10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 10, 2020
On the other hand, it seems there is a better chance of getting some strays and really rare birds, such as the Ryukyu Minivet described in my last post. A Grey-backed Thrush , a good example of the bird name being derived from one of the least obvious features. Autumn also means thrushes. Do you remember thumb cinemas?
10,000 Birds
MARCH 1, 2017
If there’s one common theme to this week’s bird news items, it’s their collective bizarreness: The eagle has landed—on the drone, as France trains birds to take out drones that stray into restricted airspace. The smart-looking example in the photo above is by Michael Catanzariti, through Wikimedia Commons.).
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10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
Described in the “Territoriality and aggression” chapter, this is a sublime example of behaviour from the “Understanding Animal Behaviour” by Rory Putman, an Emeritus Chair in Behavioural and Environmental Biology at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. How did I know that? “Understanding Animal Behaviour” by Rory Putman.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 12, 2014
This little bird is a Chestnut-breasted Mannikin and it is a good example how a few colours can make for a beautiful little bird. Now, this is the suburbs and like a lot of suburbs around the world there are stray objects in drains. There is always a large flock of them in the bamboo and they peer down at me when I look in.
4 The Love Of Animals
NOVEMBER 18, 2011
If you aren’t careful, you may very well cause a fatal accident to your pet, your neighbor’s pet or a stray. There are also other huge dangers that can manifest from letting your pet run freely as well—for example, if your pet decides to drink from a puddle, it can be poisoned from antifreeze (which tastes sweet to animals).
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
For example, Minneapolis has a bike borrowing program (an idea originally tried in Amsterdam many years ago) that actually works. They may be “outdoor cats” with a specific owner, stray pets, feral, or may have originated in one household and are now fed or cared for by other households in the neighborhood.
10,000 Birds
MAY 12, 2012
It really depends on where the strays and vagrants show up in the second half of the year. But even after all that, you’d still be nearly 25 species shy of the record, and the difference has to come from chasing strays and vagrants when and where they show up. Do you plan to make runs at Spruce Grouse and Gray Partridge ?
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