10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 14, 2012
With an election coming up I thought I would present this collection of strictly non-political, indecisive birds, who are on the fence about a variety of issues. The Red-tailed Hawk above is on the fence about flying off, or staying for the rest of this post. The Green Heron is a mysterious bird, on the fence about whether to reveal more of its nature, or return to skulk in the reeds as might be expected.
4 The Love Of Animals
SEPTEMBER 10, 2012
Today marks the remembrance of 9/11, a day that will always be in our hearts. While we were at BlogPaws we got to see a very special short film about the Hero Dogs of 9/11. Grab your tissues, and please enjoy this wonderful short film from The Dog Files. And if you want to see another great video, watch what happens as hero dogs come together 10 years after the attacks of 9/11.
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Animal Ethics
SEPTEMBER 14, 2012
In issuing its condemnation of established cultural practices, the rights view is not antibusiness, not antifreedom of the individual, not antiscience, not antihuman. It is simply projustice, insisting only that the scope of justice be seen to include respect for the rights of animals. To protest against the rights view that justice applies only to moral agents, or only to human beings, and that we are within our rights when we treat animals as renewable resources, or replaceable receptacles, or
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 12, 2012
Nashville Warbler ( Oreothlypis ruficapilla ridgwayi ) photos by Larry Jordan I have been enjoying some first time visitors to my yard this fall, including several warblers, one of which is the western Nashville Warbler ( Oreothlypis ruficapilla ridgwayi ). Click on photos for full sized images. Their are two separate subspecies of the Nashville Warbler , one occurs east of the Mississippi River ( Oreothlypis ruficapilla ruficapilla ) and the other, pictured here, formerly called the Calaveras W
Speaker: Steve Romanco
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4 The Love Of Animals
SEPTEMBER 12, 2012
Our house suffers from a good amount of stink. And no, it’s not the pets! It’s actually our house, because of how it is built there just isn’t much airflow and things get stagnate and stinky quickly. This leads me to always be on the look out for ways to freshen up the house. Since I am a BzzAgent, I was able to try out the new Glade Expressions® Collection recently (for free).
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 8, 2012
It has been far too long since the last of the diabolical quizzes. And this quiz is truly diabolical. Horribly diabolical. Diabolical squared. At least, I think it is. I tend to judge these things rather poorly. As always, you are to use the comments to provide the common name of the bird in each image. The winner is the one who gets the most correct answers soonest and wins the adulation of everyone.
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10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 10, 2012
Spain, with its vibrant culture and natural beauty, has always been at the top of my list of countries to visit. And with all those eagles, larks, and sandgrouse, not to mention Azure-winged Magpie , the Iberian Peninsula holds a prominent place on my birding bucket list. If your head hasn’t yet been filled with dreams of the avians of España, wait until you see this video.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 12, 2012
Before this morning I knew that I had never seen a Bell’s Vireo. After this morning I was sure that I had seen one. Now I am not so sure, but think that I didn’t. Why not? Read on! Yesterday morning Dick Veit reported a Bell’s Vireo , what would be the third in history of New York State, at Mount Loretto Unique Area on Staten Island, the forgotten borough of New York City.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 9, 2012
Anyone attuned to the roving of raptors and peregrinations of passerines is probably sporting a big smile this morning thinking about the weekend’s sightings. I’m looking forward to hearing about some astounding avifauna on the move. I, of course, was focused mainly on Eagles, Falcons, and Seahawks this weekend. Fortunately, a fancy fall warbler came calling to my backyard while I was planted in front of the television; I pulled myself away long enough to admire a sleek Wilson’
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 8, 2012
Canada Geese are a nuisance. They poop everywhere, they are far too common, they take down airplanes. Birders tend to ignore them, non-birders tend to loathe them, and few defend or admire them. That is really a shame. It is not the fault of Canada Geese that they have become a trash bird. Blame human intervention in the form of breeding programs so that there would be more to hunt.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 14, 2012
It’s that time of year again. Sidewalks are speckled, cars are spattered. Flocks of Cedar Waxwings are buzzing everywhere, streaked juveniles mingling with creamy adults on their pilgrimages through the parks, gorging as they go. American Robins are coming up off the lawns to partake as well. In short, the berries are ripe, and I think it is worth knowing a bit more about them.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 14, 2012
…if pigeons can still roost above you! Denver Broncos fans are learning this difficult truth at what is currently called Sports Authority Field. See how these befouled football fans cope with the distasteful downpour. (Hat tip to Meredith, our unofficial Midwest correspondent.).
