10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2014

We worship birds, we hunt birds, we protect birds, and, yes, we eat birds. Cocker presents Eurasian Larks as a prime example of one of the recurring themes of the book, our culture’s tendency to cherish a bird in poetry and myth and to simultaneously exploit, even ravish, the actual bird. As they say, the relationship is complicated.

Birds 213

Birds Egypt Family Eagles 213

10,000 Birds

JUNE 5, 2012

They lurk ever-present in our sub-concious as sacred items on an unobtainable, yet highly desirable, list. Typically these birds hunt at night and are very shy. One of only three true fishing owls, Pel’s Fishing Owls have adapted to their unique hunting techniques in several ways. Birding’s Holy Grails.

Owls 247

Owls Fish Botswana Barn Owls 247

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

It is presented in two main parts, the “how” – considering the physical processes involved in the way animals perceive their environment, and “why” of animal behaviour – examining the evolutionary forces that have shaped the more complex behaviours. At some stage, a salmon-hunting bear at a shingle beach came too close, mere 9 steps.

Animal 115

Animal Bears Stray Dog Blackbirds 115

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Birds of the West: An Artist’s Guide presents both sides of the artistic equation–lovely prints and water colors of 88 (or so) North American birds of the Pacific Northwest; commentary on how the author/artist created the images; and lessons on how to draw and paint birds in various media.

Birds 149

Birds Eggs Laws Woodpeckers 149

10,000 Birds

MAY 28, 2014

This very long introduction serves as a guide to my mental state when presented with the opportunity to visit Gottamong Caves in Borneo. I have, for the most part, been able to avoid caves since that experience. A Bat Hawk hunting bats. No caves involved. I have ticked them, and I don’t care if you say otherwise.

Bats 154

Bats Birds Vanuatu Namibia 154

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2015

Barker, and Carroll Henderson is a well-researched, copiously illustrated, engaging study of bird feeding practices, personalities, inventions marketing, and companies that developed in the United States from the late 19th century to the present day, with a little bit of Canada, Europe, and South America thrown in. Fish and Wildlife Service.

America 230

America Industry Birds Squirrels 230

Reddit Animals

APRIL 11, 2023

" However, various lines of scientific & behavioral research show that reptiles not only feel pain & experience stress the same way mammals & birds do, but that they are also likely capable of a range of emotions including anxiety, distress, excitement, fear, frustration, pain, stress, and suffering.

Pythons 40

Pythons illegal Florida Killing 40

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2018

Frigatebirds are known for their piracy, but they actually get most of their food from hunting flying fish far out to sea, a fact determined by studies utilizing GPS trackers, heart-rate monitors, and accelerometers, all attached to the bird. A little disappointing–no parties, no shopping, no love affairs.

Albatross 114

Albatross Penguins Research Breeding 114

10,000 Birds

MAY 20, 2014

Today it is placed in its own monotypic genus, Oreophasis , and loosely grouped with the present day curassows and chachalacas. While the Horned Guan is in Cracidae and is thought to have diverged, evolutionary, from the curassows some 20-40 million years ago and to be more closely related to the modern curassows than the modern guans.

Guatemala 163

Guatemala Mexico San Diego South America 163

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. They are also hunted. I don’t think so.

Owls 211

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 211

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2017

Another surprise is the two pieces on hunting, an interesting change from the essays on bird feeding in volume one. For non-birders, it presents birding at its wide scope, offering diverse possible points of engagement and a portrait of a recreational activity that is so wonderful it can be enjoyed 37 different ways. Braunfield.

2017 140

2017 Costa Rica 2007 Hunters 140

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2024

They can be challenging to identify, especially if you haven’t seen one before, though with experience they are not really so difficult. If you see a flock of kestrels in southern Europe, then the chances are that they will be Lessers, for the Common Kestrel never flocks, though occasionally in summer you will see a family hunting together.

Falcons 196

Falcons Spain Europe 2012 196

Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 29, 2008

So while it is generally agreed that it is wrong to experiment on human beings without their consent in the expectation of making scientific discoveries, there is no such general opposition to animal vivisection. Man-hunting is ruled out as a sport but not, at least with the same degree of unanimity, fox or bird hunting.

Animal Cruelty 40

Animal Cruelty 2004 Cruelty Vivisection 40

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2021

The book is organized into ten chapters, framed by a Prologue and Epilogue focused on Weidensaul’s banding experience in Denali National Park. His participant observations connect to his own research experiences, providing history and perspective. Weidensaul traveled to each location to witness the research in process.

Cyprus 252

Cyprus Slaughter Slaughtered Research 252

10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2013

These are photographic field guides in the truest sense of the word, and I was struck immediately with the way the Stokes have organized and presented the over 2,000 photographs in each volume. With the depictions of various plumages presented side by side, I was able to visually sort through shapes, colors, and patterns.

Birds 159

Birds North America Groups Falcons 159

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2020

This was a pleasant surprise if only because I’m so used to the more technical views presented in his field guides. Also, I wish I could use the tiny birds for my own presentations. It’s nice to get a tiny glimpse of David Sibley the person. Is a free digital download possible?)

2020 264

2020 Birds Groups North America 264

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

But, these numbers don’t adequately convey the work that went into this guide, which aims to “present the most up-to-date state of knowledge on the region’s birds for the first time as a whole in a single volume” (Introduction). So, this is no ordinary bird guide. Where is the Indonesian Archipelago?

Indonesia 126

Indonesia Brunei Birds Malaysia 126

10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2011

Again, Poe provides the anwer: Regarding, then, Beauty as my province, my next question referred to the tone of its highest manifestation- and all experience has shown that this tone is one of sadness. Beauty of whatever kind in its supreme development invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears.

2011 244

2011 Fowl Deer Cats 244

10,000 Birds

JULY 31, 2013

This scraggly collection of islands and deep long bays forms the tip of South Island closest to to North Island, but till this point my only experience of the area had been the long passage down Queen Charlotte Sound to reach the ferry terminal of Picton. Lochmara Bay with Queen Charlotte Sound in the background.

New Zealand 164

New Zealand Charlotte Hunting Family 164

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 23, 2006

You don't find many hunters who candidly and unapologetically say: "I hunt because I like to kill. Hunting wouldn't be the "noble," "manly" "sport" that it is, if these were the reasons for doing it. Hunting wouldn't be the "noble," "manly" "sport" that it is, if these were the reasons for doing it.

Factory Farm 40

Factory Farm Factory Farming Morals Meat 40

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2013

Thankfully it did not last long and then brought some surprising birding opportunities that we normally only experience in our Wet Season. The eastern side of the highway was significantly more flooded and there were Glossy Ibis present in the shallower water alongside Black-winged Stilt. Brown Falcon 50 kilometres from Broome!

Falcons 157

Falcons Ducks Raised Cattle 157