10,000 Birds
JULY 22, 2014
I’d like to introduce you to a diminutive heron, the Cattle Egret Bubuclus ibis. The Cattle Egret is native to Africa, where it is a familiar sight among herds of large mammals. Cattle Egret is more closely related to herons in the genus Ardea then the species termed egrets in the genus Egretta. ibis and the eastern B.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 4, 2021
Cattle Egrets have perfected that smudgy look. For example, the main article states that “At Lac de Grand Lieu, W France, birds commute 2–38 km between colony and feeding territories.” She got excited: “Birds with sunglasses!” ” This is probably an Eastern Crowned Warbler. But do we really care?
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10,000 Birds
JULY 6, 2023
That means that before starting the migration, the birds spend 15-18 hours per day feeding and fattening up and even moving their sleeping locations close to the food source to save time ( source ), equivalent to a Tour de France cyclist locking himself into a McDonald’s restaurant for a few days before starting the race.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 20, 2012
Thus, the cattle we raise for meat and dairy are sometimes called Bos taurus while the extinct wild form is always called Bos primigenius. Dates of first arrival listed by Schorger (1966) are: Italy 1520, Germany 1530, France 1538, England 1541, Denmark and Norway 1550, Sweden 1556.
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.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 4, 2020
35 countries were visited during 2019 , 7 of them ( Belgium , France , Germany , Italy , Thailand , Indonesia and Barbados ) bringing new blood to the Country/Territory/Emirate/Republic/Pricipality/Kingdom/Special Administrative Region list which now stands at 55. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 02 Dec 2019. 22 Dec 2019.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 19, 2014
In a funny twist of fate, it seems that 2014 will be much the same as 2012 and 2013 have been, with family trips to somewhere in France and business trips to Indonesia and Kazakhstan. Jan 1 : Sunshine and blue skies lure us out of our cottage in Provence / southern France for a day at the beach near Les-Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer.
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