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 9, 2012
Wandering along the beach on a regular basis you do notice the changes throughout the year. The start of this month has seen some changes along Cable Beach and with the wind changing direction the sea has become quite choppy. The weather is still perfect for wandering aimlessly along and monitoring the nesting of our resident shorebirds. Sadly it has been a poor season so far and the Pied Oystercatchers are currently on their second attempt at breeding.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 10, 2012
There is no better place to find grasspipers in New York State than the sod farms on eastern Long Island in autumn. Buff-breasted Sandpipers , Baird’s Sandpipers , and American Golden Plovers , all shorebirds that tend to eschew the shore in favor of wide expanses of wide-open, flat, wet, grassy habitat, show up nearly every autumn on the vast tracts of land dedicated to providing people with the luscious yards that they want.
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10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 10, 2012
Categorize that headline as one I never expected to write. Vladimir Putin, president of Russia, took time out from persecuting Pussy Riot and otherwise being a strongman, to pilot an ultralight aircraft leading a flock of cranes on their migration. Of course, he compared the cranes left behind to his political opponents , calling them “weak.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 11, 2012
…how long would it be until a bird pooped in your mouth? A very good question that they try to answer over at what if? before getting distracted by unit cancellation. It is figured that, on average, the rest of your body would be pooped on several hundred times before you go any in your mouth.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 8, 2012
Because they were following their mother. You have to see the video to believe it.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 12, 2012
A birder was raped in Central Park today in broad daylight.
Animal Ethics
SEPTEMBER 9, 2012
As we mentioned, Kant restricts having intrinsic value or being an end in itself to rational beings, but it is difficult to see why this should be so. Surely any sentient or conscious being has states that matter to it in a positive or negative way—pleasure matters to an animal in a positive way, pain or fear in a negative way. Since it can value what happens to it, it has intrinsic value.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 13, 2012
If you ever wonder why so many American birders leaven their love of nature with a little self-loathing, look no further than the National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation , which the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service conducts every five years or so. Many of our most puzzling statistics arise from this otherwise innocuous report.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 11, 2012
The world’s 17 megadiverse countries have either massive landmasses or are situated in tropical zones, thus supporting a very rich fauna and flora. However South Africa doesn’t meet either of these criteria, but one special factor nevertheless carries it into this auspicious list of 17 nations – the Cape Florisitic Kingdom. By far the smallest of the world’s six floristic kingdoms (the others cover vast areas, being: Holarctic – all of North America, Europe, North Africa and temperate Asia; Pala
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 11, 2012
Two weeks ago I wrote a post entitled, “How do Birds get their Color?” This got me thinking about eye color in birds. As humans we place exceptional value in the beauty of an individual’s eyes. Most of us will have heard the saying, “Eyes are the windows to the soul” But besides the cosmetic value, the color of our eyes provides little other benefit to our lives.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 12, 2012
Ideas, like catwalk fashions, come and go in cycles, and so even the worst scientific mistakes will one day be back in some new form, possibly in plaid. Catastrophism , the creationist explanation for the apparent multiple creations and extinctions in the fossil record, once held sway before being utterly rejected. But come back it did, in a new form, albeit one far removed from it’s creationist roots.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 9, 2012
Birding can be a double-edged sword, getting out birding, seeing, hearing and ‘doing’ birding is as we all know incredibly good for the soul and simply the best way to spend time. If you take it at all seriously though, eventually you get to thinking, reading and often feeling pretty negative about a huge array of bird-related conservation issues.
Animal Ethics
SEPTEMBER 8, 2012
To the Editor: Your reporting on the illegal ivory trade (“ Elephants Dying in Epic Frenzy as Ivory Fuels Wars and Profits ,” “The Price of Ivory” series, front page, Sept. 4) is a chilling reminder of just how high the stakes have become today for elephants in the wild. Our experience on the ground confirms your reporting that this trade is increasingly tied to organized crime.
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