10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2011

Eagle Lake, Lake Almanor and Clear Lake have all been identified as Audubon California Important Bird Areas (IBA), meaning that they provide essential habitat for breeding, wintering, and migrating birds. Like the breeding activity of many species this spring, the grebes were late, probably due to the unseasonable weather.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 11, 2013

Speaking of birds in nests, five Chilean Flamingo chicks who were raised by a human “surrogate dad” at a British wildlife center have now graduated to joining the adults in the center’s colony. The hope is that their presence while inspire the grown-ups to breeding success.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

The subtle white edging to the gape of this bird indicates it is near breeding time. I figured I’d just slip into position with my camera and grab a few shots, maybe take a video for my Instagram story and contemplate life a little. But I quickly realized this was no slow morning. Finally, a faraway movement caught my eye.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Mind you – it is indeed a description, not a video, as the research was done in 1952. Greater Flamingos are considered cooperative breeders as fledglings are raised in a creche, in which large numbers of young are watched by multiple non-breeding adult greater flamingos. They probably did not even have Twitter then.

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South Africa Africa Birds Research 147

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 28, 2014

Egyptian Vultures raised is isolation used rocks to crack eggs presented to them. As shown in the video, bait-fishing is more efficient than regular sit-and-wait fishing. Just a bit of ingenuity can make a big difference for these herons and their progeny if they are breeding. The behavior was inherent.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2012

They are feathered jewels with extraordinary breeding dances almost unrivalled in the bird world. The females, having selected a mate, will raise the chicks on their own. v=2VGongXYDGo A video of something I wasn’t lucky enough to see. There are few families of birds as bewitching as the birds-of-paradise.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2013

There aren’t many solutions proferred—the article is really about consciousness-raising—but it’s well worth a read. Note: Some of the accompanying photos and videos are very powerful, but also not necessarily for the faint of heart.). The population of Millerbirds on Laysan has doubled , and breeding seems to be going well.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2022

As with Chinese male humans, having your own building is still vital to raising young. There was a breeding pair at Binjiang Forest Park this June. So, the birds start collecting mud and small sticks. Nest building: a good activity for a rainy day. You should try it too. Not going for the obvious either. Sometimes it works.

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MAY 14, 2016

It was organized to boost eBird use, raise funds for bird conservation, and just get more people out birding. What are you going to do, stare at some mobile device like a 21st century zombie and watch videos of people doing silly things? This Yellow Warbler was looking fresh before it left Costa Rica.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 2, 2010

It’s no accident that dogs evolved this way, as humans have been selectively breeding them for around 14,000 years to serve our needs as laborer, companion, hunter, herder and warrior, as well as to suit our aesthetic fancy. Here are three video sneak peeks! “

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

Over the next few days, the Alpine Accentors ( Prunella collaris ) will arrive on their high-Alpine breeding grounds – it is time to start singing, despite that the treeless Alpine landscape is still under metres of snow. all Alpine Accetor photos digiscoped (c) Dale Forbes. all Alpine Accetor photos digiscoped (c) Dale Forbes.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

Another 170 are in captivity, many of them breeding stock for reintroduction efforts. Letters from Eden (Houghton Mifflin, 2006) will soon be followed by a memoir about the birds she has raised, healed, studied and followed throughout her life. There are 400 whooping cranes left in the wild, 100 of them in the eastern population.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2012

This is one of my favorite videos from National Geographic showing the incredible fledging of the Wood Ducklings. Another cavity nesting species that breeds in Lassen Volcanic National Park is the Brown Creeper ( Certhia americana ). Talk about cute! www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWDXIhy9oJA

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North America America Barn Owls Falcons 225

4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

See a video on how dogs think like us. See TIME’s video “ The New Frugality: Doggie Day Care.&#. See TIME’s video “ The March of TIME: Hunting Dog Field Trials.&#. The Russians began by breeding a group of foxes according to one simple rule: they would walk up to a cage and put a hand on the bars.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

Letters from Eden (Houghton Mifflin, 2006) will soon be followed by a memoir about the birds she has raised, healed, studied and followed throughout her life. They reach breeding maturity at four to seven years of age, produce only one chick per nesting season, and only one in three offspring survive to fledging age. Wicked, right?

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2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 254

10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2011

Let us for once judge a book by its cover, and take a thorough look at a Black-headed Gull in breeding plumage. Palm Warblers in Central Park Answers to A Diabolical Quick Quiz Cow Birds About the Author Jochen Jochen Roeder was born in Germany and raised to be a birder. They’re Back! Wicked, right?

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