10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

He is also a serious birder (and a birding friend), and his birding observations and adventures are used throughout the book to introduce evolutionary questions and illustrate the mental interplay between personal experience and scientific curiosity. The book is smartly organized into 12 chapters. This is a book that requires attention.

Science 228

Science Albatross Research Birds 228

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

In this first installment, I will focus on my impressions and experiences in the highlands portion of our tour. Many Neotropical families and genera have some of their northernmost members here, such as the spinetails ( Rufous-breasted Spinetail ), Tangara tanagers ( Azure-rumped Tanager ), and guans ( Horned Guan ).

Honduras 226

Honduras Costa Rica El Salvador Arizona 226

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

There are many dusty side roads in this area, many of which offer productive birding. In the mean time, a family group of Black-throated Magpie-Jays were frolicking in the breeze high over the dry valley, showing off their exorbitantly long tail streamers. A little further along the road, we stopped at a stake-out for Sinaloa Martin.

Mexico 201

Mexico Costa Rica Arizona Birds 201

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2011

The Nikon’s BATV crew flew in to Paramaribo where we were graciously hosted at the luxurious Hotel Krasnapolsky for a night so that we could experience the culture and fun of the capital city. The second sound that we heard belonged to another fantastic member of the cotinga family, the White Bellbird.

Suriname 223

Suriname Birds Guyana South America 223

10,000 Birds

MARCH 29, 2019

Quinta do Casal Branco has been in the family of winemaker José Lobo de Vasconcelos for over two centuries, since 1775. The first half of the estate Lobo e Falcão (“Wolf and Falcon”) label is clearly a tribute to the family’s lupine surname, but whence comes the falcon?

2016 133

2016 Portugal Falcons Japan 133

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2013

The many islands of the Caribbean Sea are as unique a place to experience the amazing potential for speciation and diversity as the more famous Galapagos and Hawaiian islands are. As a hanger-on of my wife’s family I find myself this week in Aruba, one of the ABC islands just off the coast of northern South America.

South America 174

South America Netherlands America Sparrows 174

4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 17, 2009

You may remember our post awhile back about a great product called FlexPet. Let Flexpet help your dog become the same carefree and playful member of the family he or she used to be and wants to be again. Well, if your dog suffers from arthritis or joint pain, this giveaway is for you! Would you like a chance to win?

Animal Suffering 100

Animal Suffering Suffering 2009 Dogs 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 5, 2015

GISS—general impression, size, shape—is intuitive, the result of an unconscious cognitive process derived from experience in the field. Bird families that resemble each other are combined into one chapter, for example “Owls, Nightjars, and Nighthawks,” and are then treated separately within the chapter.

Birds 172

Birds New Jersey Science Groups 172

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

After a sumptuous breakfast (albeit one without pork products) we set out on another walk, this time up a hill overlooking the camp. Fulvettas are also babblers, and the family, or families, are very well represented here – we also heard Short-tailed Babblers and Chestnut-backed Scimitar-babblers. A tick is a tick.

Lemurs 159

Lemurs Family Rhinoceros Fish 159

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Additional helpful design features include the names of family groups against a yellow-and-white striped background on every page corner and having every bird image facing right (except for that Common Loon chick!), I’ve missed this information, especially when I travel to Los Angeles to visit my daughter and her family.

Los Angeles 210

Los Angeles Birds District of Columbia Parrots 210

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2019

I do need to note that a rare error crops up here–LISTSERV is not a generic electronic bulletin board, it is a propriety product owned by a company and the use of the term is protected by trademark law. Floyd’s writing style draws the reader in, including us in his experiences and observations, making the personal communal.

Birds 115

Birds North America Breeding America 115

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 10, 2012

The search for the next new bird is that much more fulfilling when you’re limited to the smallest of the arbitrary political boundaries in the United States, and the search for those birds necessitates a broad working knowledge of the county of the sort that can only be attained through experience. You simply cannot go wrong.

McDonalds 169

McDonalds South Carolina North Carolina Jordan 169

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

I haven’t yet been birding in Europe but whenever I occasionally skim a field guide about the birds on the other side of the Atlantic, I’m always encouraged to find that I’m already familiar with many species found over there, even though most of my birding experience has been limited to eastern North America.

