10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

As if to stamp its approval on the habitat alteration, a Pale-breasted Spinetail voiced its content with the human disturbance. These birds are typically found in scrub and open habitat, how this individual was able to locate this field within the Northern Range is testament to the scale of human disturbance along the roadway.

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

Here's what they say about Trader Joe's eggs (definitely does not sound humane to me.) But are they really free-range eggs? I looked online and all I could find was this article on The Vegetarian Site. Trader Joe's, a national specialty grocer, offers a large range of vegan and soy products. They also offer "Cage Free" eggs.

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Critter News

APRIL 1, 2009

He asked whether cows, chickens, sheep and some of the other animals that we eat are usually treated and killed in a humane manner. The meat industry will say yes, of course, all animals are treated and killed humanely. In my opinion, the crux of the question touches on what is “humane.” It's not conducive to humane anything.).

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10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2023

Anyway, a few videos show Black-tailed Godwits definitely not sinking: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 Azure-winged Magpies are quite proud of their appearance … … and sometimes deliberately pose next to items that match their own color. More work, less fun, all because humans introduced some stupid fish into kingfisher habitat.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 27, 2022

They are sometimes chased by superstitious resident humans, believing them to be harbingers of doom or even the souls of the departed. I was definitely not a huge fan of running – still am not to this very day. Decades later, a Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl spent several days at our home during lockdown times. Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 21, 2023

I understand there are still people out there who deny human-induced climate change. Perhaps those people have never had to personally experience increasingly erratic climate patterns. I, however, am still a California boy, in spite of not living in that state for four decades now, and I still keep track of the weather there.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

And definitely no Northern Shrike blasting in out of nowhere to snatch one of the aforementioned. And definitely none of these. I’ve always held that we need to see cities as habitats and work to embrace and enhance them, if we are to have any chance at all of maintaining the human connection with nature.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2021

Giant anteaters, giant otters, giant armadillos, giant river turtles, giant termites and giant waterlilies that can sustain the weight of a human baby! These are the purple-colored skittles, not quite as tasty as the red ones, but definitely firm fan favorites. Giant waterlilies at Karanambu Ranch.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 10, 2022

That is definitely not our aim. It turns out that humans are less likely to trample off the trail and damage plants and so on if the trail has a really obvious edge or other boundary. Is there a conflict? If so, how should we think about these issues? A: We’re not about trying to make every birding location a flat concrete trail.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 29, 2020

I had never birded this way before, and can confirm that what I had heard is true: Birds are much more tolerant of human presence when those humans are on a boat! I would definitely say that it is. We saw lots of the usual Heron, Egret, Cormorant, and Pelican suspects. Is Acapulco a worthwhile birding destination?

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10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2014

What if all else fails and there are definitely no parents around? In summary: unless you’re a cow or a human, cow’s milk is always a bad idea. A makeshift nest can be made of a plastic fruit container, or a small wicker basket, or something that will allow water to drain out should it rain. Call a wildlife rehabilitator!

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Reddit Animals

MAY 21, 2023

Claim 1: A gorilla can definitely kill any animal below 400 lbs easily and still put up a good fight for those above that weight class The truth: Forest leopards in Africa are known to kill gorillas, and while rare, the current record is skewed heavily in favor of the leopard coming out the better in these encounters.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2022

But it’s a very fluid definition, as the book makes very clear. There are many more factors than I imagined: compass errors, wind drift, overshooting, extreme weather and irruptions, natural dispersal, and human-driven vagrancy. They define geographic range as encompassing “something like 99.99

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2011

“It’s definitely a seasonal thing because it’s linked to what they are at at the start of the wet season,” Cutter said. They lose coordination, and they lose their fear of humans. “There’s a low level (of drunken behaviour) all the year round but it reaches a peak from June to August.” They have trouble flying.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Humans like me enjoy eating them, too! But I definitely prefer to buy them, with those spines already taken off! Granjenos also serve as a major source of food, especially during our winter dry season, when food is scarce. Sure, I will eat Granjeno fruits. Orange-crowned Warblers will not eat these fruits.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 13, 2021

Interestingly, these heronries frequently seem to be near highway exits – either because these relatively ugly places are less likely to be disturbed by humans, or because this shortens the commute of those birds working in downtown offices. Definitely not soulmates of mine. Male Bramblings also dress up sharply in this season.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Nevertheless, the fact of the matter is that federal listing has been an unprecedented success in saving threatened species in a way that localized efforts and appeals to voluntary human restraint simply have not. Private efforts are inevitably, almost by definition, atomized.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 31, 2015

In German, if you are a rodent and you are smaller than – say – a human hand, you’re a mouse. “I may be a Bank Vole or I may be something else, but I most definitely am a mouse!” You’re not a vole or a gerbil. If however you are a larger “mouse”-like rodent you are a rat.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

