10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2021

Research experiments are described without citing the names of the researchers themselves or any other background information. It is part of a publishing trend to make scientific information easily available, effortless to read and process, primarily through the use of stunning visual material to engage our eyes and spike our interest.

North America 278

North America Research Birds Groups 278

10,000 Birds

JUNE 12, 2011

Platypus have bills, bats and bugs can fly, and reptiles lay eggs, but only birds have feathers. In his preface, he nicely brings the reader through the process he went through in deciding to write a book about feathers (it involves vultures and chance, a winning combination any way you look at it).

Reptiles 186

Reptiles Bats Eggs Humane 186

10,000 Birds

MAY 30, 2019

That summer of 1938, when he was ten years old, Cade read of two brothers, Frank and John Craighead, who wrote of their experiences with falcons in National Geographic. Done properly, a young hawk is curtailed in a growing compulsion to fly greater distances and hunt for herself by a process sometimes called “manning.”

Falcons 181

Falcons California Condor Alaska Texas 181

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2013

Mulvihill, the third editor, discusses in detail how the second atlas sought to improve on the processes of the first, in quality and quantity of data as well as increased citizen participation. And, if you are part of an ongoing atlas project in your state, tell us about your experiences. Aims and Purposes, by Robert S.

Pennsylvania 231

Pennsylvania Breeding Birds Sparrows 231

4 The Love Of Animals

DECEMBER 6, 2011

The two most common food allergies or food intolerances in pets are: Protein including chicken, beef, pork, fish, eggs and soy. If your pet experiences any of the symptoms above, they may have developed a food allergy. Grains like wheat or corn. The resulting symptoms can range from: Vomiting. Upset stomach. Refusal to eat.

Pets 100

Pets Vet Dogs Humane 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2019

Wright emphasizes the use of “shape and pattern of wing and tail” and size in the identification process. When not relating taxonomic stories, Rick Wright the teacher patiently walks us through simple and knotty identification processes. Identification of male and female Lark Buntings.

North America 149

North America Sparrows America United States 149

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

I’m sure many of you have had similar experiences. I’m wondering as I write if you are shaking your head, uneasy that all these FACTS will interfere with your love of observing owls, an experience that easily borders on the mystical for some of us. But what do we know beyond these commonly seen and heard behaviors?

Owls 214

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 214

Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

One cannot produce eggs or dairy products on a large scale without the wholesale exploitation of animals. One might think that eggs and dairy products are still preferable to meat on the grounds that "At least I am not contributing to the unnecessary killing of animals" but that too is false. I replaced cow's milk with soy milk.

Lacto-Ovo 40

Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian Vegan Veal 40

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

As we know from the French documentary La Marche de l’Empereur ( March of the Penguins) , the females skedaddle from the breeding colony once she produces an egg, leaving the egg to be incubated by the males, who fast for 120 days while keeping the egg in a flap of their feet. (I

Penguins 158

Penguins Seals Leopards Research 158

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

They insinuate themselves in normal bodily processes, but at some key stage instead of doing what is supposed to be done, they do something very different, everything gets screwed up, and the particular system they were involved in is seriously disrupted and the host organism gets very sick or dies. Let’s do another thought experiment.

Mammals 235

Mammals Birds Fish Cooking 235

Animal Person

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Yet he spends time describing the miserable deaths of day-old male chicks and understands what happens in dairy production, and I assume he doesn't partake of anyone's eggs or milk. Here are some of my favorite quotes: "For thousands of years, farmers took their cues from natural processes. But why does he say "vegetarian?"

Factory Farm 100

Factory Farm Factory Farming Animal Vegan 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2023

In Kangding, there is a rather opulent bird hide – two stories, solid construction, spacious, lots of glass, a separate paved parking lot, though mysteriously (and as far as I can tell from my experience of living in China for almost 20 years, not indicative of fundamentally different physical needs of Chinese people) missing a bathroom.

Birds 147

Birds Mammals St. Louis Monkeys 147