10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2011

I had neither seen before nor heard of an example of a leucistic* Ruddy Duck but a quick Google search let me know that this is definitely not the first (not surprisingly). OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Thanks for visiting!

Ducks 151

Ducks 2011 Jamaica Deer 151

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

Paradise in Portugal is a perfect example of this. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Additionally traveling birders also have a reputation for being seriously budget-conscious. And this place has birds to boot! Thanks for visiting!

Portugal 172

Portugal 2011 Deer Birds 172

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

Either way, it was a heck of a sight and another example of why Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge is the best place in New York City to see amazing wildlife spectacles. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Thanks for visiting!

Ducks 170

Ducks 2011 Jamaica New York 170

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2011

In fact Punta Cana is a shining example of how large hotels can conduct their operations in a sustainable manner whilst contributing significantly to the preservation of birds, wildlife and habitats. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more!

Dominican Republic 185

Dominican Republic 2011 Deer Birds 185

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

I actually ended up seeing two examples of Sayornis phoebe at Alley Pond Park in Queens yesterday and even got a kind of lousy) shot of one to share with you! OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Thanks for visiting!

2011 182

2011 Deer New York Philadelphia 182

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

Many animals also display wide-ranging emotions, including joy, happiness, empathy, compassion, grief, and even resentment and embarrassment. For example, they make three different types of tools from the long, barbed leaves of the screw pine tree. Animal Rescues: Feeling Compassion for Those in Need.

Emotional 100

Emotional Animal Whales Whaling 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Each specific example of promotion counts as one entry in a random drawing for our third copy of the new Crossley ID Guide. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! They also serve who share the news about giveaways like these. Thanks for visiting!

2011 223

2011 Deer Owls New York 223

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2011

Consider Estero Lagoon for example… In North America there are nine regular plover species, ten if you include the more vagrant Common Ringed Plover. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Thanks for visiting!

Florida 189

Florida South Africa 2011 Africa 189

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

These are good examples of Harper’s art and text. I reduced all lines and edges to straights and curves (that’s all there are) and began to render with mechanical drawing instruments¬ ruling pen, compass, French curve, T-square, triangle.

Betty Crocker 170

Betty Crocker Birds 2008 2007 170

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Our methods have changed over time — Linneaus, for example, chose not to classify bats among birds — but now, detailed molecular analyses can confound even the most comprehensive and rigorous morphology-based hypotheses, not to mention “obvious&# groupings. That name is Suliformes, from the Old Norse word for gannet.

2011 152

2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 152

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

I’ve no intention of offering a full ID article, most of the individuals you come across from November to the end of February are simply not assignable to race but these examples perhaps show in my view that some can be. Thanks for visiting! RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover?

2011 152

2011 Deer Fish New York 152

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Share Your Thoughts « Duck Butts Veraguan Mango – Panama’s ex-endemic » To learn more about 10,000 Birds, Mike, Corey, or the many marvelous Beat Writers, please click here. Thanks for visiting!

Brazil 201

Brazil Wildlife 2011 Birds 201

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

For example, regionally high diversity + boreal migrants + austral migrants = well over 600 species recorded from Puerto Maldonado up river to the research center. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! And that’s just in the lowlands!

Peru 255

Peru Parrots 2011 Research Center 255

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2011

Some have proposed that the Larus gulls were an example of a ring species proposed by the late great Ernst Mayr, but that conclusion has been disputed (convincingly, I would say). OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Thanks for visiting!

2011 157

2011 Cyprus Deer Species 157

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

If you know or hear of other examples, please let me know and I will add them to this list. yourbirdoasis, I added a list of some examples which I had found. Dale Forbes Mar 16th, 2011 at 8:37 am Hi Laurent, that is a fascinating example of humans responding to difficult environmental challenges. Davies et al. Any reason?

2011 210

2011 Breeders Breeding Deer 210

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

I love sexual behavior studies, and the motmot tail is an excellent and beautiful example of mother nature at her finest! OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Thanks for visiting! RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover?

Brazil 204

Brazil 2011 Birds Wildlife 204

10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2011

It turns out that humans without compasses make no use of magnetic fields.) They conclude, provisionally, … that, perhaps apart from a capacity for night-time compass orientation, there is little evidence for deeply rooted coadapted trait complexes that could make up such a migratory syndrome, is suggested.

Research 192

Research Humane Compassion New York 192

Animal Person

MARCH 29, 2009

So, while this fact does not need to concern us, if we are thinking about ethical principles, for example based on rational arguments leading to deontological ethics, that changes when we are talking about how to move society towards this ethical ideal. This observation is so obvious that it does not seem to merit quoting empirical support.

Psychology 100

Psychology Campaign Animal Rights Movement Suffering 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2011

The tanagers, antbirds, woodcreepers and hummingbirds, for example, are such massive families that it can be pretty daunting trying to get to grips with the sheer number of these birds in any one country. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more!

Panama 206

Panama Costa Rica 2011 Cleveland 206

10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2011

Here are a few examples from my picture archives: Black-headed Gulls – or Black-haired Gulls? OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! As a matter of fact, all the gulls I checked had black nails. All of them? Thanks for visiting!

2011 162

2011 Birds Deer Europe 162

Animal Ethics

JULY 21, 2008

In 2004, for example, The New York Times broke the story about a PETA undercover investigation that found routine animal abuse at AgriProcessors kosher slaughterhouse. Animal suffering and human suffering are undeniably interconnected. Since then, the paper has repeatedly reported on the abuse of migrant workers at AgriProcessors.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Animal Abuse Ethical Treatment 40

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

I would encourage the KDFW to take Tennessee’s example as an indication that offering sandhill cranes for hunting will create far more public relations trouble than it’s worth. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Thanks for visiting!

2011 246

2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 246

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

Ask the proposing states to follow Nebraska’s example, to let them, and their big, desperately imperiled white cousins, alone. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Thanks for visiting!

2011 242

2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 242

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2011

But off the top of my head, I cannot think of any examples of non-exploratory people who are open to the unexpected at home. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! But might fiercely defend the norm at home. Thanks for visiting!

Cats 148

Cats 2011 Costa Rica Deer 148

Animal Person

AUGUST 3, 2009

A prime example of this is our concern for the welfare of animals in agriculture.". The "problem with this view" that arises is that it is entirely logical to broaden one's circle of compassion beyond "pets" and to other sentient nonhumans, and Scott doesn't like that logic because it conflicts with his profit motive and his palate.

Emotional 100

Emotional Farm Animal Farmed Animals Agenda 100

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 23, 2006

Compassion like that almost makes one think that we should start shooting the 1 billion humans on the brink of starvation to provide them quick and relatively painless deaths rather than slow protracted ones.] rather than a slow death from starvation."

Factory Farm 40

Factory Farm Factory Farming Morals Meat 40

10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2011

Below for example is the Hippogriff , but which ornithological influences were used to portray such a beast? OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! There are more at the Orlando, Florida post on Redgannet. Thanks for visiting!

2011 116

2011 Alligators Florida Deer 116