10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

I walked slowly around the tree and then left them to have a quiet day in the park before they go hunting at night. It does appear to still have quite a bit of down that will develop into feathers in due course. The streetlights aid with attracting insects, so it makes perfect sense to live amongst the houses. Young Tawny Frogmouth.

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Breeding Family Hunting Rights 162

10,000 Birds

APRIL 16, 2020

Well, it mostly hunts at night, when it is dark anyway. Makes it easy to find the bird, but oh, poor owl … (and of course, difficult to get a good photo as the crows always found the owl first). This D usky Eagle Owl is blind on one eye but still seems to be doing ok. This Indian Eagle Owl was relentlessly mobbed by some crows.

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Owls Eagles Fish Hunting 163

10,000 Birds

MAY 31, 2015

” Now, it doesn’t take much to notice a “mouse gradation year”: of course you’ll simply see them, much more frequently than in non-gradational years. Then of course, there are the predators. The kestrels , on the other hand, will more frequently hunt from low perches. Gotta be mouse gradation.

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Fox Rodents Gophers Germany 164

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2017

It’s Christmas Bird Count season, and if you know Christmas Bird Counts you have probably heard the tale of how Frank Chapman invented this winter tradition to replace the older and considerably less optimal for birds tradition of the Christmas side hunt. Or specific members thereof. And I’m not even talking about dinner.

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Ireland New Zealand Hunting Cooking 132

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Of course there were other Trumpeter Swans out there, but not many. They were heavily hunted as food, and for the feathers. You see this big white thing and, of course, you shoot it. This problem is, of course not unique to Minnesota. Birds Conservation Cygnus buccinator hunting Minnesota Trumpeter Swan'

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Minnesota Wounded Wildlife Rehabilitation Montana 212

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2019

Get out there and shake the bushes–metaphorically, of course–to see what unexpected delights June may yet offer. I still have some warblers to add to my year list, so I’ll be hunting down some birds on their breeding grounds this weekend. ) but we can still hope for a few slowpokes and stragglers left to find.

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2019 Hunting Birds Breeding 114

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Unfortunately, these conflicts haven’t been entirely eliminated, as evidenced of this unhappy story of a Golden Eagle poisoning just this month at another Scottish hunting estate. On that unhappy note, perhaps it’s best to get on with the tasting and drink to a better life for eagles in Scotland.

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Eagles Ireland Deer 2014 194

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2012

Of course, the deluded folks just spin and lie and make stuff up. Birds are a long way down a cat’s food chain so well-fed cats tend not to hunt at all, he says. And cats, regardless of the amount of food provided for them, hunt instinctually. For example, how many lies can you find in the quote below from this article ?

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Feral Cats Feral Cats Coyotes 217

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Ducks and divers The bottom of the city is, naturally, the lowest point or course of the Danube (around 74 m / 240 ft above sea level), the best area being the confluence of the Sava and the Danube, around the War Islands Reserve. Otherwise, the foothills (bus stop “Avala”) are reachable by city buses 401, 403, 405, 407 and 408.

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Serbia Birds Woodpeckers Ducks 299

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 12, 2015

I get that you’re really angry, I mean, he was a popular lion and yes, his cute widdle cubs will probably die to, but I can’t help feeling you’ve kind of missed the point a bit, and well, ending all hunting in Africa will not solve much and maybe make things worse and… No, no, I’m not a hunter. I’m sorry.

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Lions Hunting Sierra Leone Buffalo 209

10,000 Birds

JUNE 11, 2020

House-hunting, apparently. Looks like the background has been photoshop, but I swear it has not … Of course, the alphabet does not stop here, but this post does … to be continued. Black Kite. These photos were actually taken right from my hotel room. No surcharge for the room despite being perfect for birders.

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Cattle India Birds Sanctuary 204

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Their parents really do have plenty of hunting to do, but having got them to this stage of development they must be doing something right! Of course it is always nice to stand under a shady tree at this time of year when the heat and humidity are challenging! It seems their calls for food are relentless! Juvenile Brown Goshawks.

