10,000 Birds

AUGUST 23, 2015

The main problem appears to be feral cats, but there is also predation from birds of prey and the parent Pied Oystercatchers do their utmost to protect their young. The male Pied Oystercatchers generally make the nest scrape and once the female Pied Oystercatcher is content with his work she will lay one egg.

Feral Cats 158

Feral Cats Eggs Feral Cats 158

10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2021

The name of my 10,000 Birds beat is ‘Birds and Stuff from Down Under’ This foolish title is certainly broad enough to include content from my near neighbours. Anyone interested in birds, bird conservation and, in particular, the strategy of feral animal control will find it fascinating. I am not sure what I liked the best.

New Zealand 260

New Zealand Feral Animals Feral Parrots 260

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 6, 2015

Here are the basic contents for each state guide: a flexibound cover, the ABA Mission Statement and Code of Ethics (I like that this is the first thing you see when you start perusing the books), Foreward by Jeffrey A. From the ABA Field Guide to Birds of Colorado. Any more species, and I think beginners would be overwhemed and confused.

Colorado 235

Colorado Florida Birds New Jersey 235

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

I would love to have a Red-tailed Hawk but with my travel schedule, there’s no possible way I could work with a bird, so I content myself with going out with my friends when they are gracious enough to invite me along like in the above photo when one of my falconer friends let me join him when he was hunting with his goshawk.

Wisconsin 241

Wisconsin Falcons Owls Hunting 241

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Often, as I have been investigating the contents of a nest by making a small hole in the side, the parent birds have come right to the nest, where they immediately begin to repair the damage even before my departure!”. Even during the breeding season the birds appear to be quite unwary of humans.

Trinidad 194

Trinidad Birds South America Research 194

10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2012

Excuse the sudden and random departure from the typical self-aggrandizing and narcissistic ornithophilic content. That will return next month. – The Great Ornithologist Felonious Jive Animal rights. Obviously its perfectly fine to concentrate on one particular problem (i.e. there is actually a group dedicated to saving lobsters!)

Animal Rights Movement 208

Animal Rights Movement Animal Rights Rights Wildlife 208

10,000 Birds

JULY 25, 2014

During the early 1990s, rumours surrounding the occurrence of a few Egyptian Geese in far north-western Germany emerged, the result of an increasing and spreading Dutch feral population. To access the entire week’s worth of content just click here. Still, this was not much of an issue, nothing we discussed. Just a peculiarity.

Germany 150

Germany Geese Netherlands Kenya 150

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 7, 2016

She lived to contented age 19, still catching wisps of wind on her face on the balcony catio we set up for her. When people say “my cat can’t be inside,” that’s sometimes what they mean. It took some dedicated months of not giving in, and gently helping her over that hump. But she had a room with a view only.

Cats 211

Cats Stray Cat Stray Wildlife Rehabilitation 211

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

For the birder it is therefore more important to value birding options over the contents of the mini bar. If you just go for business and stay in the city than you will be very likely returning home with a limited list – mainly featuring Feral Pigeon (shown in its natural habitat in the award-winning picture below).

Birds 154

Birds Nashville Unwanted Kenya 154