10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2011

On Sunday at Kissena Park I saw five species of sparrows. A mixed species flock of sparrows (american tree, field and chipping) was by the bike track parking lot. Also present in other parts of the park were fox and white-throated sparrows. Once I looked at it through the binoculars I saw it was a male harrier.

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2011 New York Deer Birds 157

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

During a week based in Äkäslompolo, a small Finnish town a couple of hundred kilometres north of the Arctic Circle, we struggled to get to 27 species. Reindeer cow A grey Red Squirrel The post Lapland Adventure first appeared on 10,000 Birds. Juveniles usually stay with their parents for the first winter, but he (or was it she?)

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Reindeer Squirrels Fur Fox 153

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2020

There is a water trough for the dairy cows, but sometimes the Pacific Black Ducks take advantage of the trough! I always approach the bridge slowly to see what bird species are below and around the area. There is a family of feral foxes that I often encounter near Bennison Creek. Pacific Black Ducks. Tiger Snake.

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Fox Feral Ducks Horses 157

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Today we are looking at two species that can be difficult to separate under typical field conditions. I tried on a purist attitude and chose not to ID the species. To answer this quiz, please do NOT indicate the species of either bird. Extra Credit: Tell us all how you separate these two species (I need the help!).

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2011 North America Deer America 124

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Common sense tells us not to put the foxes in charge of the henhouse, but politicians repeatedly deny common sense in favor of the needs of special-interest groups. What we do to animals shows how we feel about other species. So why would they not insist that the cow that became their steak was treated humanely?

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