10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2015

And of eggs and nests and birds on nests. Into the Nest , as the title says, is about the courting, mating, egg-laying, nesting, and parenting behavior of “familiar birds”. Cedar Waxwings exchange berries, carry nesting material, eggs. Egg biology, from Part I. Oops, the curmudgeon in me slipped.) Peregrine Falcon nests.

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Eggs Family 2006 New York 263

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2023

These prescriptions are very important to Tuttle-Adams, who takes the perhaps radical approach that a bird’s welfare supersedes a birder’s ‘right’ to take a photograph. Harrison, and Nests, Eggs, and Nestlings of North American Birds, 2nd ed. These books are concerned with behavior. Baicich and Colin J.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Birds Family Collecting 270

10,000 Birds

JULY 17, 2012

I had hoped to have some Semipalmated Plover chick photos for comparison but as of last night they seem to be still at the egg stage. They are everywhere right now, as the families make their way from uplands down to the water’s edge. These ones had a head start, nesting right near the shore. With some serious legs.

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Eggs North America Breeding Europe 194

10,000 Birds

MAY 26, 2024

The chicks need six months to develop so the adults lay their eggs in January. In comparison, over 15 thousand Griffons make the same crossing each season. The south, just 21 kilometers away, is the coast of Morocco and the Griffons have just completed a short but arduous sea-crossing across the Strait of Gibraltar.

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Africa Morocco Senegal Europe 245

Animal Person

AUGUST 16, 2011

Hal Herzog’s “ Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat ” (Harper 2011), though fascinating, is ultimately depressing for vegans and animal rights activists. Over at Animal Rights and AntiOppression , we’ve been discussing tactics and sharing our thoughts and experiences about what works and doesn’t work when it comes to advocacy.

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Vegan Morals Animal Rights Advocacy 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2014

Using ministerial connections he obtained 100 mallard eggs from the US and began to breed and distribute them. Animal rights types start emerging from the woodwork and comparing conservationists to Nazis, obsessing about the purity of a species (see attempts to control Ruddy Ducks to save White-headed Ducks).

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Species New Zealand Ducks Game 169

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Picking the right robin that fits your needs can be confusing and stressful. Let us start with a comparison of size. With only 3-5 eggs per breeding attempt, it is less productive than the European Robin with its 4-7 eggs. That is why you need to pick exactly the right one. A European Robin. A Japanese Robin.

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Eggs Ethics Species Rights 258