10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

A good way up one of the tallest pines is an Eagle’s nest. Every year there manage to be two eagles up there in that nest. Ducks are easier prey for the Eagle. You can tell when the Eagle is aloft because the Loons alarm call. Every now and then you see an Eagle and a Loon interact a bit. Plus hungry offspring.

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Humane Eagles Investigation Research 200

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

In Africa, one elephant is being killed every 15 minutes. A different research says, from 2002 to 2011 the known populations of forest elephants declined by 62%. But the “illegal international trade” is already there, killing – among other places – in Kruger (S. Another ellie is being killed as you read this line.

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Elephants Botswana Zimbabwe Africa 180

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The Crested Serpent-eagle is not a vulture, but that does not keep me from mentioning a recent Economist article here, “The sudden demise of Indian vultures killed thousands of people” And while this article is behind a paywall, the original research paper is not.

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Los Angeles Birds Woodpeckers Owls 175

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The eagle-owls of the genus Bubo are all called “Uhu“. As a rule of thumb, with quite a number of exceptions, if the species sports feathery ears and is not an eagle-owls, it’s an “Eule“. I’d like to point out though that “owly“ is a poor translation. Thushing means strangulation until death do us part.

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Germany Birds Hunters Owls 171

10,000 Birds

JUNE 23, 2022

It seems that this is another species for which the standard phrase of scientists anywhere, “more research needed”, applies. The Crested Serpent Eagle is another species bound to suffer from a naming error in perpetuity. ” The Common Green Magpie fortunately does not look common at all.

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Birds Myanmar China Chicago 147

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2017

The guide presents 69 species and 1 subspecies, from “NEW WORLD VULTURES: Cathartiformes” to “OSPREY: Pandioninae” to “FAMILY: Accipitridae” (Kites, Hawks, Eagles, Hawk-Eagles), to “FALONIDS: Falconidae” (Falcons, Forest-Falcons, Caracaras, Kestrels, Merlin). The Species Accounts are the research-at-home section.

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Mexico America North America Falcons 154

10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2018

It is a fascinating world of swampy forests of willow and poplar, inhabited by Black Storks , White-tailed Eagles , Eastern Olivaceous and Icterine Warblers (above), among more than 200 other species. Backwaters are a hard place to explore. Yet, I never heard the splash of a beaver tail when it dives.

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Beavers Serbia Eagles Hungary 116

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2022

I wonder what Americans would think if, in a Wikipedia entry, a Bald Eagle would be illustrated using a photo taken at an Albanian zoo. Most scientific research really just proves the obvious. As Cincinnati is sort of the place where one of my favorite bands, The National, comes from, I am not going to grumble too much about it.

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Birds Sparrows Protection Humane 178

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Fortunately for the honor of the species, the researchers found that kleptoparasitism was practiced at a low rate (4% of observations) while much more often, drongos captured insects disturbed by other species (41% of observations). It very effectively forms a small foraging group in this manner. The dangers of being a geologist.

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Birds Sri Lanka Taiwan Cats 201

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

This is the story of Fox’s experiences on board the Achiever, the research vessel of the Raincoast Conservation Foundation. It’s a small group of 10 to 12 researchers and crew members, and Fox is the sole person responsible for the bird surveys. Northern Fulmar, image courtesy of Peter Hodum.

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Fox Albatross Geese Bald Eagle 100

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JULY 31, 2015

She has a captive-bred education bird named Xena, a Eurasian Eagle Owl. He meant well, but his research told him to feed them Exact parrot formula – which is NOT a diet for ravens. We released live mice into the flight so they could learn to catch and kill live prey. This summer Lisa raised three orphaned Common Ravens.

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Raised Mice Wildlife Rehabilitation Squirrels 224

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2022

Bolivar Flats Shorebird Sanctuary was an amazing and unexpected treat, but that’s because I failed to do my research. Eagle-eyed Pat spotted a Lesser Black-backed Gull in nonbreeding plumage and other birders that week noted a Thayer’s Gull (which we may have seen too–I mean, who expects Iceland Gull in April?).

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Houston Texas Sanctuary Sparrows 200

10,000 Birds

MARCH 31, 2012

The newest bird on the brink to capture her fertile imagination is the California Condor, on which she graciously shares her research and ruminations: Sometimes as a writer you recognize there’s been something overlooked in your midst—something quietly abiding. Their hallmark: They don’t kill.

