10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe today announced as part of Great Outdoors Month the agency is proposing to expand fishing and hunting opportunities on 21 refuges throughout the National Wildlife Refuge System. The Service is committed to strengthening and expanding hunting and fishing opportunities,” said Ashe. “The

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Fish Wildlife Hunting Game 142

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Developed in the post-frontier era, the NAMWC helped put a stop to wanton wildlife destruction in an era where many species were being hunted and trapped ruthlessly to the brink of extinction. George Wuerthner, an ecologist and former hunting guide with a degree in wildlife biology, takes the debate a step further.

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Wildlife Coyotes Hunters Wolves 228

10,000 Birds

JUNE 23, 2022

The Latin name “frontalis” (meaning, as you can guess, something like “frontal”) referring to the distinct black forehead makes more sense. Instead, the entry asks us to “Please bear with us while this update takes place” A few months ago, I wrote an email to my bank asking them a specific question.

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Birds Myanmar China Chicago 147

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2021

We were also lucky enough to see a beautiful pair of Sacred Kingfishers hunting along the coastal edge. Maroochydore translates roughly to home of the red bill, which in turn refers to the Black Swan. Sadly the swan is uncommon on the river that bears its name… Luckily it can be seen nearby though. One is pictured below.

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Australia North America Cooking Fish 242

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Now bear in mind, I have never seen a Wood Stork , nor was it ever on my radar, as they have never been in any of the areas that I have birded. My route back to my boat goes past what I refer to as a seasonal pond, one that fills up, only after a very large amount of rain, like from a hurricane.

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Costa Rica Guatemala Bears Hunting 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 29, 2024

” Blue-bearded Bee-eaters seem to have a pretty clever hunting strategy. Please bear with us while this update takes place.” ” Been bearing with them for quite a while now. They provoke honeybee colonies, which then fly out and attack the bird.

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Squirrels Birds China Bears 135

10,000 Birds

APRIL 10, 2012

Its name is a frequent point of conjecture with birders, who wonder at the reference to a not very noticeable black collar, rather than its obvious glowing, fire-engine red head? Well, the answer is that the moniker Red-headed Barbet was first given to the South American species that still bears and thus it had precedence to retain the name.

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Ethiopia Tanzania Africa Uganda 219