10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2020

If it was any indication of where my passion lay, instead of racing home like the proverbial bat out of hell, I stayed put to monitor this supposed nest. We counted seven of these alluring birds while I killed my camera battery. I was thrilled to see a Short-tailed Hawk fly in.

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Trinidad Battery Industry Bats 214

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2016

Bats just love to fly into human hair!” s and “Kill me now!”s. Do you associate the sound of a bell with an armed ninja who wants to kill you? Rehabbers are very responsive, although constantly living under the gun makes us sometimes vent about species that aren’t necessarily the ones in question. Porcupines throw their quills!

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Porcupines Raccoons Birds 176

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 29, 2014

And sure enough, the natural reservoir of Marlburg, an unpleasant relative of Ebola, was finally identified in was indeed a bat cave I had taken my parents to in Uganda. The disease had killed a tourist like ourselves. A sobering thought, but it would be dangerous to read too much into that.

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Humane Animal Africa Ukraine 161

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 15, 2014

Sentient people recoil at the idea of leg-hold traps, those medieval–torture devices which cause so much pain and suffering before their victims eventually die, are killed, or (very occasionally) are rescued. Here’s why. The Carolina Wren pictured above was caught in a Walmart in a trap set for rodents.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Mice Rodents Rescue 279

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2017

Here’s a sample of Plate 30, Bat Falcon and Orange-Breasted Falcon (pp. 84-85, though it’s hard to tell because there is no pagination in this section, simply plate numbers): And, here is a sample of the first two pages of the three-page Species Account for Bat Falcon (pp.

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Mexico America North America Falcons 160

Animal Person

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

Then again, so do people who kill animals for a living. Compassion" has been so diluted that most people don't bat an eyelash at the idea of " compassionate carnivores." After all, they "love" the animals they kill. Nonviolence" is much more difficult to finesse if you're killing animals for a living.

Compassion 100

Compassion Psychology Tnr Vegan 100

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? 9: Swift What would happen if instead of sending the Joker and Lex Luthor off to jail each time Superman and Batman caught them, instead they just killed them?

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DC Phoenix Birds Falcons 221

Animal Person

APRIL 24, 2009

But alas, we' re too important and special to "manage," and every human pregnancy is treated as a sacred, blessed event, while we kill the kittens inside pregnant feral cats every day without batting an eyelash, and in fact we're relieved when we can catch one who's pregnant, as that's x number of cats who don't have to come into this world.

Project Treadstone 100

Project Treadstone Feral Cats Spay Spaying 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

I know these winds had a lot of the birds all settled in, and not moving much, but right off the bat, I got a new Lifer, in a pair of Nuttall’s Woodpeckers. We don’t get great gas mileage any way, but that just killed us. Well, lucky us, the winds started early, and we pushed against 25-30 MPH winds for nearly 100 miles.

Woodpeckers 100

Woodpeckers Oregon California Geese 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

The leopards place their kill in a tree, protecting it from poaching by other predators. So, the best way to find a leopard is to find the kill. It was a fresh kill, and though it might take hours, the observers knew that eventually the leopard was going to come back for his breakfast. And, there were birds.

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South Africa Africa Leopards Penguins 253

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

MARCH 2, 2021

Ranging in color from off-white to dingy black, with pastel to gelatinous shades of yellow, orange, purple, and brown in-between, found in moist crevasses, decaying trees, rain-soaked pastures, mushrooms lack the beauty of butterflies and wildflowers cannot equal the action of bats, or flying fish, and certainly lack the spiritual zest of birds.

North America 253

North America America Species 2018 253

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 30, 2013

Straight off the bat we found a Little Grebe and a small flock of distant Cotton Pygmy-geese ! If you have some time to kill, or better yet a tour of Thailand planned, be sure to include it! The final location of the long day was the nearby fishponds of Muang Boran. And it is an easy visit from central Bangkok.

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Thailand New Zealand Family Bats 102

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The latter is even captured in a somewhat gruesome video , in which the hornbill plucks a caged bird out of its cage and kills and eats it. At 15h59, the female picked up the fourth chick and killed it by repeatedly crushing it with her beak. Then she tried to feed it to the remaining chicks.

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Rhinoceros Singapore Transported Hunting 126

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

Elephants, whales, hippopotamuses, giraffes, and alligators use low-frequency sounds to communicate over long distances, often miles; and bats, dolphins, whales, frogs, and various rodents use high-frequency sounds to find food, communicate with others, and navigate. I also watched a red fox bury her mate after a cougar had killed him.

Emotional 100

Emotional Animal Whales Whaling 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 20, 2014

It’s a bat-like cave-dwelling, echolocating, fruit-eating nocturnal species capable of hovering on three-foot wings. The Secretarybird is a powerful, long-legged terrestrial hunter particularly well known for killing snakes by stamping them to death but also perfectly happy to consume other animal prey.

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Madagascar Comoros South America Ecuador 276

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. Animal rights groups sued to prevent poison being used to kill the rabbits, and even told a mediator that they would rather every reptile on the island die than a single rabbit be killed.

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Animal Rights Rights New Zealand Animal 261

4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 12, 2012

Where you see a twisty tie, cats see a fun toy to bat around. Recycle it the easy way by crumpling it up and making paper balls for your kitty to bat around. They LOVE chewing on ribbon and bows, batting it around and rolling around on crinkly tissue paper. When Did Killing Bugs Become So Fun? They’ll love it!

Cats 100

Cats Kittens Bats Pets 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

There are a number of potential reasons for this, the most likely by far being that Pat has been batting for both teams for a couple of weeks. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2018

301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Western Australia. 12 Jan 2018. Little Tern – Sternula albifrons. Western Australia. 01 Jan 2018. Least Tern – Sternula antillarum. 03 Apr 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2018

301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Western Australia. 12 Jan 2018. Little Tern – Sternula albifrons. Western Australia. 01 Jan 2018. Least Tern – Sternula antillarum. 03 Apr 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Wattled Jacana – Jacana jacana. Costanera Sur, Promenade. 03 Apr 2018. Least Tern – Sternula antillarum. 03 Apr 2018. 03 Apr 2018. 03 Apr 2018.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Wattled Jacana – Jacana jacana. Costanera Sur, Promenade. 03 Apr 2018. Least Tern – Sternula antillarum. 03 Apr 2018. 03 Apr 2018. 03 Apr 2018.

2018 101

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 101

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2018

301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Western Australia. 12 Jan 2018. Little Tern – Sternula albifrons. Western Australia. 01 Jan 2018. Least Tern – Sternula antillarum. 03 Apr 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Western Australia. 12 Jan 2018. Little Tern – Sternula albifrons. Western Australia. 01 Jan 2018. Least Tern – Sternula antillarum. 03 Apr 2018.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2018

301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Western Australia. 12 Jan 2018. Little Tern – Sternula albifrons. Western Australia. 01 Jan 2018. Least Tern – Sternula antillarum. 03 Apr 2018.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Nor is the sight of the Greater Short-tailed Bat , which can still fly but instead chooses to scurry across the forest floor in the manner of a shrew. We’ve got a couple of stake outs where we can watch not just for this raptor, the world’s largest, but where moa kills can sometimes be seen too.

New Zealand 198

New Zealand Ducks Australia Mountain Goats 198

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Wattled Jacana – Jacana jacana. Costanera Sur, Promenade. 03 Apr 2018. Least Tern – Sternula antillarum. 03 Apr 2018. 03 Apr 2018. 03 Apr 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100