10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2022

Fortunately, as I found out over the next four days, High Island, the Bolivar Peninsula, the whole east Texan Gulf coast area is a place of diverse habitats, some protected, some accidental, all offering fantastic avian opportunities. Corps of Engineers to protect Galveston Bay at the end of the 19th-century.

Houston 201

Houston Texas Sanctuary Sparrows 201

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2014

They were protecting the last three pairs that were left in West Germany from egg thieves! They used to breed throughout the country, but were wiped out mostly through hunting more than 100 years ago. Since the 1920s, the species was protected from hunting and a slow yet steady recovery set in.

Eagles 167

Eagles Germany Breeding Hunting 167

10,000 Birds

JUNE 23, 2022

Like a bad boyfriend not changing into nicer clothes for an evening out, the Brown-cheeked Fulvetta gets chided on eBird for not making any efforts: “an unapologetically drab and unmarked fulvetta” The Chestnut-headed Bee-eater apparently digs nest-burrows in which to lay its eggs. “It is not deep enough yet!

Birds 147

Birds Myanmar China Chicago 147

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Sadly the great gannet colonies during the July to October period to protect the birds, but if you head up to Boundary Stream you’ll find a good mix of lowland and mountain forest where active management is keeping forest birds going. If you do decide to give your liver a rest then rest assured there are birds to be seen here.

New Zealand 157

New Zealand Penguins Sanctuary Birds 157

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Another item they feed on is hunting edible bird nest swiftlets, which are quite common in edible swiftlet houses in Sabah, Malaysia ( source ). The first attempt in hunting was made by the male hornbill which was seen snapping at a passing swiftlet, but was unsuccessful.

Rhinoceros 124

Rhinoceros Singapore Transported Hunting 124

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2021

But WT Eagles lay eggs in late January or, if it is too cold, in early February, and no breeding pair can afford to pose together afterwards, because one bird must protect the eggs or chicks from elements or predators at all times. And this silly honeymoon will likely continue until the next egg-laying season in January 2022.

Eagles 261

Eagles Bald Eagle Eggs Serbia 261

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2014

The eider is the most common bird for hunting and eating, it lives near all of Greenland’s coasts and breeds on small islands such as Kitsissunnguit. When their nests are ready the birds lay two eggs, and in rare occasions only one or three. Rock Ptarmigans are Greenland’s only gallinaceas and are found in all types of terrains.

North America 175

North America Eagles Breeding Fish 175

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2012

Wildlife conservation is concerned with protecting wildlife at the level of species or perhaps population. Each year tens of thousands of these gulls go to the islands and each pair will lay three eggs. Most of these clutches of eggs will hatch to produce three fluffy and adorable chicks.

Animal Rights 257

Animal Rights Rights New Zealand Animal 257

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2012

This species prefers wetlands and its numbers have been decimated due to a combination of habitat destruction caused by human population growth and illegal removal of birds and eggs from the wild for the pet and zoo trade. Habitat destruction, hunting and disturbance are further factors affecting the population.

Endangered Species 183

Endangered Species Species South Africa Morocco 183

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

When you throw the feral Cat in there, not only do they push out the indigenous wild carnivores, but they are hunting animals that are not quite adapted to avoiding them as well as they may be to avoiding other animals. among the Mustilids, and Coyotes and to a lesser extent Foxes. Plus, Coyotes eat Cats.

Feral Cats 252

Feral Cats North America Feral Cats 252

Animal Ethics

AUGUST 20, 2007

To the Editor: Re “ Suddenly, the Hunt Is On for Cage-Free Eggs ” (front page, Aug. The rooster watches over the flock protectively and often participates in a hen’s egg-laying ritual, an extremely important and private part of her life.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Battery Cages Factory Farm 40

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 29, 2024

” Blue-bearded Bee-eaters seem to have a pretty clever hunting strategy. He also served with the 13th Light Dragoons, fighting with them at Waterloo (though he can only have been about 18 at that point – I guess child protection laws were somewhat lax at that time).

Squirrels 136

Squirrels Birds China Bears 136

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2013

To assess their populations, draw their blood, test them for lead, and discover what kind of impact feeding on gut piles might have on these iconic raptors, particularly the young ones, as hunting season begins in Montana. To understand, and thus to protect. To gain knowledge of migration routes, wintering sites, survival rates.

Eagles 170

Eagles Tethering Science Wounded 170

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 30, 2023

If the male’s color fades after the first egg, the female reacts by laying a smaller second egg – seemingly deciding that it is better to cut her losses as the male apparently is the avian equivalent of a deadbeat father.

Woodpeckers 198

Woodpeckers Birds Eggs India 198

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Hunting: You may have noticed that the Written Species Accounts include a section on hunting. I am a city girl and until I became a birder my contact with hunting was limited to occasionally seeing dead deer on the tops of cars in upstate New York. So–not a fan of hunting. I was really taken aback when I saw this.

Ducks 114

Ducks North America Geese Hunters 114

10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2011

By building nests out over the swamp, the birds benefit from the protection offered by the alligators in deterring predators such as raccoons and snakes. Boat-tailed Grackles count eggs and chicks as part of their diet and they were well represented here today. The proposal from U.S.

2011 116

2011 Alligators Florida Deer 116

10,000 Birds

JUNE 28, 2018

The definition of the word HUNT is “to chase or search for game or other wild animals for the purpose of catching or killing.” ” Obviously the dictionary does not equate hunting with conservation. If you have some insane idea that Hunting Is Conservation: I think we all remember the fate of the Passenger Pigeon ?

Hunting 108

Hunting Hunters Gorillas Wolves 108