10,000 Birds
JUNE 13, 2022
Some more photos of Australian birds mixed with irrelevant facts and mediocre half-jokes, as a way to pass away the time while being under lockdown in Shanghai (note: it is over now but this post was written during the lockdown). It must be a bit frustrating for a flower to be less colorful than the bird visiting it though.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 14, 2011
Dirt hawking is a form of falconry that involves hunting rabbits and other small game with Harris Hawks (other hawk species also qualify). One of the primary reasons that these hawks make such excellent falconry birds is because they are one of only two raptor species (the other is the Galapagos Hawk ) that hunt cooperatively.
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10,000 Birds
JULY 20, 2014
Feral cats have been able to adapt very well in Australia and have grown larger over the years and can survive in areas that you would not expect. Feral cat predation on Pied Oystercatcher eggs. The European Rabbit was also introduced for hunting by early settlers and it soon bred and became highly invasive.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 28, 2014
Somehow they manage to get the bird or animal to a rehabilitator, even though finding one is often a feat in itself. That is, until the ducklings grow up, are released into a pond, and greet the local feral cat colony as long-lost relatives. Birds injured wildlife orphaned wildlife screech owl wildlife rehabilitators'
10,000 Birds
JULY 24, 2012
The number of individual birds and mammals alone that are affected by these factors are countless; and when you consider fish, reptiles and amphibians, it is hard to comprehend the magnitude of life that gets wiped out around the world (and certainly including the U.S.) There is nothing abstract or controversial about this.
Critter News
JANUARY 13, 2009
The intent was to protect birds by removing one of their predators: cats. What happened was something that hurt the birds worse. It seemed like a good idea at the time: Remove all the feral cats from a famous Australian island to save the native seabirds.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 7, 2014
The lack of people does not mean we have any less extinct or threatened bird species than other countries. Even the first explorers to Australia documented there was a risk of extinction of birds and animals into the future and subsequently decided to collect as many specimens as possible! Handbook to The Birds of Australia, 1865.
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