10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2013

And so, when Salvador Ramirez left, there were feral goats on the island of San Clemente, the southernmost of the Channel Islands off the coast of California. No wait, they were, but they had experienced so much genetic drift and selective pressure that they now constituted a unique breed in their own right.

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Goats Bald Eagle Fox Feral 159

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 17, 2019

Two hundred yards further, the first Common Goldeneye and Smew started to appear and, while counting Smew and geese, a Great Bittern took flight from one stand of reeds to another, right in front of us. These globally threatened raptors breed from Ukraine eastward through Siberia and only a few come to overwinter here.

Geese 139

Geese Serbia Birds Estonia 139

10,000 Birds

JUNE 12, 2014

By the end of a day, the best bird was the White-tailed Eagle that caught and ate a fish right in front of us – a species they have seen in the UK only once. Pygmy Cormorant – winter (it breeds in Serbia, but overwinters in Belgrade). Goosander and Red-breasted Merganser – Belgrade in winter; otherwise, the first one breeds in Serbia.

Serbia 171

Serbia Eagles Birds Sparrows 171

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 31, 2017

You can hear its song in spring, but even then, it is a rare privilege to have one posing at the very ends of willow branches right next to one’s car. A pair displaying at the end of August, well after the breeding season? Pairs are monogamous during each breeding season, but may change mates from year to year.

Serbia 113

Serbia Breeding Woodpeckers Feral 113

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

…maybe there’s a secret Corn Crake breeding farm out in Gilgo Beach. You drive towards Jones Beach then hang a left down Ocean Parkway, ignoring the birder sitting next to you pointing out a possible Merlin and newly arrived Brant because you need to drive at just the right speed. What if it’s an escapee? I should go.

New York 147

New York North America France Feral Cats 147

10,000 Birds

JUNE 19, 2011

These waste water treatment plants offer the perfect environment to bird-life due to the fact that water is constantly available and is fenced for further protection from feral animals. They are not an advertised tourist area, but ask any birder and they will point you in the right direction! Happy ducks in Broome in June!

Feral Animals 169

Feral Animals Australia Ducks Feral 169

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 3, 2010

She has a new book out (which I am reading right now) called One Good Dog. A feral kitten captured and neutered by a small non-profit, somewhat militant organization, was on display at our local Massachusetts Society Prevention of Cruelty Association branch, which often took these feral cats in the hope of finding homes for them.

Pit Bulls 100

Pit Bulls Rescue Massachusetts Feral Cats 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2011

Like manky mallards, ganky geese display remarkable variety due to both the methodical manipulations of breeders and the variable volatility of the more natural kind of breeding. Feral geese run the gamut from pure white to almost entirely gray or brown. Wicked, right? We certainly see enough of them, don’t we?

Geese 145

Geese 2011 Deer New York 145

Animal Person

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

We went this route because he isn't putting weight on his back right leg anymore (you can even see the muscle atrophy--look at the difference--it's not because of the angle). It'll be my area's first group dedicated to reducing the feral cat population! He sure was a trooper, though.

Project Treadstone 100

Project Treadstone Feral Cats Tnr Vet 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

They range from the successful eradication of feral cats from Marion Island (hear that, Corey?) to the ongoing conservation of breeding Lesser Flamingos at Kimberley’s Kamfers Dam to the Albatross Task Force, which works with fishermen to find solutions to seabird bycatch (birds caught in fishermen’s nets).

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South Africa Africa Leopards Penguins 251

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

The chance that this was a real Turkey are not great, and the chance that Columbus actually brought breeding stock from Honduras to Spain is not great, so maybe, maybe not. This is the time of year that we rightfully contemplate the noble Turkey. Diffusion to other european countries subsequently was very rapid.

Turkey 197

Turkey Columbus Spain Fowl 197

4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 8, 2011

Half a decade ago, in a little mountain town about 60 miles northeast of San Diego, a feral kitten dragged his front left leg uselessly. Born with only two legs as a result of irresponsible breeding, Tink’s spirit is irrepressible as she races about on a custom set of wheels.

San Diego 100

San Diego Kittens Emotional Cats 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Even during the breeding season the birds appear to be quite unwary of humans. Often, as I have been investigating the contents of a nest by making a small hole in the side, the parent birds have come right to the nest, where they immediately begin to repair the damage even before my departure!”.

Trinidad 188

Trinidad Birds South America Research 188

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

By far the most commonly seen bird on most of the islands in the region – and the only one every islander can identify on call – is Gallus gallus (the feral chicken). It persists in captivity at a breeding facility on Guam and in a number of American zoos. Guam Rail Gallirallus owstoni. So wither the Guam Rail now?

Puerto Rico 181

Puerto Rico Guam Virgin Islands Feral 181

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 17, 2012

When songbirds endeavor to head hundreds or thousands of miles south they are risking everything in order to find a place that they can winter and hopefully survive in order to head back north and breed. If a songbird must die on its trip it seems only right that it should fuel another migrant bird, in this case a Merlin at Fort Tilden.

Feral Cats 179

Feral Cats Cats Killing North America 179

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 11, 2018

It obviously was not quite right and “A1” continued to try and please her for some time. It is not unusual to find a group of trial nest scrapes in a breeding territory and then the female lays the eggs in the nest that she prefers. “A1” Preparing another nest site.

Eggs 106

Eggs Feral Cats Feral Raised 106

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2013

The National Park is unusual because it offers very few facilities compared to most, but there is a sealed road right into the small car park and a shade shelter with a table and chairs and information about the park. Apparently they breed to the south and return to feed at Lake Bindegolly. Feral pigs. miles long. Turtle shell.

Feral 145

Feral Pelicans Ducks Pigs 145

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2018

The causes were the usual reasons for island extinction—deforestation by both humans and invasive plants that crowded out native plants, hunting, and invasive rats, mongoose, monkeys, and, of course, feral cats. You’re read or seen Jurassic Park , right? (No We really are better off with extinct Dodos.

Mauritius 101

Mauritius Stud Zoos Eggs 101

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2012

This striking black and white bird is a common sight in the city, even in the central business district, but it is especially common in the park and breeds on the islands in the lakes here. The large ponds were home to great numbers of waterbirds of several kinds, many of which, like the ibis, breed on the islands in the lakes.

New Zealand 170

New Zealand Ducks Australia Japan 170

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

The population decline is generally blamed on habitat destruction and introduced predators, but inter-breeding may also be to blame. The Painted Snipe is another bird in Australia that is under threat and was actually only determined to be a species in its own right rather than a migratory species from the north, in recent years.

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Species Australia Birds Parrots 174