10,000 Birds
JUNE 27, 2017
It was here that I discovered my first White Ibis, my first Eastern Towhee, my first Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher , and while these species may be “common” to me now they filled me with wonder then. Unsurprisingly, I am very fond of this small piece of natural habitat. A view of low-tide.
10,000 Birds
JULY 28, 2016
Rather than promote a second stamp, we’ve created a brand new alternative that stands on its own. This evolved from our artist’s creative input, signifying not just protection of wildlife as a whole, but our focus on valuing and protection of all life as it exists in our Refuge system. Here’s What’s New.
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 26, 2013
The piece describes why this corner of the world often has an attitude toward indiscriminate hunting that ranges from laissez-faire to Wild West, and also the toll that the ensuing slaughter takes on populations of birds that are protected in their northern European summer homes. Photo of the Nihoa Millerbird by S.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 4, 2019
Their populations, plus those of other species that ‘wore’ the coveted long, colorful feathers used for women’s fashionable hats, were being dangerously depleted by hunters intent on feeding the millinery industry. Preferably, they should be wearing colors of purple, white, and gold, the branded hues of their movement.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 24, 2020
An excellent whisky selection for any Burns Supper is the The Famous Grouse, which is not only the best-selling brand of whisky in Scotland but also features the best-known bird in the world of whisky. As a brand name, “The Famous Grouse” makes for a rather boastful claim – particularly with that obligatory definite article.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 11, 2011
But meanwhile, let’s look at the four avian families that comprise the brand new order Suliformes. Frigatebirds (Fregatidae) Five species of frigatebird ply the planet’s tropical skies and seas. Brown Pelicans , and the northernmost Brown Booby breeding colony on this side of the Pacific. The proposal from U.S.
10,000 Birds
JULY 20, 2018
Following passage of the United States Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966, the California Condor ( Gymnogyps californianus ) was among the first 75 species listed for protection, the so-called “Class of 1967”. Part of its obscurity is due to the fiercely protective relationship Cologne has with its beer.
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