The wok of an alarmed Black-crowned Night-Heron and the thin whistle of a Yellow-breasted Flycatcher made me stop and realize it was definitely lining up to be a rather birdy morning. These scarce residents are rarely seen – and even when visible, are usually quite wary of humans.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 26, 2014

No, definitely not the birding. I don’t want to know what this teal is eating, you don’t want to know what this teal is eating, and I am quite certain neither does the teal itself. Muara Angke – the place where you get to scan THIS for Black Bitterns and rails. Birds dabbling ducks Indonesia waterfowl'

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2015

If it’s representative, I can definitely see why he’s such a popular author. Dominic Couzens is a prolific writer who has published tens of books on birds and birding in addition to his magazine work, but Tales of Remarkable Birds is the first of his titles that I have read.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 17, 2020

It’s impossible to think of him being bothered by the wet, cold ground when there’s some count to be made definite after years of thinking about it, some esoteric puzzle to be finally solved. To humans, birdsong is akin to Joycean language, isn’t it? Like he does, say, for the Canyon wren.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 15, 2013

For example, we think that chimpanzees and humans shared a common ancestor that resembled chimps a lot more than humans, and in fact, we consider living chimps to be a pretty close analog to this common ancestor. In human evolution, teeth did a two step from typical ape-sized teeth to mega-teeth to teeth small for an ape.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 8, 2022

Like humans preferring snack food and alcohol at night, these spoonbills also have diet preferences depending on the time of the day: “The diet of Spoonbills appeared to differ between night and day because their prey exhibited pronounced nocturnal activity” ( source ).

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 10, 2017

The Home Place is definitely solid, and it also sparkles. Once he was a black child, and he grew up on a farm in Edgefield County, South Carolina, surrounded by protected woodlands and troubled human history. But plenty of good solid nature memoir continues to appear, and every few years we see a new gem. Drew Lanham is a black man.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2022

Another puzzling thing to me, as for me, the ideal number of people to live with would be somewhere between zero and one but definitely not above 1. ” I can see how this line of thinking leads to all kinds of sci-fi types of thought (“would I mate with an alien if I was the last human on earth”, etc.), How efficient.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2022

If I was an ornithologist aiming for a grant, I would now definitely highlight the need for more research on this topic. The researchers are quite aware of the differences between humans and birds and thus have completely ignored another explanation for this behavior. The Hair-crested Drongo is a bit more common here.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

But in my little corner of the earth, we have only three species, and all three are the very definition of LBJs (Little Brown Jobs). Our other two local Nightingale-Thrushes prefer to live much farther from human presence, and at higher altitudes. And what could be easier than this beautiful Spotted Nightingale-Thrush ? As is this one.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2011

Peterson’s big idea, succinctly stated on page 68, is as follows: “I believe that morality appears as a predictable response to group living, and we can therefore expect to see clear signs of full moral behavior appearing much, much earlier than the recent start of human evolution.&#

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10,000 Birds

MAY 26, 2017

Falcon Wild is a new book in that long tradition, and this one features a more realistic (though still very slightly romanticized) portrait of a human/animal partnership. Given the horrible consequences of irresponsible falconry for birds, it’s definitely a plus to see the text emphasize this.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

” Definitely not. For me, they all fall squarely in the “Uncanny Valley”: “The uncanny valley is a term used to describe the relationship between the human-like appearance of a robotic object and the emotional response it evokes. Yes, there were. “Are you going to be any more specific?”

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2015

Predators and storms can wreak havoc and human intervention is sometimes needed for survival. Here are some examples of when a bird definitely needs your help and a call to a federally permitted bird rehabilitator is warranted. Unfortunately a bird’s nest location is not always perfect. So: When do you intervene?

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 25, 2022

However, birders should definitely keep an eye out for this petrel during pelagic trips that reach or pass the continental shelf. Listen for their distinctive human-like calls and watch for them in morning and late afternoon flight in such sites as the Tarcoles area, around Palo Verde National Park, and around Santa Rosa National Park.

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Animal Person

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

We are not people who are interested in discussing animal rights, as in, the right of sentient nonhumans to not be used by humans for potential profit, for sport or for lunch. Maybe "humane" is already on its way out for the folks trying to convince themselves and others that humane killing isn't an oxymoron.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 17, 2012

Formed in 2007, this organization seeks to promote the humane treatment of animals by promoting effective animal sanctuary management. Led by professionals who have experience with organizations such as the Humane Society of the United States, the group is definitely not new to the issues surrounding animals worldwide.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2013

We can really ask the question and get a definitive answer from one. Granted those birds had a very different outlook on humans than wild owls, but there were times they were stressed and a good program person can read those signs and know when to end a program when the owl needs it. It helps if you can understand owl behavior.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2011

It’s Poop Week on 10,000 Birds so this quiz is definitely poop-related. Human congenital disorder. I am a happy soul. If you’ve read my quizzes before, you know better than to expect from me an easy quiz with clues like these: “What’s white and smelly and you’ve seen a million birds expel some and it’s dropped on your new jacket??” (yes,

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