10,000 Birds

JULY 19, 2020

Our first Pied Oystercatcher eggs for this year’s breeding season were laid early and were due to hatch last weekend. The eggs usually hatch out quite close together and then the family can all move away from the nest site. This offers a lot more protection than the exposed nest site. However, this is far from unusual.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 11, 2019

It is quite common for several clutches of Pied Oystercatcher eggs to be laid during the breeding season and often within ten days of egg or chick loss. Over the two weeks since I first introduced you to this family of Pied Oystercatchers there has been a lot of walking. Pied Oystercatcher family.

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Eggs Feral Cats Shelters Feral 126

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

While Haviken foregoes these latter production methods, it does rely on the singular contributions of Brettanomyces lambicus , a member of a family of wild yeasts (colloquially known as “Brett”) known for producing distinctly funky flavors in several traditional Belgian styles, and more recently, a new breed of American “wild” ales.

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Penguins Cooking Belgium New York 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 10, 2011

Most threatened endemics are now restricted to protected areas, but I’ve passed a couple of Weka on a country road in Neslon and I saw my first Long-tailed Cuckoo flying across the main road out of Wellington. Feral Turkey are also quite common. But these aren’t the only large ground-loving birds you might encounter.

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New Zealand Birds Thailand Falcons 177