10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

I travel for birding. A lot. I’m about to head out to the Hula Valley Bird Festival and as I’m packing, I thought I would share with you some essentials I think any birder should plan to have in their suitcase–no matter where they are visiting. I’ve never regretted any of these items being in my suitcase. I’ve also learned a thing or two from optics reps on how to pack expensive binoculars, spotting scopes and cameras.

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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Another fun and educational infographhic. This time, if you have ever had questions about cat anatomy, you might just get them answered! Cat Anatomy graphic created by Matt Beswick for Pet365. Click here to view the full post.

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

From the Bridges Weekly Trade News Digest. The long-running dispute between the US and Mexico over Washington’s ‘dolphin safe’ labelling practice for tuna products is likely to see a WTO appeal, after the two parties together asked for an extension of the appeals deadline. Meanwhile, animal welfare and consumer advocacy groups in Washington are urging the US to look into options outside the global trade body for resolving the trade row.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

I had the good fortune to be asked to represent one of the UK’s national birding magazines ‘Birdwatching’ on a press trip to Southern Portugal earlier this month. Co-funded by two of the regional tourist boards, Alentejo and Algarve, we were led by one of the very best birders in Portugal João Jara who as well as running his own guiding business Birds and Nature , has served as Chairman of the Portuguese Rarities Committee and a is a thoroughly nice chap to boot.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

All twitchers will experience it at some stage or another. That most dreaded of disappointments. The dip. For those that might not fully comprehend, the birding slang-term to “dip” or to “dip out on” a bird is to go looking for a particular species and not find it. That bird can then be referred to as a”dip”, the noun version of the word.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Though he destroyed more than 1,000 nests worth of chicks and eggs of the American White Pelican nearly obliterating a colony on land he rented, a guilty plea by Minnesota farmer Craig Staloch means that he faces, at most, six months in jail. Justice? a.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

As the evenings darken and night draws in, some of us are forced to spend more time at home with our families instead of out in the field. Here is a handy exercise that you can try to give you long frustrating hours on the computer and provide a good excuse to avoid contact with the rest of humanity. For the purposes of this post, I will assume a passing familiarity with the clone tool that comes with most picture editing software nowadays (however, if you are a first time cloner see the note at

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

Hoopoe Upupa Epops With a name like that you would just want to see this bird! It sounds good and it looks good… even a non-birder would be impressed! We saw these birds in Egypt in 1994 and they were just great and Grant saw 5 in Busan, South Korea a few weeks ago, just after I got home to Broome. I was deeply jealous, but I had seen some good birds in Busan that he had missed whilst at work.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

(Check out Part 1 here) The city can be a tough place to make a living but San Francisco offers raptors a number of parks, small and large, for them to thrive in. But the parks have edges, hard edges, and the hawks have to handle the transitions. Above, Patch the Red-tailed Hawk perches on the urban version of a snag. I can’t quite imagine what the wilderness version of an electrical transformer would be.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

Autumn is a season of transitions and migrations, a slow descent from summer’s heat to winter’s cold. Sometimes blustery and rainy, sometimes warm and sunny, it is the second best season for birders, only beaten by spring. One of my favorite parts of fall is the long, drawn out duck migration, which seems to never end, with many birds staying put for winter or only moving out when their ponds and lakes are frozen.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

John Vanderpoel has seen his 733rd bird in the ABA-area this year, good for the second biggest big year ever. Will he find enough to take the top spot? It seems pretty unlikely that he will add sixteen more species by 31 December but stranger things have happened. You can read about the amazing 2011 that John has had on his blog. a.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

Last week, I mentioned how odd the weather has been around here. By odd, of course, I mean absolutely lovely. I know these patterns are atypical for western New York. I’m still curious about what my fellow naturalists have noticed: has the weather been odd by you? How so? Enough phenology… let’s get down to some field ornithology! My Best Bird of the Weekend™ had to be White-breasted Nuthatch.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Or is that Gray-backed Tern ? Nope, it’s the Spectacled Tern now! Oh that kooky IOC list. Anyway, returning once again to one of my favourite islands it’s time to look at one of my favourite terns from Tern Island. The Grey-backed Tern is arguably the less well known of the the terns of the genus Onychoprion. Whereas American birders may be familiar with Sooty and Bridled Terns as stormwashed vagrants to their shores, and might get the Aleutian Tern on a pilgrimage to Alaska, the Gre

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

[Editor's Note: This is a bonus post from Jochen about a topic not usually covered on 10,000 Birds. And if you agree with his crackpot theories we would like you to step slowly into the waiting straitjacket and await the folks who will be taking you away.] High fog may be dull, but it is not without possibilities. Most of all, it can be a good opportunity for directly observing the sun without the need of filters or the dire consequence of having to do your birding by ear, and ear only, for a ve

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

We’re heading into the third weekend of November, which every year (so far) is followed by the fourth weekend of November. If you live in the United States, the fourth weekend of November is the only time of year your relatives might be interested in your ornithological information about Meleagris gallopavo , so be sure to trot out these turkey facts around the Thanksgiving table.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

