10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Herbert is Managing Director of Bird Uganda Safaris, LTD and his company offers a variety of birding and wildlife tours of the most naturally resplendent regions of Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda. Black-chested snake Eagle with a snake at Matheniko Wildlife Reserve Eastern Uganda.

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Critter News

MARCH 19, 2012

A federal government decision to allow a Wyoming tribe to kill two bald eagles for a religious ceremony is a victory for American Indian sovereignty as well as for long-suppressed religious freedoms, the tribe says. The Northern Arapaho decline to say specifically what they will do with the eagles the federal permit allows them to kill.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2017

Most of these are common/abundant residential and migratory birds (and, this being Kruger, that includes five Hornbill species, four Sunbird species, a Trogon, five Owl species, and many other goodies); uncommon and striking-but-rare species are also included, so we have Storks, Martial Eagle, and Pel’s Fishing-Owl. And, heavy.).

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Photographed within Beljarica: five White-tailed Eagles by Snezana Panjkovic. Two hundred metres further on, two young White-tailed Eagles were soaring. On my way back, I passed a group of hunters who, after the hunt, erected folding tables and chairs on the very levee to have a few bites, quick drinks and swap the morning’ stories.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2015

This blog was written by Marge Gibson, co-founder of Raptor Education Group, Inc. My work as a wildlife rehabilitator over the past forty-five years has allowed me a unique perspective on a disturbing trend. In a recent case involving my own facility, an immature bald eagle was hit by a car. People passed the eagle often.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

I am a wildlife artist based in the UK, I have never had a real job! Other than paint, the only other thing I do is organize and joint-lead wildlife tours, mostly in Africa and India. It teems with wildlife of every kind and is justifiably known as “The Jewel of the Kalahari”. My name is Ashley Boon.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 30, 2012

Around thirty miles from Missoula in the Bitterroot Valley lies the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge. In company with a fine group of folks from the Five Valleys Audubon Society, I made the trip to Lee Metcalf that day. An additional fly-over by more Trumpeter Swans got the group charged up. Fish and Wildlife Service a.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2022

It was a cold afternoon in Maine, and I was looking at the Steller’s Sea-Eagle perched on a tall coniferous tree across Boothbay Harbor, having arrived at the harbor area seven minutes earlier (I know! Thank you, goddess of birding luck and text group people).* It has wings. It can fly.” Schulman [not from the book!].

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

Our group watching the first Snow Leopard from a knoll above our camp in Hemis National Park. Seeing a wild Snow Leopard is every wildlife enthusiast’s dream, probably the ultimate and most elusive wildlife experience on the planet. In fact some of our group decided to head back to camp.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Fortunately, we spotted all kinds of other tasty birds, including but certainly not limited to Crowned Eagle , Magpie Mannikin , Red-chested Cuckoo , and a spate of sunbirds and greenbuls. We are incredibly grateful to the Uganda Tourism Board for so generously sharing the splendor of birding and wildlife watching in the Pearl of Africa.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Let me introduce my guest blogger, Lisa Owens Viani, co-founder of the California-based group RATS ( Raptors Are The Solution ), which educates people about the dangers of rat poisons. Syngenta warns that “Talon” is “hazardous to dogs, cats, pigs, poultry and other wildlife.” Thanks for your concern for wildlife, Syngenta.).

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10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2020

A Wedge-tailed Eagle soared overhead alongside Black Kites and Whistling kites. There was a small group of Sulphur-crested Cockatoos being destructive as usual! A small group of Spinifex Pigeons wandered down for a drink. We spent several hours at Windjana Gorge and there was a great variety in wildlife as always.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 18, 2018

The Weekly Reader had shocked everyone in class with news of Bald Eagles dying – and humans were to blame! Images of wildlife coated in toxic goo haunted me; particularly the birds. The current administration can now start construction on any of the public lands along the border with no concern for habitats, ecosystems, or wildlife.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Wildlife rehabilitators are not known for our bling. People who work with wildlife wearing nice clothes? People who work with wildlife wearing nice clothes? asked Marge Gibson, when I asked a group of bird rehabbers about their bling experiences. Wildlife rehab can be so metaphorical. Oh my, where do I start?”

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10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2014

Fish and Wildlife Service is down-listing the wood stork from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Fish and Wildlife Service, I was involved in various aspects of the species habitat protection largely on the regulatory arena. On June 25, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced that the U.S.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Feeding birds is generally regarded as a harmless past-time, a wholesome way for people to share nature and enjoy wildlife with the family. Sometimes people find themselves the victims of ill-informed home owners associations that have a phobic view of wildlife. Another example would be the Eagle Lady in Alaska.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2019

For example, I’ve seen Bald Eagles in 15 states. In just a few clicks I can determine that my 442nd Mallard sighting was a group of 50 at Steigerwald Lake NWR on October 25, 2019, that the checklist was started at 9:46 a.m 10,000 Birds also has an eBird profile and since I as a beat writer in 2016, I have been a part of that group.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Up to 100 kg – possibly a female, my guide and a bear researcher from the wildlife charity Callisto, Yannis Tsanakis, tells me. Although one member of the group spotted a mother with two cubs, I have not. Further reading: Central and European Wildlife by Gerard Gorman (Bradt Travel Guides). In the end, have I seen my bear?

