10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 14, 2018

It recently popped up before my eyes again, in New York Times reporting on the ‘insect apocalypse’ – the catastrophic decline in the populations of common arthropods that has gone largely unnoticed til recently, despite the fact that these species are load-bearing beams in our environmental infrastructure.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 9, 2008

To the Editor: Re “ Bearing Up ” (Op-Ed, Jan. Sarah Palin of Alaska, the scientific literature is very clear that polar bear survival is highly threatened in the wild. Because polar bears are at the top of the marine food chain, their bodies accumulate persistent organic pollutants that disrupt their reproductive systems.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2021

The first guide bearing the National Audubon Society imprint was Audubon Bird Guide; Eastern Land Birds , written by Richard Hooper Pough, and illustrated by Don Eckelberry. New York Times, March 11, 1996. Audubon guides to birds have been around since 1946. by John Bull and John Farrand, Jr., link] Howell, Steve N.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2011

Even the ones that bear the same plumage as their progenitors, however, can usually be distinguished by their larger bulk. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. Feral geese run the gamut from pure white to almost entirely gray or brown. Wicked, right?

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

Or These Blasts From The Past Reason To Become A Bird Watcher #13: Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My! Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. Join Mike in Jamaica! Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

The crowd of macaws is soon joined by parrots arriving as if on cue and bearing their colorfully named body parts: Yellow-crowned , Blue-headed , White-bellied , Orange-cheeked , and Mealy – followed by two species of parakeets – Dusky-headed and White-eyed. Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2017

The book has garnered positive reviews in publications such as the New York Times , The Atlantic , and The New Yorker. Larger feathers consist of a shaft (rachis) bearing branches (barbs) which bear smaller branches (barbules). I highly recommend it and I’m not alone.

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