10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 12, 2014
For non-chef readers, if there are any, turducken consists of a deboned chicken stuffed into a deboned duck, which is then stuffed into a deboned turkey. I had never heard of turducken, and was filled with apprehension as I googled it. More slang?” asked Erin, who is primarily a turtle rehabber. Here’s one: ‘the turtle’s head exploded.’
10,000 Birds
MAY 3, 2011
The haunting call of the West Indian Whistling Duck has long been a sound synonymous with the ever-shrinking wetlands of the Caribbean. The whistling duck call carries with it the crimes of big business, the failures of governments and the ignorance of irresponsible hunters. They are also the rarest. Until recently.
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 24, 2021
One Oriental Pratincole of them was courageously raising its wings when I unknowingly drove towards its eggs – I reversed, but I am not so sure about the next person using that road … Being yelled at by the chick of an Oriental Pratincole. Somehow, these relatively large birds often vanish without a trace. Not this one.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 9, 2013
Long-finned Eels swam in the rivers, and in their pens the breeding Blue Ducks where whistling away. And on this visit, we were there in time to see feeding for the kiwi chicks the centre was raising. The stoats, weasels, rats and the like, are unable to kill the big guys but can make short work of the chicks. It goes like this.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 6, 2014
Sure, we try not to introduce snakes, rats, cats, goats, pigs, and a host of other creatures to isolated islands. Amsterdam Duck. In order to raise our awareness, to remind us of what we have lost, and to inspire us to fight for Every. And it is a rate of extinction that is speeding up! Mauritius Owl. Black-fronted Parakeet.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 7, 2019
He raised his binoculars above his head and cried out with courage and clarity, “I am Sparticus!” Blue-billed Duck – Oxyura australis. Musk Duck – Biziura lobata. Falcated Duck – Mareca falcata. McArthur Swamp / Rat Farm. McArthur Swamp / Rat Farm. McArthur Swamp / Rat Farm.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 30, 2011
Compared to that of say the Collared Kingfisher , for example, it would hardly raise an eyebrow. The Grey Duck is expected to become extinct in New Zealand soon, but is not the subject of conservation efforts as it remains common elsewhere. The Orange-fronted Parakeet varies very little from that of the Yellow-crowned Parakeet.
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