10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Unfortunately, the Latin species name meninting does not refer to a potential cruel Dutch governor with a sideline in naturalism but is just the Javanese name for the Deep-blue Kingfisher. They frequently reuse nest holes, thus saving vital natural resources even though cleaning out the used nest hole takes about one week ( source ).

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 9, 2011

Many of his works include references to avifauna, specifically blackbirds and thrushes. John Greenleaf Whittier was deeply religious, but at the same time he was remarkably reverent towards the environment. His poems rhapsodize about woods, water, and pastoral settings. He was also enamored of birds.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2012

The bird life of Kruger National Park appears to be distilled into a small area surrounding the hide and they seem oblivious to the observers with their battery of lenses poking out from the wooden building. As the name suggests, the Goliath Heron is the world’s biggest member of the Ardea family.

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Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 6, 2007

For example, "free roaming chickens" conjures up images of happy chickens running free and unfettered all about the barnyard, when in fact the label "free roaming chickens" just means chickens that were not raised in battery cages. Calling an inhumane practice "humane" does not make that practice humane.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2011

This is the first entry in a three-part series discussing those predictions: Almost every prediction about bird field and reference guides agrees that the future is digital and portable, featuring full multimedia capability … I think the future of field guides is advancing the digital versions. The future definitely will be electronic.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 17, 2023

I know it is a bit hard to figure out what such a weight means exactly, so to help you, I am giving you some reference value: Donald Trump’s weight is about 110 kg, making him about 10,000 times heavier than a Speckled Piculet. The Speckled Piculet is a budget version of a woodpecker, measuring only about 9 to 10.5

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