2017 118

2017 Portugal Rabbits Europe 118

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2017

Aisholpan Nurgaiv is a graceful, rosy-cheeked 13-year old girl with a magic smile who makes living on the edge of nowhere and forever look like the easiest experience in the world. Eagle hunting is a family tradition that goes back at least 12 generations, part of the larger nomadic Kazakh culture.

Eagles 102

Eagles Mongolia Hunters Hunting 102

Animal Person

JUNE 2, 2009

Pepper was a beloved family pet. Pepper also represents a turning point in science, from an earlier age when animals for experiment would be plucked from the road or the river, to a new era of standardized, mass-produced organisms that can be shipped right to the laboratory door. The birth of a new business model?

Research 100

Research Biomedical Research Science Animal Protection 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2015

Written by birders, it underlies a wealth of facts, trends, and events with a consciousness that the more knowledgeable we are about good bird feeding practices, based on history and experience, the more successful bird feeding will be at bringing people to birds and the more people will advocate for effective conservation policies and laws.

America 239

America Industry Squirrels Birds 239

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2014

’s bird family tree in a new tab and follow along as you read. In 2008, Nick Sly published a review of Hackett et al. titled Avian relationships – What do we know? Now it’s late 2014, six and a half years later, and here’s what we know today. Open Jarvis et al.’s Ratites, Tinamous, and Fowl.

Family 279

Family Birds Parrots 2014 279

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Each species account starts with names–family name at the top of the page, followed below by English name of the species, alpha code, scientific name, local name in Cuba and the standard name as accepted by the Sociedad Española de Ornitología (SEO). Product Dimensions: 8.5 There is even room for notes. by Nils Navarro. .

Cuba 238

Cuba Birds United States 2000 238

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

He describes his experience in his introduction to Birds & Words : I took my first good look at birds as subject matter. He started experimenting with silk screening to produce most of his designs, including the images in Birds & Art. ISBN-10: 1623260167; ISBN-13: 978-1623260163; Product Dimensions: 8.7

Betty Crocker 170

Betty Crocker Birds 2008 2007 170

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

Frank runs very informative and productive day-trips from the lodge. And, as a bonus, your spouse/partner will probably want to go birding with you more often… Tags: Portugal , Worldwide Birding Adventures • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Oh, Yeah, I’m Going to Ecuador!

Portugal 178

Portugal 2011 Deer Birds 178

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2012

Furthermore we have another very special stork-like bird, the regal Shoebill , previously known as the Whale-headed Stork but now placed in its own family. It is quite a sight to experience hundreds of Abdim’s Stork dropping out of the skies from seemingly thin air, to gorge on burnt or fleeing insects and rodents.

Africa 246

Africa Tanzania South Africa Uganda 246

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 14, 2013

Families spend their quality time together on Thursday evenings and Fridays, so parks and open spaces become very busy. Any remaining time can be productively spent at either or both of the hides at Ra’s al-Khor wildlife Sanctuary. Please give a bit of feedback to improve the experiences of those who may follow you.

UAE 181

UAE Broker Fast Food Wounded 181

Animal Person

MAY 23, 2010

And my experience was that when I chimed in the conversation changed (and sometimes stopped as if I had the answers). I used to take every opportunity that crossed my path to explain--at length--the inaccuracy, inconsistency and lack of logic in such accusations, but I grew tired of doing that and didn't see how it could be productive.

Vegan 100

Vegan Animal Unwanted Ethics 100

Animal Person

JUNE 27, 2009

They grill the chickens, and trust me when I say it's all presented as a peak spiritual experience. Then they yank the heads, slit the throats, and de-feather and gut the chickens. And all while inspirational music is playing and a breeze is blowing across the fields on a gorgeous, sunny spring day.

Fast Food 100

Fast Food Chickens Farming Medical 100

Animal Person

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

And if it's not, and sometimes I feel it isn't, at least I am able to return to productivity, and even visit Deb's tribute without completely breaking down. He was adopted by the Masson family and was apparently the most loving dog all who met him had ever had the pleasure of being licked by. He might, but I would not count on it."

