10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 17, 2020
This is a bit of a dilemma for local authorities – on the one hand, they would presumably like to protect the birds, on the other hand, they also want to draw as many tourists to the place as possible. “Sleep with the fishes”? At least from the perspective of the fish. Little Egret: The local mafia, it seems.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 6, 2022
But indeed they vanish somewhere once the people pretending to try and catch fish appear. In our compound, a better name for the Black-crowned Night Herons would be Black-crowned Early Morning Herons. Even though they probably do not need to be afraid of the competition. But the stars of the month were some breeding Eurasian Tree Sparrows.
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 3, 2022
The new Guide to the Birds of China (John MacKinnon) has been published. This is partly due to hunting in China, where about 90% of the species winter (HBW). Pat Fish was the creative force behind a band called Jazz Butcher – he died in October last year. Of course, Little Egrets like to eat fish. Did it f*ck.
Animal Person
JANUARY 27, 2010
It's just another excuse people have concocted because they like the taste of cow/pig/chicken/fish flesh. Let's deconstruct: Legal experts in China are proposing a ban on the eating of dogs and cats. Yes, it is hypocritical (speciesism), but who said that we either protect humans or animals? Where do people get that idea?
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 19, 2019
It is part of the international ecological corridor and the “Confluence of the Sava and the Danube Rivers” Important Bird Area (IBA), already proposed for a nature reserve by the Government’s Institute for the Protection of Nature of Serbia. Within its Belt and Road Initiative, China asked for this location for the new harbour.
Critter News
MARCH 23, 2010
Delegates to the CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) conference in Qatar voted down three of four proposals to protect sharks. Tags: CITES united nations marine animals Japan china endangered species. This really sucks. According to the New York Times.
10,000 Birds
MAY 28, 2020
Little Ringed Plovers are fiercely protective of their cute chicks. Some immature Black-faced Spoonbills may have decided not to go too far north this summer, instead catching fish in Shanghai and looking like a baroque painting. Black-crowned Night Heron. Little Egrets are busy bickering inside their nest.
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