10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 21, 2023
The former should number at least a hundred thousand individuals each winter, while the latter should be present in the tens of thousands. Mexican Ducks were also present; these are residents in the area, but not normally on this body of water. Two Ospreys flew overhead, turning up again and again to fish on this small body of water.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks , Muscovy Ducks and Blue-winged Teals were around us, together with Green , Great and Little Blue Herons , Cattle and Great White Egrets , Black-crowned and Yellow-crowned Night-Herons , plus one locally rare Pinnated Bittern in the floating vegetation, as well as several dozen Neotropical Cormorants.
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 4, 2020
While entering our double kayak I asked Andrew Hester, a local bird expert, if bilharzia is present in the shallows of the Ngotwane Dam, further down the river. albiventris ) and fish eating Pied Kingfishers ( Ceryle rudis ). Among 60 or so heron species in the world this is the only one using this peculiar fishing technique.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 5, 2016
This is a very different book from what I expected, less of a handbook and more of a comprehensive identification text on 24 groups of birds, presented in words and photographs. Additional information is presented in boxes and with photographs. Armistead and Brian L. It is an intriguing choice of species.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 28, 2021
There are plentiful fish to be seen in the clear water. The cattle are clever enough to move across the property and get away from the deep water. The vegetation has got so long in places that you can’t actually see a lot of the birds that are present. The header photo shows the water running under the culvert.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 6, 2020
Thus the “new normal” list, sanitized and with 6-foot spacing is presented below for your catalogue-reading pleasure. Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis). Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus). Trust me on this. Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea). Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea). Great Egret (Ardea alba). Little Egret (Egretta garzetta).
Animal Ethics
SEPTEMBER 30, 2009
It is argued that beef cattle and hogs are protein factories in reserve. In order to produce one pound of beef, cattle eat approximately sixteen pounds of grain; and in order to produce six pounds of pork or ham, hogs eat approximately six pounds of grain. The proponent of the argument wants to stop replacing them when they die.
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