10,000 Birds
JULY 24, 2014
Unfortunately for the hunters these were already all extinct, and with the introduction of cats, rats, stoats and the like the only upland game bird, the New Zealand Quail , was fast on the way out too. Some wild Grey Ducks from the Northern Territory ( GDW45 Creative Commons ). Female Mallard, photo by Corey. And what happened?
10,000 Birds
JUNE 12, 2018
Invasive species , particularly rodents, have long been a problem on the Hawaiian archipelago. Midway, which was once a military facility, has long had mice and it once had rats, though they were eradicated in 1996. Implementing mitigation measures identified for selected species. They are also disease vectors.
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 25, 2014
You’ve no doubt heard about birds being put at risk by nonnative cats, rats, and even goats. In the case of Midway, a National Wildlife Refuge , the offending species is Golden Crownbeard ( Verbesina enceliolides ) , an innocuous-looking flower that’s native to Mexico and the Southwestern United States. But plants?
10,000 Birds
APRIL 13, 2016
There are a few, mostly confined to domestic or game birds that people may be familiar with at all stages of their lives – young pigeons are squabs, ducks are duckings, swans are cygnets, geese are gosling. English has not been similarly encumbered with frivolous names for young birds of specific types.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 8, 2013
Here, thousands of Amur Falcons hunt for insects during the southern summer, Wattled Cranes and Denham’s Bustards may be seen, impressive Long-tailed Widowbirds display over the grasslands and the waterbodies are a haven to many hundreds of waterbirds, including Maccoa and White-backed Ducks. Image by Adam Riley. Image by Adam Riley.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 14, 2014
It was the height of baby season, I was insanely overworked and underslept, and I did not – I repeat, did not – do waterbirds, except for mallards and Canada geese and wood ducks and swans etc. I got a sewer rat a lady thought was a baby opossum,” chimed in Charis Palmer. “A Such a curious-looking little bird,” said the man.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 12, 2014
So: we have bird identification shorthand, which is usually the bird’s North American Ornithological Society abbreviation, but which could be just one particular rehabber’s nickname for the species. 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.
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