10,000 Birds

JUNE 5, 2015

Not only do we take care of zillions of injured and orphaned birds/mammals/reptiles/whatever, we also have to deal with and educate the public. I had a finder bring me a bird he’d correctly ID’d as a merlin – a not-too-common falcon – but when he brought him in, I could see he’d been trying to feed it BIRD SEED!”

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10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2014

Birds have no boobs. Birds hatch out of eggs, like some species of snakes, who also have no boobs, although with a snake the fact is more readily apparent. Not so with birds, who are taken care of by either the mother or both parents until they are old enough to fly. Raptors feed their young meat.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 14, 2022

An avian butcher at work: Red-backed Shrike ( Lanius collurio ) depicted by Dutch bird illustrator J.G. Keulemans (1842 – 1912) in Onze vogels in huis en tuin (“Our Birds in Home and Garden”). Good birding and happy drinking! Castellare di Castellina: Chianti Classico (2019).

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Still, I knew the winds of the hurricane could bring interesting bird species, so I ventured out Saturday morning, a day and a half before the meat of the storm made it up to northern Florida. Few birds other than Laughing Gulls ventured out into the stiff breeze, and when they did they looked like they clearly regretted it.

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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. The NRA has tried to portray this movement as “taking away hunters’ rights,” which does nothing but insult the hunters already on board. 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

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

In large part, my lack of full birding national coverage stems from another feature shared with the state that harbors the New River gorge, and one that helped create conditions that can result in mega diversity. This bird is fairly common in many parts of Costa Rica but it’s so stunning, it always deserves a mention.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Re-evaluate the songs Double-pack with a photograph Extra track (and a tacky badge) So sing The Smiths in “ Paint a vulgar picture “ As you can probably guess, the main purpose of my posts not centered on a specific location (e.g., “Birds of Shanghai”) is to reuse photos I have already used in such location-specific posts.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 1, 2012

It is not an easy task trying to photograph a White-bellied Sea-Eagle as it soars along the coast, so when you discover one sat in a tree enjoying lunch it enables you to focus on everything that is magnificent about this bird of prey. The nests that they build are huge and consist of large sticks generally close to water.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 15, 2020

What with lockdown and all, it had been a while since I had made the one-hour drive down to Paso Ancho, my closest option for birding a full-blown tropical thorn forest habitat. I have already written about my love of the Paso Ancho site, though you would have to scroll back to my very first pieces with 10,000 Birds to read those articles.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 31, 2012

And while finding snails is not difficult for a long legged bird that is not afraid to wade into alligator-infested marshes it is difficult to extract the yummy snail meat from its protective shell. The snail was not very large but I was impressed with the size of the chunk of snail meat hiding in the recesses of the shell.

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Meat Alligators Florida Collecting 162

10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2014

On a parking lot, I pass by an invisible bird and continue to my local patch of the Ada Huja Danube Riverbank , where my first bird becomes the Rook. Ornithology, as well as birding, deals with wild birds. While my invisible bird didn’t exactly walked out of a henhouse, it almost did. The one I do not count.

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Feral Meat Species Serbia 251

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 18, 2012

One of the defining characteristics of birds, besides the obvious features of wings and feathers, is their bills. From toucans to curlews and from hummingbirds to flamingos, birds display an almost otherworldly diversity in these body-parts. Bills are instrumental in defining three of the senses in birds – taste, touch and smell.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

There’s even video proof of a Red-shouldered Hawk eating earthworms on Flickr and there’s been discussion about this on MD bird listserv. This discussion about red-shoulders comes up from time to time and it throws people off, “Wait, hawks are raptors, they should be going for meat!”

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Chickens Meat Rodents North America 215

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 5, 2011

when do I start feeding birds and 2. First, unless you are talking hummingbirds and orioles just feed birds when you are in the mood to watch them and can afford it. There are always cool bird to be seen. Note the color of the bird seed in the feeder these Pine Grosbeaks are using. what should I feed? Why is that?

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Birds Sparrows Fox Meat 165

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2015

Ten years ago, those flocks were reduced to a few hundred birds. Nowadays, the flocks are even smaller, merely a few dozen birds. As we speak, in Serbia these birds are still hunted in August and September. Then comes summer and the birds start migrating. Money and effort are being invested in that protection.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 27, 2015

At the request of blog management, I’m embarking on a series of posts on the names of birds. Since we’ve covered some generalities already, once a month I’ll be exploring how a species, genus, or family of birds got its name, and how those names fit in with our larger understanding of, and relationship with, birds.

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Falcons Eagles Meat Geese 258

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2018

I had to work my way past this to get involved in the story and reach the meat of the matter. But like many a tough nut to crack, the meat was worth it. Moreover, the brief summaries of his travels followed by more detailed accounts sometimes made me feel like I was stuck in a time loop.

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Meat United States Reptiles Canada 101

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Robert Gallardo is well-known to many readers of 10,000 Birds as an outstanding Neotropical nature guide, author, and manager of La Chorcha Lodge. We are talking about the flora and fauna and in particular the birds, whose sole beauty makes them an easy target for some people. And these are just the direct assaults against birds!

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Critter News

OCTOBER 26, 2010

I realize that the most humane method of treating chickens is to not kill them for food.BUT, as long as there is still a demand for their meat, PETA is advocating "Controlled-Atmosphere Killing" as an improvement over current methods of electric immobilization. The birds are not "gassed" (i.e., Controlled-atmosphere killing is a U.S.