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

I will not venture to delve into the full taxonomy here, but the useful thing to know is that this group is characterized by their vocal control and ability to use complex sounds to further their territorial and reproductive ambitions. Featured photo courtesy of the US Fish and Wildlife Service.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Having said that, we expect wind mills to increase in number, and the specific birds that are killed by them may be a particularly sensitive group (i.e. eagles and vultures ) so we need to pay attention. According to the US Fish and Wildlife Service , there are about 10 billion breeding birds in the US. So keep that in mind.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 24, 2014

So I asked seven wildlife rehabilitators, “Tell me your favorite (or one of your favorites) release story – the kind that makes you keep going, in spite of everything.”. “A We let a one-eyed Bald Eagle go after a year of battling state officials in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Indiana and Kentucky. That was 9 years ago.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2018

I found this little grouping of Guillemots, with parents, babies and even an egg. What started as a small group of birds, with the hope they would make it on their own, is now a very strong breeding population. The show stopper was his Eagle-owl. Here is just a small portion of one wall, covered by Guillemots.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 30, 2011

I was lucky enough to get off work early the other day and thought I would head out toward Battle Creek Wildlife Area and try to get some better photos of the Harlan’s Red-tailed Hawk I’ve seen on Dersch Road. My eye followed this young eagle as it circled its way to the ground, just over a small rise and out of sight.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 31, 2018

By the time you see this in the United States, I will have had a full week to explore this amazing area, and the wildlife that calls this home. I have managed to find two owls, the first was this pair of Verreaux’s Eagle-owls. This fun group shot has quite a variety of birds. Then second was the tiny little Pearl-spotted Owlet.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 22, 2015

The wildlife was what we expected. The forests were rather silent and only an occasional Black-billed Magpie , a group of Gray Jays , a Northern Shrikes , and Willow Ptarmigans crossed or flew across the road. This trip was in our bucket list for a long time and did not think it would happen as soon as it did. Ruffed Grouse.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2017

High above the great Rift Valley, endless treeless plains stretch out as far as you can see, holding birding (and other wildlife treasures). Happily, everyone involved was interested in wildlife, photography and generally chilling, so the trips were never fast and stopped to take in the sights. It was, as commutes go, pretty epic.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 26, 2015

I began a program for PBS on a group of young kids in a small town in South Dakota. Kelly Preheim was talking about the large numbers of Snowy Owls on the nearby National Wildlife Refuge. Ben Lizdas at Eagle Optics provided immediate assurance that they would do something. I asked her to keep me appraised of her progress.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Hawk watchers and birders who look at hawks (not always the same group!) There are probably more identification guides about raptors than there are for any other bird group. If the accipiter swivels its head to look at a group of hawk watchers without moving its body, it’s a Cooper’s.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2011

If it is an emergency and since I get calls and texts from all over the country (even a few out of the country), I direct people to Rehabber Search or Wildlife Rehabber. Use the wildlife rahbber links at the top of this page to find a licensed pro near you. Young raptors like the above Bald Eagle chick are a different matter.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2016

Jason’s first contribution tackled the importance of the National Wildlife Refuge System., For example, turbine blades can be lethal to raptors, particularly eagles. The result is often litigation, frequently lawsuits initiated by conservation groups. The conservation groups appealed to the Ninth Circuit.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2016

Not only did it fly in but it attacked a Bald Eagle! The Bald Eagle was flying upside-down with talons up trying to ward off the small white falcon! ’ My father, who never labeled himself as a birdwatcher, was not only very observant of wildlife but also very good at identification. Within 15 minutes the Gyrfalcon flew in.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 21, 2013

One of the highlights of the trip for me, and for some of the other media folks being hosted by the Fallon Convention and Tourism Authority, was a kayak tour of Tule Lake in the Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge. The place was lousy with Swainson’s Hawks , and we may even have spotted a distant Golden Eagle.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge, North Dakota. Ross Perot once said “Eagles don’t flock, you have to find them one at a time.” Shorebirds, of course, are one of the groups of birds most known and loved for their social tendencies. Buldir Island, AK.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2014

It’s relatively easy to classify birds into family groups based on physical characteristics. David Tipling, award-winning and widely published wildlife photographer, travelled the world during this period, photographing people interacting with birds, and sometimes, just birds. Eagles are national symbols of the U.S.,

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Britain’s Birds is organized in a very loose taxonomic order, with priority given to grouping together birds that are perceived as similar. Browsing is facilitated by section titles at the top of each left-hand page and smaller group titles on the upper right-hand page. plus a chapter on “Vagrant landbirds from North America.”

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2020

The proprietor of our ecolodge guides my small group of birders up a steep slope where we see, just at the point where a scope view deteriorates into pixels, a huge bird—a Chaco Eagle, also known as a Crowned Eagle—on a huge nest. We are cautioned to keep the location of the eagle a secret.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 2, 2014

Quentin won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition (junior section) with the first-ever photograph of a nesting Chest-nutheaded Thrush. Species Accounts are grouped by family, following what appears to be Sibley and Monroe’s 1996 taxonomy. (I Back to the field guide!

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