10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 18, 2012
One of the defining characteristics of birds, besides the obvious features of wings and feathers, is their bills. And they come in a wonderful smorgasbord of different shapes and sizes. From toucans to curlews and from hummingbirds to flamingos, birds display an almost otherworldly diversity in these body-parts. Bills are instrumental in defining three of the senses in birds – taste, touch and smell.
4 The Love Of Animals
DECEMBER 16, 2012
It snowed this week, and that means Baby gets to wear her adorable sweater! Of course, I couldn’t resist snapping a couple of photos of her in her sweater inside too. Come follow along with us on Instagram to see all of our Instagram photos!
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4 The Love Of Animals
DECEMBER 19, 2012
Take one look at the viral blog, Pet Shaming , and it’s difficult to retain any illusions about our furry friends. Love them as we may, they will make a mess of the house when left to their own devices, and they might make themselves very ill in the process. To enjoy the most of your pet (and your home), it’s best to take action with these top 5 pet proofing strategies. 1.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 15, 2012
The Stygian Owl (Asio stygius) is very difficult to see but I can hear it regularly calling near my home inside the Pululahua Geobotanical Reserve. This bird is very secretive and every time that I try to get close to his roost he flies before I can see him. For now I can only get close enough to hear his calls! The photo below was taken at Parque Condor which is a great raptor rescue center near Otavalo.
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4 The Love Of Animals
DECEMBER 20, 2012
Baby loves interactive toys, and this adorable Martha Stewart Pets Christmas bag is her new favorite. The bag comes with a gift and a moose inside, and is crinkly too! Baby loves sticking her head inside to find a toy to pull out. The toy is a great way to stimulate your pups mind while they are having fun. A perfect gift for the dog in your life! You can find them in store, and they are even on sale!
4 The Love Of Animals
DECEMBER 18, 2012
OneMinuteNews crew took a quick visit to the local Hollywild Animal Park in Upstate, South Carolina. We were told that Miguel, a new baby Alpaca, had just been born there – and wanted to pay him a quick visit.
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10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 19, 2012
Thanks to a slow news day, millions of people have already heard of the video of a Golden Eagle grabbing a child in Canada. Obviously, if you’re reading about it here, you know a bit more about birds than the average aficionado of internet hoaxes. Consider some expert testimony: Greg Laden offers up many excellent reasons why the video may or may not be plausible and Kenn Kaufman assures us that the bird isn’t even a Golden Eagle.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 18, 2012
Back in the 1980s, it became popular for biologists to consider plant secondary compounds in understanding inter-species relationships and other ecological matters. I was doing my thesis research at the time, and it even affected what I was doing, as the wild world was being reconceptualized in terms of tannins and alkaloids, seed edators and dispersers, and so on.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 20, 2012
When a White Wagtail was found on 10 December at Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro, just south of Los Angeles, I was pretty stoked. After all, I would be arriving in southern California on 19 December, landing in Los Angeles at LAX, about thirty minutes from the site of the sighting. When it was reported each and every day after that up until the day before I arrived I was even more stoked.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 18, 2012
After a Tufted Duck was reported yesterday on Long Island I did some figuring and realized that I could go find the bird this morning before work and still, provided traffic wasn’t totally horrific, get to work in New Jersey on time. So I headed out to Huntington Harbor, ran into Anthony Collerton, and eventually found the bird. Species number 311 for the year in New York State and my last of the year, as I will be heading to California in the morning.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 21, 2012
Wednesday morning I woke up late, as I had been showing some Montana guests the highlights of the East Village bar scene on Tuesday night. From the futon I detected the strains of Vangelis. How odd, I thought. That seems out of character for my friends’ ring tones. When I emerged from my bedroom I learned what you, no doubt, as a regular reader have already deduced – it was the now-infamous “Eagle Steals a Baby” hoax video.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 15, 2012
I’ve been lazy in my blogging and haven’t managed to get to my trip out to Montauk last weekend other than a brief post on the awesomeness that is a Brown Pelican in New York State. So rather than get into all the nitty gritties of what the seawatching was like out at Montauk Point I thought I would just share some photos of the birds that Seth Ausubel and I spotted.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 18, 2012
Blue. Green. Gray. Unicolored. Jays are among the most charismatic and appreciated families of birds in the world. Though many are common, few fail to elicit oohs and ahhs when they swoop into feeding stations en masse to gorge on sunflower seeds and suet. We love their attitudes. We love their colors. We love their intelligence. So let’s celebrate them a little bit.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 16, 2012
December is drawing towards its grand finale as we all work furiously in advance of seemingly endless celebration. Contemplation of one’s Best Bird of the Year seems more appropriate than attention to just one weekend, but December isn’t over yet. Stick with 2012 until the New Year comes rocking in! Actually, in terms of this weekend, I don’t have much of anything to share.
