10,000 Birds

MAY 9, 2014

'Thinking of releasing white doves to commemorate your wedding or the memorial of a loved one? Think twice, and do some research. White doves: symbols of love, commitment, peace, hope, etc. However: they are not wild birds, and have no idea how to survive outside captivity. Where do they go after they fly away? This is an important question. If you are determined to release white doves at your ceremony, it is essential to make sure you can afford to hire people who will release strong, healthy b

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4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 6, 2014

'The World According To Cats [Infographic] by the team at Cheapflights Media (USA) Inc. The post The World According to Cats (Infographic) appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2014

'One of the many ancillary benefits of becoming a birder, apart from an elevated social status and encyclopedic knowledge of taxonomy, is a subtle grasp of phenology. But you don’t have to be wise to nature’s ways to realize that spring is mighty slow to fully bloom in some parts of the world. The birds seem to be dragging their proverbial heels this year, but migration still rewards those who would brave the bitter May chill!

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4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 4, 2014

'Reader Bridget needs our help! On April 15th, 2014, Skittles required emergency surgery due to an intestinal obstruction. Thank goodness, he is out of surgery and healing now. But, due to the surgery being an emergency performed by a specialist, his medical bills are through the roof. So far, Bridget has raised over 50% from friends, family, and animal lovers from all over, which is amazing!

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4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 9, 2014

'Blogging has brought me some truly amazing and fun experiences. I’ve met some of the best people, and last week I got the chance to be with some of my blogging friends, in one of the most beautiful places , making a music video with the talented Alex Boye’ This wasn’t just any music video though, it had a very special message to moms, bloggers, and everyone else.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 9, 2014

'I’ve been a fan of The Mincing Mockingbird since the hoary days of Livejournal. Matt Adrian’s characteristic style features acrylics of birds against stark backgrounds, titled with or accompanied by sly, off-kilter phrases (representative: “I preen for Satan”, “The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math.”) You would think this would become a shtick, but Adrian’s ability to capture expression in avian faces creates the sense that these bir

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10,000 Birds

MAY 9, 2014

'As Nate pointed out on the ABA Blog yesterday , we North American birders, especially those in the east, are a tad bit obsessed with wood-warblers. I am certainly no exception. But I have tried my best to give some attention to passerines that are not wood-warblers this spring, and I think I have been at least moderately successful in taking my eyes and my optics from the gaudy wood-warblers and focusing them on gaudy birds that are not wood-warblers.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 9, 2014

'At this time of year with every manner of bird on the wing, one needn’t ask whether you’ll be birding this weekend. A better question, then, might be with whom are you birding? Many civilized nations will be honoring over the next few days those women who have birthed and raised us. What better way to thank your mom than to show her the splendors of spring migration?

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10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2014

'I was incredibly lucky to be invited –again- to participate on the second edition of the World Birding Rally Challenge in Northern Peru. I participated on the first edition of this event in 2013 as a support member for the South African team. This time however, I am a lead member of a participating team. It is an improvement in ranks, but it comes with new responsibilities and obligations that at the end of the day take away from having fun birding along this amazing route.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2014

'The Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus is a large black and white shorebird that has distinctive long pink legs. It has a fine straight bill and is found in a variety of places around Broome. When the land is flooded after rain it will move inland and breed at the ephemeral lakes and raise its young there. During our cool dry months there will be hundreds along the shores of Roebuck Bay and they are also present at the Poo Ponds and the adjoining beach.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2014

'Sometimes, it’s the simplest things that are the hardest to execute. So, while we are in awe of an identification guide that discusses every single field mark of hawks or warblers, we tend to accept without question bird identification guides that aim to teach beginning and intermediate birders how to recognize birds in their backyards, neighborhood parks, and state preserves.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 5, 2014

'This past weekend the listservs, Facebook, text services, Twitter, word-of-mouth, weather radar, the calendar, and the entrails of a sacrificial goat all indicated that migration was happening. And was it ever! Reports abounded of a huge variety of birds, from thrushes to nightjars, terns to vireos. And, of course, the wood-warblers. Every spring they totally steal the show in the northeast and you really can’t blame birders for abandoning their jobs, their families, and their sanity as t

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10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2014

'When birding, as in life in general, it is important to stop occasionally and smell the metaphorical roses. This isn’t just because roses smell nice (although many do) or even because we need to remember that almost all birds depend in one way or another on plants (although they mostly do). We shouldn’t be looking at a flower just as a food source for a sunbird or hummingbird or whatever your local equivalent is, they are fascinating organisms in their own rights.

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