10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2020

Although relatively common here they’re notoriously difficult to see well – a phenomenon clearly not unique to this species ! We remained inside our vehicle as ethical observation always is our first priority. Golden-crowned Warbler is one of the three resident warbler species on Trinidad. Bay-headed Tanagers.

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Trinidad Battery Industry Bats 247

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2019

Travel to Tiquicia for birding is high on the list of most birders because it’s not too far from Canada or the USA, there is good tourism infrastructure, and most of all, it’s pretty easy to see hundreds of eye-catching bird species. Watch that one and keep an eye on the others because all sorts of species can show at any time.

Costa Rica 234

Costa Rica Cooking Birds Chickens 234

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2021

There was a time when I thought each bird species had its own individual song. Then I found out that there was this vocalization called a ‘call,’ so I thought each bird species had its own individual song (but just the males) and individual call. © 2021 Barbara Ballentine and Jeremy Hyman & Quarto Publishing.

North America 279

North America Research Birds Groups 279

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2016

In addition to splits, selected rare visitors have been added (Lesser Sand-Plover, Zenaida Dove, Red-vented Bulbul and African Collared-Dove are some of the species new to the East book, Streaked Shearwater, Stonechat, Red-flanked Bluetail and Japanese White-eye are some of the West adds), and selected exotics.

North America 181

North America 2003 Birds America 181

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 21, 2014

From a birder’s perspective however, this is both a shame and a blessing, as I will show below based on my observations of the species on the island of Java in November. The prinias are a group of around 25 Old World warbler species found in Africa and Asia. The Brown Prinia is an Asian species with a very peculiar range.

Burma 164

Burma Laos Birds Indonesia 164

Critter News

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

On February 8, a federal judge said ‘no,’ stopping a historic case filed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals against SeaWorld for violating the 13th Amendment on slavery. SeaWorld’s attempts to deny [orcas] the protection solely based on their species is the same kind of prejudice used to justify any enslavement.

PETA 100

PETA San Diego Whales Whaling 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 19, 2013

From Owls in the Family to Wesley the Owl , the narrative in which a human interacts with another species and learns a bit about life along the way has long been a popular and affecting one. This is a pretty good model of the modern environmental ethic of self-restraint and respectful watching.

Stray Cat 175

Stray Cat Stray Zoos Owls 175

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2019

Many essays, especially in the later sections, end with a question, hopefully getting us to think more about questions of ethics, conservation, and the puzzles posed by nature. Each essay is entitled with the “big idea,” subtitled with the name of the bird species (common name and scientific name), and numbered.

Birds 116

Birds North America Breeding America 116

10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2015

The feature distinguishes birds from other species; All birds have them, no other species do. Beaks vary across different kinds of birds, and this great diversity in beaks is part of the great diversity of the 10,000+ species of birds that exist today; Beaks thus facilitated the diversification of birds. Here’s the thing.

Alligators 235

Alligators Chickens Research Birds 235

10,000 Birds

APRIL 23, 2014

We toured the Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre after dark, and we did it by foot in a group that was just my family and a guide. We found some more sleeping birds, lots of frogs, and a Lesser Mousedeer – a new species for me! Trips Borneo ethics night' Decidedly so, you might say.

Badgers 154

Badgers Wildlife Reptiles Monkeys 154

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 6, 2015

Here are the basic contents for each state guide: a flexibound cover, the ABA Mission Statement and Code of Ethics (I like that this is the first thing you see when you start perusing the books), Foreward by Jeffrey A. This is clearly done to allow readers to view similar species opposite each other.

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Colorado Florida Birds New Jersey 257

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

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. Finding owls is the occasion to discuss the ethics of playback. Fall birding is the place to talk about the wonderfulness of hawk watches.

Birds 263

Birds North Carolina North America Owls 263

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

That larger clade is in turn sister to a clade containing the four remaining totipalmate bird families, which do still seem to be related, and which needed a new order name once pelicans were removed. But meanwhile, let’s look at the four avian families that comprise the brand new order Suliformes.

2011 159

2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 159

10,000 Birds

MAY 15, 2014

A few metres further, something is jumping from one branch to another… a pair of Subalpine Warblers , a Mediterranean species that does not go much further north than this. Back towards the quay, we stop by a group of another pelican species, this one only passing through the area – Great White Pelicans (cover photo).

Greece 166

Greece Pelicans Breeding Buffalo 166

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

The reasonable rates really do not adequately reflect both the level of comfort and the personalized service ethic. This is worthwhile to pick up some rocky terrain species and the scenery is stunning. But this does not mean that we as birders have to sacrifice comfort for a fatter wallet! And this place has birds to boot!

Portugal 188

Portugal 2011 Deer Birds 188

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In the case of most of these wonderful bird species, I probably know where they are most likely to be found. Only the 2017 and 2019 sighting were in the same general area; although the first sighting there was of a family unit, and the second was of a single bird. Just don’t ask me to show you an Aztec Thrush. The money shot!

