10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

Prions are an interesting little group of procellariid, distinct from the gadfly petrels, shearwaters and fulmarine petrels, and I’ll dedicate a post to the group at some point in the future. Fairy Prions ( Pachyptila turtur ) And then there were the “true petrels&# , insofar as that group has any taxonomic meaning anymore.

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New Zealand Albatross 2011 Cooking 176

Animal Person

APRIL 5, 2011

would call HSUS an animal rights group (after all, HSUS doesn't even do that). Fighting to maintain the integrity of the words humane, love, euthanasia or compassion, is also fighting for animals. I spent several years writing, daily, and often with shock, about how, for instance, the NYT- -the New York Times (OMG!!!!!)--would

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Animal Rights For Animals Rights HSUS 100

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. Nonetheless, they adjusted their behavior to allow Babyl to remain with the group. Caledonian crows live in small family groups and youngsters learn to fashion and use tools by watching adults.

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Emotional Animal Whales Whaling 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2011

Not only are the individual ducks hard to look at, but in groups, the feral populations create the same messes other masses of waterfowl do. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Feral Muscovy Ducks seem to attract many of those epithets.

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Ducks 2011 Deer New York 227

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

YourBirdOasis.com Mar 11th, 2011 at 11:00 pm Motmots are totally cool group of birds! OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! &# Clare and Grant-Broome Western Australia Mar 11th, 2011 at 8:11 pm WOW!!!! Thanks for visiting!

Nicaragua 196

Nicaragua El Salvador 2011 Deer 196

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2011

And a very happy Masemas for anyone who observes my son Mason’s birthday (probably not as many as the last group!) OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! While we’re celebrating, let’s have three cheers for the coming equinox.

2011 150

2011 Deer Birds South Dakota 150

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

By collecting data and following individual birds it is possible to provide data to both governments and environmental groups to help protect the habitat both here and overseas into the future. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Thanks for visiting!

2011 150

2011 Australia Deer China 150

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2011

This is an endemic breeding bird in North America and much is now being done by various federal and non-profit groups to ensure and foster its conservation. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Thanks for visiting!

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Florida South Africa 2011 Africa 202

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 22, 2007

The animal advocacy group Compassion Over Killing has created a new website to bring attention to the fact that Morningstar Farms continues to use "battery eggs" from caged birds in their products. Hey Keith, I wanted to drop you a line on this because I thought it would be up your alley. Here is the link.

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Animal Advocacy Advocacy Battery Compassion 40

Animal Ethics

JULY 22, 2008

Common-sense, rational reforms reflect the emerging consensus of mainstream animal protection groups like the Humane Society of the United States and millions of Americans who care about animals. It is time for us to widen our circle of compassion and follow Spain’s lead in granting legal rights to apes.

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New York Times Humane Society Of The United States New York Apes 40

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2011

Currently she does full time voluntary work for the local Australasian Wader Study Group, which aims to understand and analyze the factors determining shorebird numbers in a rapidly changing world. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more!

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Australia 2011 Sharks Deer 153

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Share Your Thoughts « Galveston FeatherFest 2011 Male Ruddy Ducks Oxyura jamaicensis in Basic Plumage » To learn more about 10,000 Birds, Mike, Corey, or the many marvelous Beat Writers, please click here.

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2011 Deer Fish New York 157

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

In 1903, the distinguished Elliott Coues declared , “This is a definite and perfectly natural group, which will be immediately recognized by the foregoing characters, one of which, complete webbing of hallux, is not elsewhere observed among birds.&# He could not say the same today. almost everything about flamingos and grebes).

2011 156

2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 156

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

By twos and fours they arrive and scatter in small groups among the canopy to their favorite perches in iron, cecropia and aguaje palm trees. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Thanks for visiting!

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Peru Parrots 2011 Research Center 255

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

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. Charles Harper’s Birds & Word s is the signature book of this bird and nature artist’s career.

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Betty Crocker Birds 2008 2007 170

Animal Person

MARCH 28, 2009

I'm proud to say that Project Treadstone is a nearly-well-oiled machine thanks to the compassion and willingness to help that I have encountered by almost everyone I've encountered regarding the cats at the site. The maintenance of members of a group or community in a state of (esp. c1380 WYCLIF Wks. a1395 HYLTON Scala Perf.