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California Condor California Idaho North America 201

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AUGUST 13, 2013

The Desolation Islands are more than 2,000 miles from the nearest permanent human habitation (besides research stations) and can only be reached by a long ship journey. Almost as good as someone finding an aquatic eagle with gills that preys on lanternfish at the bottom of the ocean. Gough Bunting by Ross Wanless.

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Birds South Africa South America Feral Cats 197

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MARCH 14, 2011

For my new book, due out in 2012 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, I’ve been researching sandhill crane hunting. Kills in Canada, Alaska and Mexico are not included in the count. Texas and North Dakota together account for 88% of the total yearly kill of sandhill cranes. Or These Blasts From The Past What’s In A Name?

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2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 238

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2014

Several recent studies have found that tinamous are embedded within the ratites, which means that either they regained the ability to fly or (as many researchers feel is more likely) that flightlessness and large body size arose multiple times within the paleognaths, a topic discussed in detail at Tetrapod Zoology. Jarvis et al. Jarvis et al.

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Family Parrots Birds 2014 279

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FEBRUARY 17, 2014

However most recent research places them amongst the Panthera. This was truly an incredible encounter we had been so, so fortunate to witness; a full Snow Leopard hunt from beginning to end including the take and kill. This is the genus of the typical large cats including Lion, Leopard, Jaguar and Tiger.

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Snow Leopard Leopards Hunting Sheep 279

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

Black Eagle – Ictinaetus malaiensis. Blyth’s Hawk-Eagle – Nisaetus alboniger. Crested Serpent-Eagle – Spilornis cheela. Ayres’s Hawk-Eagle – Hieraaetus ayresii. Martial Eagle – Polemaetus bellicosus. Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl – Bubo lacteus. 16 Jun 2018.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 101

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NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Black Eagle – Ictinaetus malaiensis. Blyth’s Hawk-Eagle – Nisaetus alboniger. Crested Serpent-Eagle – Spilornis cheela. Ayres’s Hawk-Eagle – Hieraaetus ayresii. Martial Eagle – Polemaetus bellicosus. Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl – Bubo lacteus. 16 Jun 2018.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

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JUNE 2, 2018

Brown Snake-Eagle – Circaetus cinereus. Martial Eagle – Polemaetus bellicosus. Black Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus tyrannus. Ornate Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus ornatus. Lesser Spotted Eagle – Clanga pomarina. Greater Spotted Eagle – Clanga clanga. Tawny Eagle – Aquila rapax.

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2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

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JULY 7, 2018

Crested Serpent-Eagle – Spilornis cheela. Brown Snake-Eagle – Circaetus cinereus. Blyth’s Hawk-Eagle – Nisaetus alboniger. Martial Eagle – Polemaetus bellicosus. Black Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus tyrannus. Ornate Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus ornatus. Kruger NP Central Park.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Black Eagle – Ictinaetus malaiensis. Blyth’s Hawk-Eagle – Nisaetus alboniger. Crested Serpent-Eagle – Spilornis cheela. Ayres’s Hawk-Eagle – Hieraaetus ayresii. Martial Eagle – Polemaetus bellicosus. Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl – Bubo lacteus. 16 Jun 2018.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

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JANUARY 5, 2019

Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Crested Serpent-Eagle – Spilornis cheela. Brown Snake-Eagle – Circaetus cinereus. Blyth’s Hawk-Eagle – Nisaetus alboniger. Black Eagle – Ictinaetus malaiensis.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2018

Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Crested Serpent-Eagle – Spilornis cheela. Brown Snake-Eagle – Circaetus cinereus. Blyth’s Hawk-Eagle – Nisaetus alboniger. Black Eagle – Ictinaetus malaiensis.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Black Eagle – Ictinaetus malaiensis. Blyth’s Hawk-Eagle – Nisaetus alboniger. Crested Serpent-Eagle – Spilornis cheela. Ayres’s Hawk-Eagle – Hieraaetus ayresii. Martial Eagle – Polemaetus bellicosus. Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl – Bubo lacteus. 16 Jun 2018.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2018

Black Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus tyrannus. Ornate Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus ornatus. Lesser Spotted Eagle – Clanga pomarina. Greater Spotted Eagle – Clanga clanga. Little Eagle – Hieraaetus morphnoides. Golden Eagle – Aquila chrysaetos. Wedge-tailed Eagle – Aquila audax.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100