4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

November was National Pet Diabetes Awareness Month, were you aware that just like humans, dogs and cats can also get diabetes? In fact, one in 200 cats and one in 500 dogs has diabetes. As with most medical conditions, early detection and treatment of diabetes is recommended and can help with treatment. The most common symptoms of canine and feline diabetes are: · Increased Hunger or Appetite. · Excessive Thirst. · Increased Urination. · Weight Loss. · Weakness or Fatigue.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

We birders north of Mexico used to have a parrot to call our own, a sun-faced, spike tailed jewel called the Carolina Parakeet that traversed the southeastern United States preceded by the adrenaline inducing ear piercing squeals that haunt the fever dreams of any birder lucky enough to have made the journey to the Neotropics. It was reportedly unforgettable, but then again most members of the celebrated psitticine family are unforgettable, though these days it probably has more to do with thei

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Animal Person

DECEMBER 2, 2011

There she is. my girl. She has beaten the odds and made it another year. The life expectancy of greyhounds is 12-15 years. If they've raced, you subtract a year for each year of racing. Violet Rays was a very successful competitor and the offspring of a Hall of Famer, and she made someone a lot of money, winning race after race for the two years she was hauled between Oregon and South Florida.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Read the rest of the article in the Courthouse News Service. Animal-rights activists claim an orca is being held in an "inadequate tank" in the Miami Seaquarium. They sued the National Marine Fisheries Service for excluding captive killer whales from listing under the Endangered Species Act. The Animal Legal Defense Fund, People for the Ethical Treatment of Individuals and three individuals challenge the NMFS decision "to exclude from the listing of the Southern Resident killer whale population

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Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

This blog began life eight years ago today, with this post. There have been 214,285 visits in the past eight years. That's an average of 26,785.6 visits per year and 73.3 visits per day.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 2, 2011

(Check out Part 1 here) (Check out Part 2 here) This hawk was a fierce hunter. I’ve seen young Red-tailed Hawk s who just don’t have the hang of it, counting on luck of good fortune to present them with a careless gopher or a rare easy meal. Patch was focused and deliberate, consistent and inventive. She ate everything from Rock Pigeons to caterpillars, earthworms to Brewer’s Blackbirds, but her staple diet consisted of plump, toothy, charismatic, and abundant Pocket Gophers.

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

This woman is just not mentally fit. Jasha Lottin, Portland Nudist, Broke No Laws by Killing, Gutting Horse, then Posing Naked Inside Carcass (NSFW Pics).

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Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 1, 2011

This blog had 2,963 visits during November, which is an average of 98.7 visits per day. A year ago, the average was 130.0.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Sometimes my job, which is for a New Jersey-wide labor union, requires me to meet in Bayonne, across the Hudson River, which at that point is indistinguishable from New York Harbor, from Staten Island. To get there from Queens I have to drive through heavy commuter traffic down into Brooklyn, cross the Williamsburg Bridge into lower Manhattan, drive across Manhattan to the Holland Tunnel, and then drive the New Jersey Turnpike to Bayonne.

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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Here is a fun infographic showing all the ways that pets are good for our health.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

In Broome we only have one species of Gull-the Silver Gull Larus novaehollandiae. It is a well-known bird that is commonly called “Seagull” and they are far from shy. They are found not only on the beaches of Broome, but in the shopping area and at the rubbish tip. They are in larger numbers during the tourist months of July to September and they don’t go hungry!

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2011

We here at 10,000 Birds have long been enamored with what could conceivably be the cutest pair of birds in all of North America – the kinglets. Whether you prefer the brilliant canary on the heads of Golden-crowned Kinglets or the tiny red stripe that Ruby-crowned Kinglets tend to hide beneath their heads of gray you have to acknowledge the attraction that these little birds hold.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

It is not every day that a new species of bird is described, and this definitely does not tend to happen with birds that have been repeatedly collected and sit, as skins, in museums around the world. But the Varzea Thrush Turdus sanchezorum , described in this paper in The Condor (link is a PDF), is one such species. How cool is that? Hat-tip to Duncan. a.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

So it is the dying seconds of the game, 3rd and long and I still haven’t come up with an idea for a post. Deadline is two hours away and I’ve got nothing, nada. To make matters worse it is Grey Cup week. It is game day for the 99th Grey Cup , Canada’s annual football party and championship (46 Superbowls? Pshaw. Call me when your a septuagenarian NFL).

