10,000 Birds

AUGUST 18, 2021

I got back into birding less than a decade ago, long after moving to Mexico in 1983. So I can hardly speak with authority on birding in the U.S. A quick study as I researched this post revealed that fully 37 Arizonan “specialties” are common birds right here where I live. Consider the striking Berylline Hummingbird.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 12, 2022

A recent episode of the American Birding Podcast featured an interview with Virginia Rose (Founder and President) and Freya McGregor (Coordinator) of the non-profit Birdability. The mission of Birdability is to “share the joys of birding with people who have disabilities, and to ensure that birding is accessible to everybody.”

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

There are few sights more wrenching to a wildlife rehabilitator than a convulsing, lead-poisoned bird. This is not protecting hunters’ rights; this is taking away a law that protects the health of both hunters and wildlife. On November 13, “The Sportsmen’s Heritage Act” will come in front of the Senate.

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Hunters Wildlife Rehabilitation Hunting Legislation 175

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

The bird is now bonded to humans and an ambassador to her class and the bird has quite the vocabular y. In areas where starlings are introduced, the laws for keeping them as pets are relaxed. Birds starlings' The woman in the video found it as a chick at a few days old and hand reared it.

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New Zealand North America Laws Humane 164

10,000 Birds

JULY 19, 2011

For 13 years now, friends and family have been gathering in an undisclosed corner of Potter County, Pennsylvania during the third weekend of July to create a glorious giant chicken of wood, straw, and gunpowder only to burn it. This year, though, the birding was better than usual. See why we keep the location undisclosed?

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Chickens 2011 Pennsylvania Birds 174

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 20, 2016

By the time this post publishes, I’ll be on an airplane heading back to the United States following a truly remarkable two week visit to Uganda as part of a group of western birders visiting there to promote the inaugural African Birding Expo. The enigmatic Shoebill is perhaps Uganda’s most famous bird.

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Uganda Africa Squirrels Tanzania 158

10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2017

The three young men returned to their friends, bragged about their exploits, and showed them trophies: metal banding tags, which members of the Pacific Rim Conservation had carefully placed on the albatrosses’ legs in order to keep track of individual birds. The young men had severed the birds’ legs in order to remove the tags.

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Albatross Honolulu Hawaii Killing 214

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2019

But, sometimes an appreciation of birds and birding requires more than a reference book with images of birds and facts about their identifying field marks. There are large avian handbooks and small ‘how-to bird’ guides, and quite a few excellent books of both types have been published.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2015

I came late to bird feeding, and when I was finally able to put out a “thistle” sock and a seed feeder (or two or six), I was amazed by the learning curve. There is a long list of articles and books on how to feed birds in your yard. Feeding Wild Birds in America: Culture, Commerce & Conservation by Paul J. And conservation.

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America Industry Squirrels Birds 222

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / What is the National Bird of Denmark? What is the National Bird of Denmark? It is no wonder that the ugly duckling grew up to be the national bird of Denmark. The Numbat is the animal emblem.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 9, 2019

At the same time, at the western bank of the Volga River corpses piled ever higher… or so starts the plot of the Jean-Jacques Annaud’s movie Enemy at the Gates, with Jude Law as young Zaytsev. Just imagine a family excursion to Yellowstone to photograph grazing herds of elephants – equally wrong. Something was very wrong.

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Protection Elephants Owls Laws 145

10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2022

The little red bit on the crown on this photo indicates that it is a male bird. For this species, this is unfortunate as some of its behavior is well worth describing ( Wikipedia ): “These birds get their English name from their ability to turn their heads through almost 180 degrees. Kind of like a diesel version.

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Woodpeckers South Africa China Singapore 221

10,000 Birds

APRIL 28, 2014

On Thursday, 24 April, Eugene Nichols was minding his own business, birding along the shore of Lake Ontario on Point Peninsula, in the far northern reaches of New York State. He found an all white bird that didn’t belong and eventually deduced that he was looking at a Willow Ptarmigan. Of course, I had to go and see the bird!

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 28, 2012

This post is old news to those who pay attention to what I say on Facebook but I am still pleased as punch to point out that I have finally reached the 500-bird milestone in the American Birding Association area (basically North America north of Mexico). There were, however, several rarities around that would get me to 500 birds.

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San Marino Los Angeles Birds Laws 104

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2013

The general public is out and about, birds and animals are raising their young, and human/wildlife interaction is at its peak. A robot that feeds baby birds so I can take a nap,” wrote Jodi in Massachusetts. “A Change in Law. I wish for a federal law prohibiting domestic and feral cats from roaming free outdoors.

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Wildlife Wildlife Rehabilitation Oklahoma New York 241

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 11, 2012

I was going to continue talking about birding in Sydney today, but an incident on Friday needs to be addressed quickly, before the immediacy of the memory is gone. And that bird is the Southern Cassowary. Although slightly shorter than the Emu , the cassowary is a sturdier, heavier and generally larger bird.

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Sharks Birds Australia Boars 215

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

For now, I present a story of an excellent day''s birding on a visit to Los Angeles last week.]. It was 7:04am when we saw our target bird. Common birds to the southern California birder, wonderful sights to me. Where to bird next? We did see what I suspect was Luke’s favorite “bird” of the trip.

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Los Angeles Woodpeckers California Birds 171

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds , Terminology / Cow Birds Cow Birds By Rick • March 22, 2011 • 1 comment Tweet Share So what do Buffleheads and Bitterns and Hornbills have in common? They’re all named for livestock.

