10,000 Birds
APRIL 25, 2022
would be cats for me, but you get the general idea). Contrary to alleged preferences among humans, the golden-headed cisticola has a shorter tail during the breeding season ( source ). Like many humans, the species is “socially monogamous but sexually promiscuous” ( source ).
10,000 Birds
JUNE 13, 2022
According to the HBW entry for this species, it “has been claimed that loss of native mammals after European settlement created shortage of nesting material, explaining this species’ penchant for taking hair from humans.” These two Grey-crowned Babblers look remarkably like Statler and Waldorf, the two old men of the Muppets Show.
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10,000 Birds
AUGUST 14, 2015
Predators and storms can wreak havoc and human intervention is sometimes needed for survival. Bird brought in by a cat or dog. Suspect” dog or cat interactions. It is illegal to keep a wild bird. A parent bird’s instinct to feed and protect their young is very strong, and they will not willingly abandon their babies.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 17, 2012
Humans have made migration much more difficult with our roads, our huge glass buildings, our rapacious appetite for development, our introduction of predators. But that is what I believed happened to this Common Yellowthroat which I found dead in Kissena Corridor Park which has great habitat for birds but also hosts a feral cat colony.
10,000 Birds
JULY 25, 2022
Gisela Kaplan has written a book about the species, and how they seem unperturbed by humans: “It’s one of their most successful defense strategies. ” Of course, as a certified cat person, I was delighted to see a Green Catbird near Brisbane. They just sit and pretend not to be there to avoid interaction.”
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 4, 2015
Consider this: ninety percent of birds treated at wildlife centers are admitted as a result of human interactions that have nothing to do with “nature.” However, if a bird is in a cat’s mouth, is convulsing in your flower garden, or bleeding along the roadway, it needs professional help. The difference seems obvious.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 8, 2022
This thrush actually is among the prey items of the very rare Iriomote Cat, a cat that lives only on a small island. Unfortunately, Hen Harriers die disproportionally near British Grouse moors – most likely killed illegally by people hunting grouse for sports ( source ).
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