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10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 16, 2012
I have observed Pied Oystercatchers breeding in an area on Cable Beach since July 2000. The birds have moved the nest site slightly each year depending on human interaction, but it is still confined to one small section of grey rocky outcrops with a great view for sitting for 28 days. Interesting observations have shown that a female bird will actually give up her territory if her partner does not suit and move to a new location.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 21, 2012
Click this link if you dare. (And if you are a goose you should run or fly away as fast as you can!).
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 16, 2012
There is no better way to see a life bird than by finding one yourself in one of your favorite local patches. Yesterday I was scouting for the Queens County Christmas Bird Count at Edgemere Preserve, a capped landfill out on the Rockaway Peninsula, and was having a grand old time. Already I had dodged the pack of wild dogs (seriously), spotted a flock of American Pipits , sorted through a huge flock of Snow Geese , and flushed four Eastern Meadowlarks and a Wilson’s Snipe.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 19, 2012
Well, I made it to the UK and am now enjoying the cold and dark in what should be my winter. No matter, the warm fire and comforts of home are nice, as is the winter birding here. On the way I managed to sneak in a manic day of birding in and around the capital of Thailand, Bangkok. So much birding was squeezed into this day that I have had to break it up into two posts!
4 The Love Of Animals
DECEMBER 18, 2012
The Night Before Christmas graphic produced by Pet365 and Dogorama. Click here to view the original post.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 15, 2012
As 2012 draws to a close we here at 10,000 Birds thought that it would be a great idea if we, like we did in 2010 and 2011 , shared our Best Birds of the Year. Each Beat Writer was offered the opportunity to include what they thought was the most excellent avian to cross their path this year and the variety that they came up with is pretty darn stunning.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 20, 2012
If you haven’t noticed, the holidays are upon us. Don’t worry… there’s still time to panic! But Yuletide celebrations herald more than just egg nog, latkes, and Secret Santa swaps. One of the historic highlights of this season for bird watchers is the Christmas Bird Count ! Are you participating in any CBCs this year? I’m headed down to NYC this weekend, where I have a date with a Bronx Barnacle Goose.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 17, 2012
This is the crazy winter period, the time of Christmas Bird Count scouting, birding, counting and compiling. And then there are the activities we cram between our CBC duties, like buying holiday gifts. 10,000 Birds has reviewed a lot good books over the past 12 months , many of which would make excellent holiday gifts. Mostly to other birders. For our family members and friends who are not obsessed with molt and migration, we need titles which sometimes take the form of “coffee-table books”.
4 The Love Of Animals
DECEMBER 20, 2012
Every Like, Share and View means another meal donation for homeless pets in the Iams shelter network, so please watch! Plus, it’s pretty cute (there were some parts in the middle that made me laugh out loud). Also, be sure to “Like” the Iams Facebook page ( Facebook.com/iams ) to stay up on the latest adoption numbers and for easy ways to get involved and help orphaned pets, including details about pets available for adoption, fun ways to donate meals to pets in need and quick access to in
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 21, 2012
I’m sure you don’t need a reminder that the holidays are here or that all responsible individuals have completed their holiday shopping. But if you have been otherwise engaged and need a thoughtful, easy gift for the bird lover in your life, give them the bird… from the Audubon Gift Catalog. Painted Bunting from the Audubon Gift Catalog.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 20, 2012
This is is the most magical time of the year, one filled with holiday cheer, festive celebrations, and… surveys of winter avifauna? That’s right! For the American birding community, the holiday season heralds more than blinking lights, tree trimming, and rampant consumerism. It’s also time for the Christmas Bird Count , which explains why we’re republishing this evergreen post!
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