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Cows Cattle 2011 Birds 141

10,000 Birds

MAY 15, 2011

We’ll see… But there is one more thing to do for Wood-Warbler Week, and that is to figure out what wood-warbler is represented in the Wood-Warbler Week logo, which was created by my wonderful sister-in-law, Stephanie Chung. And, as a bonus question, from what blog post on 10,000 Birds is the picture taken?

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2016

British birders are very serious about birding and their birds. This is a very good thing; it means they publish a lot of books about birds (probably more at this point than U.S. This is a very good thing; it means they publish a lot of books about birds (probably more at this point than U.S.

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Ireland Birds Groups Falcons 140

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 17, 2016

After sixteen days touring the interior west and west coast of the United States with my family I am back in New York City. And, let me tell you, it was an amazing trip with gorgeous scenery, lots of cool mammals, and, of course, a whole big bunch of birds! Clark’s Nutcrackers are one of my favorite birds.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

Under the measure, taxpayers will be responsible for payments to property owners for any loss in property value resulting from a change in law or regulation, regardless of whether the property retains a profitable use. The post Parks and Public Lands Win at the Polls appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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Nevada Georgia Colorado Denver 160

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2016

Summer is too hot, the birds are quiet in fall, and winter is too cold. A whole bunch of pictures of the birds found around the cabin are below. It seemed to me like Western Scrub-Jays are as good as keeping a sentinel bird up as Florida Scrub-Jays. According to most sources the time to visit Zion National Park is in spring.

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Birds Mules Utah Deer 101

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2018

After leaving Africa, I was fearing a real let down in my birding. Probably not on most birders Top Ten list, but it was a natural layover for us, we had some great friends living there, and there is a decent list of birds to be added to any year list. This leg of the trip was for the most part all about my father-in-law.

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Qatar Sparrows South Africa Africa 112

10,000 Birds

APRIL 4, 2018

We are spending some time here on my wife’s family property right on the water. What an incredible place, and as a bonus, it is loaded with birds. Unfortunately, there have been no new birds that I can check off my “Wish List” but if you have to hang out in a place, this is pretty awesome.

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New Zealand Groups Alaska Laws 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

As the story goes, way back in the late 19th Century and organization called the American Acclimitazation Society was working hard to introduce every one of the 600 species of birds mentioned in Shakespeare’s plays to North America. But we forget that the family Sturnidae consists of more than our familiar European Starling.

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India Stray Dog United States Stray 155

10,000 Birds

JULY 15, 2015

Elephants used to cross the border here before the war, but the fighting increased incidents of poaching as law and order broke down, leading to highly traumatised elephants crossing the border. It was pretty awesome to see so many tuskers, as well as families of elephants safe in their special park. But despite this, I did see birds.

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South Africa Elephants Africa Lions 145

10,000 Birds

MAY 30, 2017

When Daisy started talking about a family trip to Maine for the long Memorial Day Weekend I had one thing on my mind: puffins! Or perhaps it’s just a bird with cold feet? It was an experience I won’t soon forget, and neither will my poor, frozen family. (We Black Guillemots are awesome.

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Puffins Eggs Hunters United States 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birding / Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of March 2011? Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of March 2011? My mother, mother-in-law, and godmother are all visiting right now.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 24, 2009

Myers military and so much more! These events will shine the spotlight on the amazing animals and compassionate people across the DC region who love them and work tirelessly on their behalf.

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DC Washington Animal 2009 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 12, 2011

The species is fairly widespread in the Western Pacific, ranging from New Zealand to Japan, and contrary to its name it isn’t actually a true snapper (family Lutjanidae), but is instead a member of the porgy and sea bream family (Sparidae). Protected snapper show no fear and even considerable curiosity when it comes to divers.

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New Zealand Goats Fish Protection 150

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Asides / Soccer Player Kicks Owl on Field? The bird, which looked like a Barn Owl , was the mascot for the opposing team and died from its injuries. Soccer Player Kicks Owl on Field? Thanks for visiting!

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Owls 2011 Barn Owls Deer 145

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

” But of course, with this slight adaptation, it also works for blog posts and their writers, and allows me to plug another nice song by this underrated artist, before switching to birds. Maybe a source more focused on birds than the HBW might have provided more accurate information. Then, on to nuthatches.

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Birds China Woodpeckers Breeding 167

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2011

“Crissal&# is a made-up adjective derived from a made-up noun, “crissum,&# denoting the feathers surrounding the vent of a bird. • Explore These Related Posts Cow Birds Half Hardy I Am Heron, Hear Me Roar Good Gully: A Birder’s Oddity The Magenta’s Petrels.Or at Princeton University in 1990.

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2011 Tucson Arizona Deer 140

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The best laid plans… Last week, I had hoped to get permission to get onto the campus of one or Morelia’s many universities, to look for a family of Wood Ducks that apparently have arrived to spend the winter in its unusual habitat of marshy forest. So you can bet I went off to bird already with a smile on my face!

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Mexico Family Laws Ducks 278

10,000 Birds

MARCH 30, 2023

As you probably are aware, male Lady Amherst’s Pheasants regularly get into fights with other birds. The typical scene is something like this: the pheasant enters a bird bar and orders a beer. Some other bird in the bar asks for its name, and it gives an honest answer: Lady Amherst’s Pheasant. Judge for yourself.

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China Research India Zoos 221

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

I’ve never been to the Indonesian Archipelago, but I really like the birds there. Lynx Edicions, the ornithological (and now mammal) publisher that gave us the Handbook of the Birds of the World , has now published Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago: Greater Sundas and Wallacea , by James A. So, this is no ordinary bird guide.

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