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Breeding Australia Family Collecting 147

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

It is estimated that tens of thousands of shorebirds continue to be taken annually by hunting clubs on just these three islands. This practice is a throwback to more than a century ago when gunners hunted shorebirds throughout the Americas. Shorebird hunting within these areas continues to be unregulated to the present time.

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Hunters Barbados South Carolina Hunting 240

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

The number of people who hunt waterfowl in the US has declined since the mid 1990s. From the abstract of the study: Current waterfowl populations provide liberal hunting seasons, but waterfowl hunter numbers have declined since the mid–1990s. And, of course, bird watchers are in a sense free-loading on the duck stamps as well.

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Ducks Hunters Hunting Wildlife 214

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Shooting remains a major threat to this population, for the Italians are still passionately keen on hunting. They can also be seen elsewhere in the area but particularly on the pastures along the A-2231 coastal road towards Zahara, and on local golf courses. Here they were easy to overlook.

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Morocco Austria Algeria Germany 226

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

” Most shrugged and said very few US falconers fly owls because they’re slow and some species you can only hunt at night, that wouldn’t be much fun to watch. If anything, falconry birds like the above red-tailed hawk are a hunting partner, especially wild caught birds. I learned that I knew nothing of falconry.

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Wisconsin Falcons Owls Hunting 243

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

If you live on my side of the globe–north/south axis, of course–you may be as sick as I am of winter weather. On the other hand, the devils that drive Corey to relentlessly hunt rarities keep him warm even in freezing temps. Keep your eyes to the skies for freaky hybrids ! This does not bode well for my birding weekend.

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2015 ALA Hunting Birds 164

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Of course, many people still know exactly what they did when this happened. In retrospect, it kind of makes me wonder what image the organizers who booked the hotel for me had of German academic visitors … So much for my quasi-madeleine moment, though of course less emotionally attractive than the one described by Mr. Proust.

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Birds Eagles Elephants Rhinoceros 218

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Squid Row, Cabo Crazies, and of course the Spring Break follies! Common Gallinules, Pied-billed Grebes, Great Blue Herons, White-faced Ibis, Green Herons, and of course Coots. A big surprise was a Northern Harrier hunting along the waterway. The biggest surprise came when I least expected it.

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San Jose Mexico Ducks Hunting 147

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 12, 2021

For example, hunting is not permitted in most NPS wilderness areas, but it is often allowed in wilderness areas managed by the other agencies. Of course, as places that are largely “untrammeled by man,” wilderness areas also have birds ( 591 species according to one study ) for birders willing to leave roads and infrastructure behind.

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Puerto Rico Alaska Protection Research 255

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Sadly, the HBW states that the species is “almost extinct in some areas in China owing to hunting and trapping for the cagebird trade and taxidermy” The Maroon Oriole looks much more interesting, though my photos do not really do it full justice. … Traill did this enough times that Shirley began to hide the scale.’

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Nepal Birds Owls Fish 163

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2019

While the hunting of game with trained birds of prey can be a controversial topic among birders , falconry was a valuable early source of information on birds, and its history, culture, and imagery continue to fascinate bird lovers, as we shall see. During the hunt, Mary’s horse lost its footing, throwing her from the saddle into a ditch.

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Hunting France Falcons Horses 113

10,000 Birds

JUNE 16, 2022

Well, busy observing the Great Indian Bustard, of course. Hunting and disturbance, deterioration, fragmentation and destruction of habitat were the forces behind the decline of this, once widespread species, making it Critically Endangered on the IUCN Global Red List.

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Gazelles India 2012 Pakistan 257

10,000 Birds

JUNE 14, 2011

Dirt hawking is a form of falconry that involves hunting rabbits and other small game with Harris Hawks (other hawk species also qualify). One of the primary reasons that these hawks make such excellent falconry birds is because they are one of only two raptor species (the other is the Galapagos Hawk ) that hunt cooperatively.

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League Against Cruel Sports Rabbits Falcons Hunting 270

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 14, 2018

It’s a corny joke, of course, but it makes me wonder if any duck decoys have ever actually been erroneously counted in the 119-year history of the Christmas Bird Count. The playful name admits the ruse, of course, and Decoy might be commended for their honesty. I suspect it’s quite possible.