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Chickens Killing Factory Farm Factory Farming 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Actually, I visited the Two Towers twice, had about 50 bird species each time and about 60 in total, so this is sort of a composite tour description. Birds are mostly the same, only Pygmy Cormorants are becoming more numerous. After a long, chill day of open-window bird-driving, we went to a shabby village tavern, the only one around.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

On Saturday morning I was exploring the newly-mowed Edgemere Landfill, one of my favorite birding spots in Queens, enjoying birds like Eastern Meadowlarks and American Pipits , both of which seemed to appreciate two years of brush being removed. Always remember to pause during your meal to keep an eye out for potential meat-thieves.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Every time I go to the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival I make sure to go out of my way to spend some time with Snail Kites. The birds interacted in the air several times and watching their behavior with each other and while they were hunting was educational and enjoyable. Adult birds have an orange base to the bill.)

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Lifestyle Meat Wildlife Florida 202

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

Instead of even trying to fight the sun I decided to do a loop around the bird, which looked to be feeding on something, with the hope that I could get the sun at my back and the buzzard in front of me. Who knew meat on a stick was in the diet of Buteo buteo ? Much to my amazement, my strategy worked.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 21, 2011

Gassett, replying to a letter questioning the hunt, opens thus: “ Sandhill cranes are considered to be one of the best tasting of all migratory birds. Their slow wing beat keeps the breast meat from being as dark and strong flavored as many other migratory birds. Well, fire up my grill.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

The Mourning Dove ( Zenaida macroura) is among the most abundant and widespread terrestrial birds endemic to North and Middle America. This gentle bird frequents bird feeders and readily nests almost anywhere. A seemingly rather peaceful bird, it gets its name from its easily identifiable mournful call. v=44fNo6B5gUI.

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Hunters Hunting North America Game 173

10,000 Birds

JUNE 30, 2012

Not only that, but the breast meat of the geese will be donated to food pantries. The cullings have happened every year since the 2009 emergency landing of a US Airways plane in the Hudson River after the plane struck geese and was disabled.

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New York City Culling Geese Slaughter 165

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Charles Harper’s Birds & Word s is the signature book of this bird and nature artist’s career. Charles Harper’s Birds & Word s is the signature book of this bird and nature artist’s career. White article on bird feeding stations. I just count the wings. A tradition was born.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 29, 2017

In the previous 50 Super Bowl match-ups, only twice has a football team named for a bird emerged victorious. In an astonishing 33 of 50 contests, an organization named for a meat (not cheese) packer, chieftain, cowpoke, steel worker, indigenous American, gold miner, U.S. Based on team name alone, NO. Go Falcons!

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10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2012

New York City’s premiere wildlife refuge proved to be no refuge for Canada Geese on Monday morning as federal agents rounded up 711 geese – including goslings – and packed them up for a trip to upstate New York where they will be gassed and their meat will be provided to food banks.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 13, 2012

They’re not the Lammergeyer – they’re not even close, as the Lammergeyer dwells alone in the genus Gypaetus – but the Egyptian Vulture and Cinereous Vulture are worthy birds in their own right. And then there’s the Griffon Vulture. Ultimately, this was the only vulture I was to see on my Spanish adventure.

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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. They would realize that wild owls fly silently through the night and grab unwary rodents, not unsuspecting packages of processed cow meat. Birds injured wildlife orphaned wildlife screech owl wildlife rehabilitators'

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 18, 2013

She had wanted one for a long time, but I was convinced I would end up taking care of it, plus there were carnivorous birds in my house. She fears neither oversized canines nor dark, hunched birds with hooked beaks. Birds black vultures rabbits wildlife rehabilitators' How long do rabbits live?” Is all this my own fault?

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Rabbits Wildlife Rehabilitation Rabbit Rescue Rescue 225

10,000 Birds

JUNE 15, 2011

It isn’t hard even for a simple bird painter to divine that Commissioner Gassett stands to gain financially from a crane hunt in Kentucky. No wonder his state office answering machine has a message on it expounding on the delicious meat of the sandhill crane. No, let’s not write any more letters to Dr. Gassett.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 12, 2012

My only wish, a tasty fish … Anyway, the spectacular scenery of New Zealand’s South Island does more than provide stunning wide angle shots for Peter Jackson to use in his films, it provides a home for many great species of bird (not to mention also provide some of the finest walking country in the world). It is bad for them.

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New Zealand Parrots Sheep Investigation 154

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2020

While entering our double kayak I asked Andrew Hester, a local bird expert, if bilharzia is present in the shallows of the Ngotwane Dam, further down the river. On the other hand a croc might be tempted to grab a piece of meat that hangs low over the water and where do you think my paddle holding hand will be? Grey Heron 4.

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Botswana Africa 2001 Fish 181

10,000 Birds

MAY 31, 2015

It’s not only the fact that you see more birds of prey than in “normal” years, they also show a different behaviour. But of course the mammalian meat eaters will be happy too and reproducing like there’s no tomorrow. Then of course, there are the predators. Gotta be mouse gradation.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 11, 2011

One of the most majestic macaws is the Hyacinth Macaw ( Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus ), a brilliant blue South American bird that weighs in as the largest flying parrot in the world. The Hyacinth Macaw is more than just another pretty face; these birds are social with strong family values. These macaws nest in existing holes in trees.

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