10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2022

It also summarizes the vagrancy status of every bird family in the whole wide world, which makes it fun to read as well as superbly educational. The Family Accounts are the fun part of the book. The Family Accounts are also a deeply informational, documented source of information for researchers.

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Birds Compassion Eagles Science 255

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FEBRUARY 15, 2017

I mean education. Red-crested Korhaans are attractive members of the bustard family. The reserve, in the eastern corner of Botswana near Zimbabwe and South Africa, isn’t open to the public in general, so I figured I’d share a few images here by way of showing off. Red-faced Mousebirds are common African specialities.

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Zimbabwe Botswana South Africa Endangered Species 100

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 19, 2014

Studies show that as many as 48% of domestic violence victims stay in abusive situations out of fear of what would happen if they left their pets behind, and more than 70% of pet owners who enter shelter report that the abuser has threatened, injured, or killed family pets.

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Shelters 2013 New York Pets 100

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MAY 5, 2020

And, the One-page Index, a quick reference to locating major bird families, is placed in two locations–the front and the back of the book. Family groups are briefly introduced with descriptions of their shared characteristics. I don’t think I’ve ever seen this before! The text pages have a lively look.

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North America America Hawaii Birds 199

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OCTOBER 1, 2021

At the time, Dreher’s family owned the greatest brewing empire in the Austro-Hungarian Empire and in the 1830s, young Anton embarked on a “Grand Tour” of sorts befitting a promising young brewery heir.

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Boston Austria Industry Europe 173

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2022

campus gardens – the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Centre, located 3 km east of the town of Turrialba. Daniel the driver was way smarter, finding the only shadowy spot next to the D-Max. Since I wanted to buy some genuine tastes of Costa Rica, we continued to C.A.T.I.E.

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Costa Rica Nicaragua 2019 Farming 225

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APRIL 5, 2013

“It’s interesting to learn how different cat and dog owners can be when choosing, and making decisions for, their pets,” said Dr. Brent Mayabb, veterinarian and manager of education and development at Royal Canin.

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Cats Dogs Lifestyle Pets 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 20, 2014

Audubon acquired the island in 1936 and the mainland property on the shoreline of Bremen in the 1940s, eventually turning them into one of the first nature education sites in the country. From June 1 to September 26, Hog Island offers week-long residential birding and nature programs for adults, teens, and families.

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Puffins Eggs Wildlife Rehabilitation Bald Eagle 274

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2015

I’m happy to say that Laura Erickson and Marie Read have written a book, Into the Nest: Intimate Views of the Courting, Parenting, and Family Lives of Familiar Birds , that is not too cute and that does not anthropomorphize. Part Two: The Family Live of Selected Species” describes and illustrates the family lives of 49 species in 25 chapters.

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Eggs Family 2006 New York 263

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FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Her photos have appeared in numerous magazines, educational exhibits, calendars, and she has won prestigious photography awards. Her photos have appeared in numerous magazines, educational exhibits, calendars, and she has won prestigious photography awards. by Marie Read.

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Birds Ethics 2019 Experience 186

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AUGUST 1, 2023

He is Interpretive Biologist and Education Coordinator at the University of Guelph, Ontario, where he’s been working since the early 1990’s. A map of Ontario is reproduced on the inside front covers and the Quick Index, a one-page listing of bird families, is on the back inside cover. Chris Earley knows his Ontario birds.

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North America Birds Owls Canada 200

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Before each stop I always called a nearby rehabber, asking if they’d like to bring their education bird(s) to the book signing and possibly drum up some local support for their operation. Jodi, who I’d never met, didn’t have any education birds, but showed up anyway. “I just love those gulls,” I remember her saying.

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Rescue Wildlife Rehabilitation Homelessness Wildlife 164

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Nate Swick is a contributor to 10,000 Birds, American Birding Association (ABA) blog editor and event leader, and environmental educator. For example, on finding gulls: Close study of gulls is not for everyone, and birders shouldn’t feel obligated to get deep into it if you prefer colorful, less-confusing, families of birds.

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Birds North Carolina North America Owls 262

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2013

Not only has this live camera feed provided a wonderful educational resource for science teachers across the country, but it has also shed light on some very interesting behaviors of these owls. They have recently lost the last of their juvenile fluff and it looks like they may be getting down to the serious business of raising a family!

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Owls Florida Raised Coyotes 228

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2012

Luckily, I can afford to spend so much time promoting amazing nature blogging because I own Chariot Learning , an awesome business focusing on education. Please take a moment to give Chariot Learning your vote and tell your friends and family to do the same. But for that to happen, we need at least 250 votes!!

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Family Birds 154

4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 8, 2011

Once gregarious and outgoing, she withdrew from her family and friends, from everyone except her pet cats. Through daily letters and emails, Henry has served as a healer for Nancy, providing a bridge back to society, back to living and engaging with her family and friends. Would they help?

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San Diego Kittens Emotional Cats 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 19, 2018

It seems his family of 5, had rented a condo that sleeps 8, at Atlantis Resort, on Paradise Island, in the Bahamas. While this trip was primarily scheduled as a family rest/rest/vacation outing, with 13 days left in my Little Big Year, that plan is mostly out of the question. If we could get there, all other expenses were covered.

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Bahamas Tucson El Paso Texas 113

10,000 Birds

MARCH 29, 2019

Incidentally, Italy, Belgium, and Portugal are among the eighteen countries where falconry is inscribed as a living human heritage by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESC0), attesting to the great heritage of this sport in many parts of the world.

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2016 Portugal Falcons Japan 125

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The answers involve phylogenies, evolutionary family trees, derived from DNA studies combined with fossil records, and geological concepts of how the continents and oceans were formed from super land masses. 70) is adorable as well as educational.