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2016 Ducks California Hunters 106

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2024

And of course, this entry on the Red-tailed Laughingthrush would not be complete without mentioning a paper that presumably nobody will ever read: “The complete mitochondrial genome of red-tailed laughingthrush ( Garrulax milnei )” As usual, there are many authors (8 in this case), and all seem to be Chinese (also as usual).

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Burma India Birds Indonesia 201

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

The Aruban Burrowing Owl hunts primarily from the ground, hopping and running after lizards, insects, and small mammals. Burrowing Owls, whose range extends into Mexico, the United States, and South America, can live in varied habitats , including deserts and grasslands, golf courses and airports, agricultural fields and vacant lots.

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Prairie Dogs Tortoises Owls South America 101

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 27, 2015

In addition to historic habitat loss and hunting, Nenes face introduced predators such as mongoose and feral cats. They are hit by cars on roadways, and face the scariest danger of all: errant golf balls on courses where they like to feed. Still, these geese face significant population threats.

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Hawaii Feral Cats Mongoose Geese 156

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 5, 2015

Another day, another dead lion erupting in the world’s media, another opportunity for me to annoy my few remaining anti-hunting friends. Of course, I was young and stupid (and I have a phenomenal memory for absolutely awful, nauseating jokes, seriously, once I hear them I never forget them). Go read his take. I’ll wait. .

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Hunters Hunting Animal Cruelty Game 169

10,000 Birds

MAY 26, 2017

It’s all about finding the highway and getting out, even as Karma shows increasing survival skills and Stark masters the art of the hunt. Of course, those who aren’t into hunting or falconry at all will not dig this book, but that almost goes without saying.

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Falcons Wolves Dolphins Montana 119

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2014

This, of course, is a major reason to be concerned about climate change — more devastating than simply warmer overall temperatures is a change in the timing of various components in relation to each other, a wrench in gears of such vast complexity that we are still only beginning to grasp them.

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Woodchucks Chipmunks Rodents Seals 235

10,000 Birds

APRIL 27, 2022

Today, Barn Owls can be found across both islands, hunting open fields at twilight or comfortably resting in abandoned relics of the sugar cane industry. More often than not, my fervor would be rewarded by a silent flyover, dark eyes locked on the wonder-filled eyes of a young Faraaz.

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Trinidad Owls Barn Owls Abandon 274

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Not all the birds, of course, but many of the distinctive and conspicuous species. I’ve seen this bird hunting, actively denuding dead branches in pursuit of what lies beneath. If anyone else had this book growing up you’d be well aware of how its pages were the equivalent of the unending scrolling on Facebook.

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Trinidad Laws Family Hunting 181

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 17, 2020

Of course, not all Scottish whiskies fit neatly into these regional generalizations, but Linkwood distills a product in keeping with the classic assessment of Speyside whiskies. But there’s new hope for Scotland’s Golden Eagles as these atrocious acts are brought to the public attention and their perpetrators prosecuted.

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Eagles Lions Hunting Lamb 160

10,000 Birds

JULY 28, 2016

It’s natural to encounter resistance which, of course, we have. We also knew at the start that a significant percentage of our effort would be devoted to simply convincing people that a new funding tool is not just an imperative, but also something that would have the support of thousands and millions of non-hunting Refuge visitors.

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Wildlife San Francisco Legislation Ducks 185

10,000 Birds

JUNE 8, 2012

Red-tailed Hawks often hunt through dusk in San Francisco. And of course, the reason we get ourselves together and get out there is the birds. A kelp mound looms during the search for Sanderlings in Point Reyes. Abbotts Lagoon welcomes the night and so do Burrowing Owls. Searching for Golden Gate Great Horned Owls. Owling anyone?

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San Francisco Tennessee Falcons Owls 184

10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2014

Of course, in real life this cannot be so simple as good news. At the same time, philosophically, only a handful of ecologists would throw up their hands and say we must let nature take its course here. Attempts to curb goose populations by increasing bag limits and lengthening hunting seasons have, unsurprisingly, failed.

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Geese Montana Breeding Pelicans 179