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2017 2019 Nashville 2018 236

10,000 Birds

APRIL 4, 2022

According to an article in the Guardian , “nearly a quarter of black swan families are parented by homosexual couples, the males sometimes mating with a female simply to have a chick. The species is listed as Vulnerable, with severe degradation of the wintering lake habitats in China cited as an important factor.

Birds 238

Birds China Pythons Breeding 238

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 31, 2011

He says he hunts out of a need to take responsibility for his family, who evidently live where the supermarkets offer no meat. 26, 2011 To the Editor: Seamus McGraw mounts all the standard defenses: I am feeding my family; there are too many deer; I kill as mercifully as possible. May I recommend a trip to a slaughterhouse?

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Mountain Lions Deer 40

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2020

Her children’s books–which include the charming Mama Build a Little Nest , other picture books, and chapter books–evince an easy familiarity with birds, their science and birding ethics. It’s an excellent resource for family and child-learning adventures. © 2019 Jennifer Ward, © 2019 Alexander Vidal.

Los Angeles 264

Los Angeles 2019 Birds 2014 264

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2017

The guide covers 747 breeding residents or regular migrants, 29 introduced species, and 160 vagrants, a total of 936 species. Within each group, birds in the same family are grouped together and birds in the same genus “usually occur consecutively.” 210-531), indicated by brown page tabs.

Australia 114

Australia Birds Penguins 2015 114

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2018

The result is a really good read, a suspenseful true-crime narrative that reads like a novel yet also probes real-life questions focused on the purpose of natural history museum collections and the ethics of closely gated “hobbyist” communities. Mostly adult males. The Flame Bowerbird, for example. Frustrated with the U.S.

Collecting 107

Collecting Iraq Ostriches Science 107

Animal Person

OCTOBER 26, 2009

He is against it for himself and his family. And what follows, as you might imagine, is his support of "ethical meat" (for those who insist on eating animals). Tags: Activism Books Ethics Language. Then again, he is not against the consumption of animals, " in general " (198).

Factory Farm 100

Factory Farm Factory Farming Animal Vegan 100

Animal Person

AUGUST 25, 2010

An Animal Person reader wrote me with the following question: There are many species of cichlids in Lake Victoria that are on the verge of extinction, and most are hardy and small enough to be kept in an aquarium. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics. I'd really like to get your opinion on this.

Fish 100

Fish Rabbits Rescue Vegan 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 3, 2019

There are, all in all, 380 photos (I counted) of 181 species that Kai observed over three years. Kai notes in the brief Foreword that 329 species have been reported on eBird for Nanhui, 496 in Shanghai, 1314 in China. Species are organized by type of species, Non-Passerines followed by Passerines. teleconverter.

China 150

China Birds 2018 Ducks 150

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

Nineteen days later we had racked up an amazing list of 436 species, including some of Africa’s least known birds such as Congo Serpent Eagle , Yellow-footed Honeyguide , Tessmann’s Flycatcher , Yellow-bearded Greenbul , Black-collared Lovebird and much besides. We also knew we had discovered Africa’s next hot birding destination.

Ghana 209

Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia 209

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 15, 2009

One might first ask, “Why does higher intelligence mean that one species is more valuable than other species?” Second, there are other species besides human beings that have high intelligence, e.g., chimpanzees and dolphins. What should our moral attitude be toward eating members of these species?

Morals 40

Morals Vegetarian Meat Killing 40

10,000 Birds

APRIL 16, 2017

It was a beautiful April day, and the park—part salt marsh preserve and part recreational—was crowded with families celebrating the holiday week. Here was an ethical dilemma: The bivalve or the warbler? The Nature Center worker brought down pliers and Eric gave the bird to Lisa to hold as he examined the situation.

California 187

California New York New York City New York Times 187

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 29, 2006

According to Dr. Spock: Most families have become more conscious about the fat content of meats, and many are choosing the lower-fat cuts. My emphasis] There are other reasons why families are looking more favorably at plant-based choices. Boepple (Emily Gillette's attorney), Gillette refused, saying, "No, thank you.

Animal 40

Animal Meat Cows District of Columbia 40

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

What we do to animals shows how we feel about other species. Back in the olden days of the family farm we never knew about the occurrence of food-related illness because we did not have a way of tracking it. Indeed, we have not come far from Upton Sinclair’s “ Jungle.” If we must eat conscious beings, we must show them respect.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York 2008 Factory Farm 40

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 5, 2014

It omits Audubon’s uneven business history, his bankruptcy, and the fact that Lucy, his wife, eventually had to support the family through teaching. Will your list be North American-centric, with entries on the Nuttall Ornithological Club, ABA birding ethics , and a photo of Martha, the last Passenger Pigeon?

Collecting 173

Collecting Mauritius Egypt Cyprus 173