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Science Albatross Research Birds 204

10,000 Birds

APRIL 12, 2022

My impression is that it is a fairly safe area and families are a common sight on weekends, as are school groups. The front of this building is the restrooms and the back is a covered education/picnic area. Most people arrive by car, but there is a bus stop nearby, and there is a short trail (perhaps.2

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Portland Oregon Laws Experience 183

10,000 Birds

MAY 5, 2015

The bird family accounts are wonderfully informative, especially if you are a birder (like me) who knows enough to know what family a bird belongs to, but still has trouble differentiating amongst specific species within the family. These chapters differ in length and content, depending on the number of species in each group.

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Birds New Jersey Science Groups 168

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 2, 2014

Not a great place for a family vacation, though I think Duncan will disagree. Species Accounts are grouped by family, following what appears to be Sibley and Monroe’s 1996 taxonomy. (I The plates show differing plumages as required by the individual families and species. Artwork is by Karen Phillips.

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Brunei Birds Asia China 172

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2015

I also enjoyed reading the company histories of familiar brands like Duncraft, Kaytee, Droll Yankee, and Wagner all of which started as family companies, some as offshoots of other businesses, some as the result of clever inventions. The story of Duncraft is a good example.

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America Industry Squirrels Birds 222

4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Hopefully you too will find it educational and helpful for taking care of your furry family members. Baby has always loved her Science Diet food, so we were happy to hear about this new line. We feel that the MyBowl interactive tool is a great tool for all dog owners!

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Dogs Pets Meat Science 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2022

This spurred her to pursue a career in environmental education and wildlife nature tourism as a park ranger in Texas and as the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail Coordinator with Florida Fish and Wildlife. The morning that we were slated to go approach Marion Island, Erik and I woke at 4:00am to get a good spot.

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South Africa Mice Albatross Africa 261

10,000 Birds

APRIL 22, 2012

We had a family group at Olympic Park and they were not at all bothered by our presence and I was able to take some nice photographs. They didn’t want to be photographed and the attempt I made was poor, but you can see there is a small bird…evidence that something has happened.

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Australia Fish Birds Groups 211

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

I happen to be particularly fond of turtles because my family has taken care of a small box turtle for 30 years (beware–turtles are extremely low-maintenance pets but will outlast your child’s youth and probably your life). Or that tortoises and terrapins are considered part of the turtle family. Lovich and Whit Gibbons.

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Turtles Tortoises Family Terrapins 189

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2018

Families, or in some cases subfamilies, are tied together with brief descriptions of shared family (or subfamily) characteristics: physical, behavioral, sometimes habitat, nocturnal or diurnal flight, and if the species comes to lights. But, then there are families like the Royal Silkworm Moths,which are larger, much much larger.

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North America America Oklahoma Missouri 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2016

If you see an owl,” wrote Mikal Deese, “someone in your family is going to die. That’s why I can’t take owls to a lot of my education programs out here in New Mexico.”. If you have any mercy in your heart – keep your cats inside. Ravens belong to the Devil,” wrote Monte Merrick. “If

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Porcupines Raccoons Birds 172

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 22, 2022

While hoopoes are in their own family, DNA studies suggest that the hoopoe diverged from hornbills, and the wood-hoopoes and scimitarbills from the hoopoe. Among the findings: “Canary traders, mostly with primary education level (63.25%) and Muslim (97.5%), were on average 44 years old and an average experience of 27 years.

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Zimbabwe Birds South Africa Benin 147

10,000 Birds

JULY 1, 2014

But, you never get the feeling that you are reading an EDUCATIONAL book. Several features emphasize the book’s educational side. These features are unobtrusive enough that the book can be read without the educational add-ons, but informative enough to provide easily accessible background to the child who wants to know more.

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Puerto Rico Parrots New York City 2013 227

Animal Person

MARCH 23, 2009

But more important, commenter Daniel Manahan could use some gentle education. Finally, there's an alert from Susan Hargreaves, who is a humane educator here in South Florida (via Trish). I've had the pleasure of seeing her in action with adults and children and I profoundly admire her vegan education and animal rights activism.

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Elephants Vegan Bullhook Laws 100

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Breast cancer is something that is near and dear to our family. It’s difficult to find anyone who hasn’t been personally affected by breast cancer, whether themselves, family, friends or co-workers,” said Amy Nichols, CEO and Founder of Dogtopia. “A billion for breast cancer research, education and health services.

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2002 Raised Animal Welfare Research 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Children’s programming concocted by educators instead of marketers was ok, and so were nature programs. This is a beautiful volume, and one of its primary strength is the lavish selection of illustrations, including both family photos and drawings that adorned Burgess’s stories in various venues.

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Woodchucks Buffalo Massachusetts Fox 167

10,000 Birds

JUNE 28, 2011

How they expected a bunch of hyperactive preteens with virtually no education in art history to understand gigantic postmodern sculpture without any explanation confuses me to this day but I remembered the Storm King Art Center fondly, especially the huge, metal, orange sculptures that were so fun to climb.

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New York City Soreing New York Breeding 160

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2022

They do share important features: authorship by local birders with unique, specific expertise; publication or sponsorship by nonprofit birding organizations; love of local habitats and concern for their conservation; education of new and experienced birders. American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of Maine.

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Los Angeles Birds District of Columbia Parrots 186

10,000 Birds

JULY 12, 2012

After experiencing the Rachel Carson Commemorative in Duxbury, MA, she was moved to share some little-known facts about this tremendously influential nature writer’s interest in birds… I was thirteen when my mother and I took turns reading aloud the new bestseller, Silent Spring , on family vacation the summer of 1963.

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