I have said it before and I will say it again – I love getting to Jamaica Bay at the end of a day and photographing waterfowl flying in and out of the West Pond. The bird that is flies in and out in the greatest numbers of late is Greater Scaup Aythya marila , sometimes known as Bluebills , for obvious reasons. All of these shots were taken last week when I had an evening to spare watching and photographing the ducks going over my head and out into the bay.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

The proprietors of Ecuador’s fabled Refugio Paz de las Aves may have pioneered the art of attracting secretive antpittas from the underbrush with fresh worm salad. The results are so spectacular that it should come as no surprise that this practice has spread. The newest location to habituate rare antpittas to hand feeding is the Owlet Lodge in Peru’s Abra Patricia-Alto Nieva Private Conservation Area.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Larry over at The Brownstone Birding Blog first defends the not-very-good birders and then explains how you can become one. My favorite part is this: There are birders who spend countless hours studying birds in the field, reading books, and tapping into the latest technology to perfect their birding skills. The existence of birders with subpar skills adds value to this level of achievement allowing experienced birders to share their knowledge with those who have less experience.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Thirteen Spoon-billed Sandpipers have arrived in England after spending sixty days in quarantine at Moscow Zoo. The birds were captured on their breeding grounds in Siberia and the hope is that they can be used to start a captive breeding program in an attempt to bring the species back from the brink. Here’s hoping it goes well! a.

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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Fetch! Product Design limited edition “ Doggie Devotion ” throw pillows are just what your favorite dog lover needs for their home! As you can see, they look great on our couch, and they are bound to fit well with any kind of decor. To order, visit www.fetchedonline.com. What is truly unique? Each pillow pillow is hand-made when the customer orders it.

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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

If you want to raise a happy dog who loves to cuddle – but still comes when called and doesn’t chew up your shoes – you need Jolanta Benal’s The Dog Trainer’s Complete Guide to a Happy, Well-Behaved Pet. As a Certified Professional Dog Trainer and the host of The Dog Trainer’s Quick and Dirty Tips for Teaching and Caring for Your Pet (which iTunes named a top podcast of 2009) Jolanta will teach you how to do everything from housetraining your dog for good to reading their body language.

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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Photo credit: Toby Canham/Getty Images North America. To be honest, I have never seen the HBO show True Blood, and I probably never will. However, when I found out that one of the show’s cast members is a big animal lover, I had to share this information with you! Right now on TrueBloodFanSource.com they are celebrating Kristin Bauer’s upcoming birthday with a big giveaway and fundraiser for The Amanda Foundation, an animal rescue organization that rescues and cares for dogs and cats

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

This is a really good idea about what to do with the lawn Occupy LA is currently occupying once the occupation is done. a.

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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

With Thanksgiving fast approaching, that means only one thing—the frigid cold will soon seep in. And while you’re bundled up in your warm jacket and roasting next to a fire, it’s important that your pets are just as protected from the cold as you are—especially smaller pets, old/sickly pets, and new puppies/kittens (they are exceptionally vulnerable to cold).

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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Our dog enjoys wearing her clothes, in fact, she can hardly wait to put them on! Today’s photo is of Baby in her monkey jogging suit. Nice and warm for these cold winter mornings. What about your pet, do they like to wear clothing? If you are taking part in Wordless Wednesday be sure to join the blog hop below. There are so many cute pets to visit!

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

California really is at the forefront of animal welfare and this is an excellent article detailing what's going on in the State and the challenges animal welfare faces. It also does a great job at profiling Jennifer Fearing who led the victory of Proposition 2. She sounds amazing.

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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Want a fun way to show off your love of animals? We recently got the DIY iPhone Case kit from Think Geek, and are so excited to create our own case! It’s been years since I have done any cross stitch, but luckily it is easy to learn. The kit comes with a case, a needle and thread, and a booklet with instructions. There are even cross stitch patterns in the book, but of course if you are like me, you will want to create your own masterpiece.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Radiation is funny. Not funny ha ha, but rather, funny strange. The health effects of radiation are not at all simple, and in fact, the phrase “health effects of radiation” has a meaning parallel to “the health effects of stuff.” It is vague and refers to many different things. For instance, there are radioisotopes … elements that are “radioactive” because they have unstable nuclei … that do not act like poisons (as arsenic or cyanide or other chem

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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

We have a very fun giveaway for you today in honor of the DVD release of Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure !! Read on to learn more. ‘Tis the season to celebrate with everyone’s favorite St. Bernard, Beethoven, in an all-new, heartwarming holiday adventure where the hilarious canine speaks for the first time! When Henry the elf (Kyle Massey, TV’s That’s So Raven) flees the North Pole with Santa’s sleigh and his magical bag of toys, he crash-lands the precious ca

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Though Fergus O’Neill came up with a great way to use leftover campaign posters from a recent Irish presidential election – turning them into birdhouses – it seems unlikely that this will happen in the United States when the Republicans finally choose a presidential candidate. After all, a Republican couldn’t be caught out giving away free housing because that’s socialism, donchaknow?

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