10,000 Birds

AUGUST 23, 2015

There are sixteen pairs of Pied Oystercatchers and they have varying success at raising young birds. To the north they are very unlucky with predation before the eggs even hatch out, but to the south the eggs hatch out and then the predation occurs on the chicks.

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Feral Cats Eggs Feral Cats 158

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

They may be about bird eggs ( The Most Perfect Thing: The Inside (and Outside) of a Bird’s Egg , 2016), or a 17th-century ornithologist ( Virtuoso by Nature: The Scientific Worlds of Francis Willughby, 2016), or How Bullfinches learn songs from humans ( The Wisdom of Birds: An Illustrated History of Ornithology.

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Dissection Birds Research Europe 208

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

I once knew a guy who kept and raised cats. It is probably true that there is a near 100% overlap in the rodents and other small terrestrial animals, as well as ground bird eggs, eaten by Coyotes and feral Cats. To access the entire week’s worth of content just click here. But they don’t live in North America.

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Feral Cats North America Feral Cats 252

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

What is amazing is that each of these three books is very different in content and tone. Written by Mark Avery, Conservation Director for the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) for nearly 13 years, this book explores the reasons for the extinction of the Passenger Pigeon from the point of view of the outsider.

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2014 Killing Michigan Kentucky 159

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 29, 2006

According to Dr. Spock: Most families have become more conscious about the fat content of meats, and many are choosing the lower-fat cuts. There is no need for infants to be raised on cow's milk formulas. Benjamin Spock no longer recommends feeding animal products to children after two years of age. But what about prior to two years?

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Animal Meat Cows District of Columbia 40