I could watch them every day, all day long.”

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Costa Rica Argentina Bats Birds 149

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2014

But I did pick up some astonishing species, including five broadbills, three pittas, six hornbills, the Storm’s Stork , White-fronted Falconet , Pygmy Ibon , Mountain Black-eye , Mountain Serpent Eagle and Bat Hawk. The truly lucky might see Bornean Clouded Leopards or the endemic Flat-faced Cat at night. Danum Valley.

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Birds Bats Elephants Family 194