10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Here are some things I’ve learned from the Peterson Reference Guide to Owls of North America and the Caribbean by Scott Weidensaul: The Burrowing Owl is the only North American owl species where the male is larger than the female, albeit, only slightly larger. (And the term is ‘non-reversed size dimorphism.’). The Caribbean islands were once populated by enormous owls, some over 3-feet tall, some flightless.

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4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 5, 2015

With Halloween just around the corner, you might be wondering what your pet wants to be. Here are the top ten pet costumes of 2015 to give you some ideas. We especially love the Ewok. 1. Despicable Me Minion. 2. … Continue reading → The post Top Ten Pet Costumes of 2015 appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2015

There are many charismatic endangered birds that capture people’s hearts and imaginations: the colossal California Condor , the evocative Red-crowned Crane , and the adorable Spoon-billed Sandpiper come to mind. However, there are those species which have a hard time bringing attention to themselves such as Yellow-shouldered Blackbird , Giant Nuthatch , and Vinaceous-breasted Parrot.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 8, 2015

The Brown Pelican and the Peruvian Pelican are closely related and once were considered the same species. They are indeed very similar in all plumage stages, but the Peruvian Pelican is nearly twice as big as its northern counterpart. Both pelicans are still common, but their population have been negatively affected by strong El Niño fluctuations and by exercise use of pesticides.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2015

October, at least in Dylan Thomas’s Poem in October , was alive with avian activity: My birthday began with the water-. Birds and the birds of the winged trees flying my name. Above the farms and the white horses. And I rose. In rainy autumn. And walked abroad in a shower of all my days. High tide and the heron dived when I took the road. Over the border.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Boreal Chickadees. Ruffed Grouse. Black-backed Woodpeckers. Even in the off-season, a trip to the Adirondacks promises a bevy of delights for the downstate birder. And so I’m headed there for two weeks, starting tomorrow. What’s the first thing I’m going to do when I get there? Write an essay about the strange and wonderful urban Rock Pigeon , of course.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2015

Last week we were visiting a local ephemeral lake when we were lucky enough to come across a Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius. It is believed that the sub species most likely to be visiting the north of Australia is curonicus. At this time of year in Broome the ephemeral lakes are rapidly drying up and are a hot-spot for all birds, so it is always interesting to see what shows up when you sit quietly and enjoy the environment.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2015

Myriam’s Quetzales ! Are they her’s? Can there be a more enticing name than for a place that that? To be honest, quetzals aren’t seen that often right at Myriam’s but they are seen just down the road. You see, Myriam’s is located in what might be the Resplendent Quetzal capital of the world, the valley of San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Starlings have a bad rap. This is perhaps almost entirely due to the Common Starling , a species that is, over much of its range, an introduced pest. If Common Starlings haven’t been introduced somewhere then Common Mynas almost certainly have, and they are also invasive and destructive little menaces, and by dint of taxonomic association, kin.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 7, 2015

The appearance of the Clark’s Grebe ( Aechmophorus clarkii ) differs from the Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis ) primarily in the white of the face extending above the eye and onto the lores… and its bright orange, slightly upturned bill (above), compared to the Western’s straight yellowish-green bill (below). Click on photos for full sized images.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2015

The beginning of October is full of flux, with two seasons clashing and entire ecosystems changing to prepare for the season to come. Highly volatile times can deliver terrific birding. Or terrible birding. How was yours? Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was not a wind-blown seabird like he was hoping. Instead, he had to settle for a wind-blown flycatcher, his second Western Kingbird ever in Queens which, like the first, was at Edgemere Landfill in the Rockaways.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2015

This beautiful story of wildlife rehabilitators working together was written by Debbie Lefebre, who, along with Carolyn Denstedt, co-directs Swift Care Ontario , a Canadian rehabilitation center which specializes in Species At Risk aerial insectivores – Chimney Swifts, Common Nighthawks, Whip-poor-wills, Barn and Bank Swallows, and Little Brown Bats. . *.

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4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 7, 2015

We love this infographic about possible food allergies in pets. It’s important to remember that our pets can suffer from a lot of the same things we humans do, including food allergies. As always, if you suspect a problem with … Continue reading → The post Itchy pet? Food Allergies May be to Blame appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals.

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