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2011

Do you know what is really annoying? When someone regularly birds the same spots that you do but manages to get much, much, much, better images. Check out these shots of fish-eating birds at Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge! a.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

I often poke fun at listers I perceive as being more interested in ticks than birds. (Listing ticks I mean, I have yet to meet a birder who is really interested in icky parasites). Not that I don’t enjoy seeing new species myself, it’s just that they are an easy target and I am nothing if not lazy and mean spirited. But there is one kind of tick that I genuinely do enjoy, and as I do more and more birding it becomes harder and harder to get; new families.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

Here’s a great article about Bob Janssen, a 79-year-old birder from Minnesota who has been birding since his teenage years. ”Citizen birder” has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? a.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Or so says biologist Mitch Taylor about a proposed wind farm in Ontario. While the fact that Peregrine Falcons are much more numerous then they were at their nadir is undisputed it seems to this blogger that building wind farms in areas that could do them harm is not a good idea. What do you think? Hat-tip to Clare. a.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

…but think that the $45 / year cost is just too much? Well, there are two ways to get a membership in the American Birding Association for less! If you join the ABA between now and midnight on 11/30 you get $10 off your membership or you can buy a pair of binoculars from Eagle Optics and get a membership for only $15 ! What are you waiting for?

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

The City Birder, Rob Jett, was recently assaulted repeatedly by a thuggish House Sparrow that wanted his cookie. Oh, the humanity! a.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Can you believe that it hasn’t even been a year since Richard Crossley and Princeton University Press unleashed The Crossley ID Guide: Eastern Birds on the birding public? Actually, a fair accounting of this innovative book’s already storied history must include many months of fervent speculation. I recall the words “game-changer” and “unprecedented” bandied about as enthusiasts across North America pondered where to place their Sibley Guides to make room for

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 26, 2011

Until today the only Painted Buntings I had ever seen were in Honduras. And, despite their absurdly gaudy appearance, I am sad to say that those buntings were not given their due because of the sheer volume of insanely good birds that were there for the watching. This bunting was different. This was an absolutely gorgeous adult male Painted Bunting in Connecticut in November.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 26, 2011

Beauty can be found in the most commonplace. I was struck the other day by the perfect patterns created by a preening Mallard. Appreciation of the ordinary in a new light can be as fulfilling as a many a birding experience. Each feather was attended with care by the drake and each fell back perfectly into its allocated position. Having recently re-feathered after the eclipse stage, his feathers were in pristine condition and he seemed keen to keep them that way.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

It is one thing for a single hummingbird to show up at a single location in the northeastern United States in November. In fact, it wouldn’t even be surprising to have several hummingbirds show up at several different feeders – western hummingbirds that have lost their way are becoming a more and more common occurrence of late. But when a second hummingbird was reported at Lenoir Preserve in Yonkers, New York, it seemed worth checking out, especially because the second bird, unlike

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2011

Now that American Thanksgiving has passed, we in the States can join the rest of the world in turning our full attention to the upcoming Yule celebration. The impending season of giving can trigger intense anxiety punctuated by bouts of conspicuous consumerism, but you don’t need to succumb to rampant materialism. Why don’t you take the weekend off to focus on some of those finer things in life that are free and go birding?

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

The big Snowy Owl irruption this year has finally reached New York City with the sighting of a single bird on Hoffman Island. When will one show up in Queens already? a.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

I enjoy digiscoping–using a digital camera with my spotting scope to get photos of birds. It’s changed quite a bit over the years. Originally digiscoping started as a way to simply get a documentation or souvenir photo of a bird using point and shoot pocket cameras with scopes or binoculars. The cameras were inexpensive compared to single lens reflex cameras (SLRs), they weren’t too heavy in the field and got decent shots.

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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Purina Tidy Cats has provided three coupons for us to giveaway to three lucky winners. The coupon is good for one FREE package of Purina Tidy Cats Cat Litter, any size, any variety (up to $10.99)! Check out the new Tidy Cat Premium Scoop Solutions: Now with 25% less dust, Tidy Cats Premium litters can help keep a home fresh and comfortable by virtually eliminating litter box dust.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Welcome to online retail heaven (or online retail hell if that’s the way you’re wired.) We hope everyone who celebrated the American observance of Thanksgiving enjoyed a delicious holiday. And to all of you, Happy Cyber Monday! You’ll find 10,000 Birds a pleasingly merchandise-light site, at least for the time being. What we’re selling right now are memories of brilliant birds gone by.

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4 The Love Of Animals

DECEMBER 1, 2011

Fine art photographer, patriot and pet-lover Stacey P. Morgan has launched a series of “PAWtriotic” greeting cards and a 2012 calendar featuring her 10-year-old dog Delta photographed saluting the American flag at various historical locations. A portion of the proceeds will benefit America’s Vet Dogs, www.VetDogs.org , a nonprofit division of the Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind.

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