Dogs 100

Dogs Pit Bulls Greyhounds Kennels 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2016

My librarian self is partial to a more strict taxonomic organization, but with no hope that the constant shifting of families will end in the near future, this type of sequence is making more and more sense. The book’s organization reflects the authors’ goal of making this a guide accessible to birders of all levels and skill.

Ireland 150

Ireland Birds Groups Falcons 150

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2020

They portray the nesting cycles of Mallard, Red-tailed Hawk, and American Robin, illustrating the various ways in which birds create families. Do they have families too and do they take care of them? Some of the chapters focus on a specific bird, most are about bird families like hawks, tanagers, wrens, etc.,

2020 264

2020 Birds Groups North America 264

Animal Person

AUGUST 10, 2010

I'm not one of those people who thinks family is composed of only humans or humans who are biologically related. The idea of family is currently being used by the dairy industry in a series of commercials with the tag line: "99% of dairy farms are family owned." Buying dairy products supports them.

Family 100

Family Factory Farm Factory Farming Cows 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2019

Yet, going through the pages of a book is an irreplaceable experience. Talking of eBird, why don’t they show users the list of the bird families they observed? My life list is not even a thousand species long, yet, I birded four continents and the list of bird families should be quite interesting.). Cover photo: birding Greece.

Birds 144

Birds Costa Rica Greece Colombia 144

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

This visual marking of who’s in charge (and who’s not) helps reduce aggressive actions within the flock during winter, so the sparrows’ energy can be used more productively for finding food and watching out for predators. Because, whether our future winters are warmer or colder, we want to survive them with our birds.

Research 176

Research Birds Hoarding Sweden 176

10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2019

Hence, the experiment was created: a plot was fenced off to keep the animals away and now willow saplings did survive being submerged for half a year. I do have experience with this species from Bodrum, Turkey; it is daring, bold and cocky, and is impossible to forget. And they both graze grass and browse younger branches and saplings.

Greece 200

Greece Pelicans Buffalo Fish 200

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

The four authors, themselves field ornithologists, conservationists, birders, and writers with years of experience in southeast Asia, researched scientific studies ranging from early 19th-century descriptions of the birds of Java to the latest phylogenomic studies. Co-author Frank E. Where is the Indonesian Archipelago? Species Accounts.

Indonesia 134

Indonesia Brunei Birds Malaysia 134

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 29, 2006

Spock's Baby and Child Care: A Handbook for Parents of the Developing Child from Birth to Adolescence , Dr. Benjamin Spock no longer recommends feeding animal products to children after two years of age. According to Dr. Spock: Most families have become more conscious about the fat content of meats, and many are choosing the lower-fat cuts.

Animal 40

Animal Meat Cows District of Columbia 40

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2011

For 9 months of the year, this great, bellowing herd can be found in the Serengeti and watching the long lines of grunting wildebeest moving across the plains is truly a remarkable experience. Day upon day can be spent in this vast and productive wilderness of epic proportions without ever feeling that the limits have been reached!

Tanzania 228

Tanzania Africa Stud Leopards 228

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Written in the tradition of the classic Hawks in Flight , but very much a product of the experiences of its birder authors, this is a groundbreaking book that offers a new way of identifying migratory birds at sea to all of us who observe the waters of eastern North America with expectation and excitement.

Ducks 240

Ducks Groups Species North America 240

10,000 Birds

JUNE 18, 2011

Our visit had two main purposes, one was to experience the exotic biodiversity of the lowland Choco forest and its birds, and the other was to gauge the state of conservation in this area that has been highly criticized due to the deforestation caused by a the logging company Botrosa.

Monkeys 174

Monkeys Birds Farming Woodpeckers 174

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 2, 2008

Spend more time with family and friends. Spend more time with family and friends—I will do X in the evening with my spouse or partner, and I will do Y with my kids on the weekend (where you and your family and friends fill in the variables appropriately). b) Stop eating animal products. (c) Lose weight. Quit smoking.

Rights 40

Rights Animal Cruelty Vegan Cruelty 40