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Project Treadstone Welfare Trap Neuter Return Cats 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2011

To recap however, grouping them by their slight variation in body size between 53 and 67cm in length (21 to 26in): The biggest two are Yellow-legged and Caspian gulls, distinguishable by the presence or absence of brightly-colored (yellow) legs. Thanks for visiting! RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover?

2011 157

2011 Cyprus Deer Species 157

10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2012

The sitting duck of a crow was surrounded by a group of teenagers who were not eco-friendly. Sometimes the human capacity for both cruelty and compassion can balance out in the life of a single bird. Somehow one day Russell ended up standing in the parking lot between them, his wing broken and hanging.

Wildlife Rehabilitation 205

Wildlife Rehabilitation Montana Compassion Rescue 205

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

Dale Forbes Mar 16th, 2011 at 7:48 am @Corey, Is there also a Daisy involved in this Group Marriage? We are now up to 3 males and at least 4 females (I see there is a Kim in the group photo too). These group dynamics are always hard to track, but this group seems particularly complex. Any reason? Thanks for visiting!

2011 222

2011 Breeders Breeding Deer 222

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

I have witnessed small groups of these gorgeous aerial acrobats twice, from an excellent vantage point, engage in what seems to be a courtship or pair bonding display. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Thanks for visiting!

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2011 Jordan Deer New York 211

10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2011

It turns out that humans without compasses make no use of magnetic fields.) If migration evolved many times in birds, then it would be worth asking if it evolved in birds more often than in other groups of vertebrates. Consider the implications. The answer would surely be “yes&# which then leads to the question of why?

Research 202

Research Humane Compassion New York 202

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2011

Fortunately, favor smiled upon me this day because I entered Owl Woods right behind a group from the Rochester Birding Association. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Most of my successful owl sightings depended on keener eyes than mine.

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2011 Owls Deer New York 176

10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2011

Isn’t conservation about putting the group ahead of the individual? OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! No matter how unusual or beautiful a bird is, isn’t our environment worth more? Thanks for visiting!

New York 206

New York Woodpeckers Jordan 2011 206

10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2011

Most of the tourists, of which there are quite a few, opt to go on the tours provided by the Supporters, so by walking away quickly from the slowly coalescing groups we were able to lose the crowds quickly. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more!

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New Zealand 2011 Deer Cats 149

10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2011

And yes, Renato is the only one allowed to throw a couple of completely unknown and bizarre, unrealistically colourful bird groups into the mix. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Dan: thanks so much!! Very glad you like it. Thanks for visiting!

2011 168

2011 Birds Deer Europe 168

Critter News

FEBRUARY 14, 2009

Tree, 44, has been rewarded for his compassion by rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) which gave him its Hero to Animals Award. The compassion that David Tree showed in caring for Sam is an inspiration to others throughout the community and beyond,' said Peta Director Jason Baker.

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Koalas Animal Rights PETA Rights 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

While it feels unfortunate to have a non-essential, experimental designation for this reintroduced population, this designation has made many endangered species reintroductions possible over the years when they otherwise would have been blocked by special interest groups. Thanks for visiting!

2011 243

2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 243

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

A group of men, appointed by the governor, to reward his political cronies. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Off to listen to some Rana sylvatica in the woods. Thanks for visiting! RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover?

2011 256

2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 256

4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Funny lady Ellen DeGeneres and rescue group Farm Sanctuary both want you to Adopt-A-Turkey this Thanksgiving! Payton, who counsels “In a ton of ways, compassion pays;”. Says DeGeneres: “Did you know that every year between 250 and 300 million turkeys are bred for slaughter in the United States? Start with Thanksgiving.”.

Turkey 100

Turkey Adoptable Farm Sanctuary Farm Animal 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2011

Currently she does full time voluntary work for the local Australasian Wader Study Group, which aims to understand and analyze the factors determining shorebird numbers in a rapidly changing world. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more!

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2011 Australia Deer New York 146

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2011

Researchers comparing these traits across groups of closely related species – parrots, tits, sparrows, darwins finches etc – find no general correlation between neophobia and exploration. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more!

Cats 151

Cats 2011 Costa Rica Deer 151

Animal Person

AUGUST 6, 2009

a sense of hope that the empire in the North would finally exhibit compassion toward its southern neighbors, that the unfair trade agreements, privatizations, draconian IMF Structural Adjustment Programs, and threats of military intervention would slow down and perhaps even fade away. 3) George W.

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Honduras Los Angeles Obama 2009 100