10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

More and more people arrived — from all over western Europe, although I seemed to be the only one present from the Americas. White Storks (the classic “baby-bringers” of legend) are increasingly common in Spain, as they have learned to use human disturbance, especially landfills, to their advantage.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2021

the anatomy that produces bird sound, a specialized item called the syrinx found only in birds; the various ways in which feathers acquire color, nicely presenting a sometimes complicated topic in understandable language; and the still little understood subject of olfaction (smelling) in birds. There is so much here! And, that’s it.

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North America Research Birds Groups 278

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2023

Of course, this factoid should be presented with a photo of a male, not a female rosefinch. In my experience, people eat more food they are familiar with than food that is unfamiliar. In truth, it is present in many parts of China (not mentioned) but not really in Tibet. They also eat more when together with other people.

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Birds Blackbirds Indonesia Bhutan 185

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Not to mention the four Myiarchus flycatchers present in the same area. Birders throughout the Americas can experience the chalenges of Gull, Tern, New World Warbler, and Tyrant Flycatcher identification. (My Our other two local Nightingale-Thrushes prefer to live much farther from human presence, and at higher altitudes.

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Mexico Argentina Experience Experiments 135

10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2022

Solid Air: Invisible Killer- Saving Billions of Birds from Windows is the summation of Dr. Klem’s expertise, experience, and professional life–what we scientifically know about bird and glass collisions, a handbook on how to prevent them, and, not insignificantly, the story of a remarkable career. Did the model work?

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New York City Birds Illinois Science 246

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2023

In Better Living Through Birding , Chris tells us stories of his life, a very unique life, but he also crafts his experiences so we can relate to them as birders and as people. Because being a birder means you experience life through that framework. And, as he did a decade ago, the joys and benefits of birding.

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Emotional Birds Minneapolis Nepal 218

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2024

Her experiences are framed within the larger scientific histories how once common species become endangered, and of how people and organizations have strategized and explored controversial paths to bring their numbers up and nurture them till they fill our skies. This is the chapter where Osborn talks about “second chances.”

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California Condor Falcons California Birds 168

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2021

In an effort to better understand the “human dimension” of its conservation efforts, several surveys were conducted, including the National Birdwatching Survey (NBS). A core portion of the birdwatcher survey involved discrete choice experiments (DCEs). The survey was a join effort with the University of Minnesota.

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Minnesota Research Pennsylvania Ohio 264

10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2014

However, the typical birding experience for someone down here also includes a large menagerie of other species such as Orange-winged Parrot , Mitred Parakeet , Egyptian Goose and Nutmeg Mannikin. Their loud, descending whistles, gurgles and screeches are a common feature of parks and suburban neighborhoods in parts of Miami-Dade.

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Miami Asia Florida Malaysia 191

10,000 Birds

APRIL 23, 2013

Its amazing to me that there are still places on earth where wildlife is blissfully unafraid of humans. Lastly, due to its previous inaccessibility to humans and the absence of natural predators, the wildlife is bizarrely unafraid of humans, allowing for a truly unforgettable experience.

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Whales Whaling Sharks Marine Life 257

10,000 Birds

MAY 10, 2022

They have also been the subject of numerous articles and have given many presentations and other talks. Apart from helping share this much-needed information, it’s a concrete way they can help, and it can be such an amazing learning experience going through the process of a Birdability Site Review.

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Virginia Portland Oregon Branding 221

Reddit Animals

APRIL 16, 2023

One of their most unique qualities is their self-awareness, which is a sign of higher cognitive abilities that are usually reserved for humans and a few other species. The Research on Elephant Self-Awareness In the 2000s, a team of researchers led by Diana Reiss conducted a series of experiments on Asian elephants using the mirror test.

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Elephants Emotional Research Dolphins 52

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 20, 2012

This was an amazing experience which confirmed the continued destruction of the forest caused by the insatiable expansionism of humans. I am presenting this grim picture because I was very shocked by the destruction which parallels the destruction in my own country but only in a much, much, much larger scale.

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Brazil Ecuador Birds Humane 149

10,000 Birds

APRIL 21, 2011

The modal bird song is a song, but not all ‘songs’ are song-like, in the sense that we expect song to come out of the ‘mouth’ (bill) and to consist of modulated air currents (like human voice). Drawing of bower birds from Darwin’s 1871 volume on sexual selection. The top two are individuals with normal song.

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Zebras Birds Humane Raised 248

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Steve Howell has spent decades of experience in the field studying the birds of Belize, Costa Rica, and especially Mexico. It’s faster than committee work, more direct than bureaucracy, and it presents a clearer and more complete portrait of the range and value of the biodiversity of these countries. Fantasy is the key word here.

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Costa Rica Belize El Salvador Birds 202

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?)

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2020 Birds Groups North America 262

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2017

But then the presentation happened, a presentation by Dale Forbes , Head of Strategic Business Development for Swarovski Optik, for which he was introduced by Carina Schiestl-Swarovski, Chairwoman of the Executive Board of Swarovski Optik. Some are related to my experience using the BTX and some are from the product specs.

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Austria Rights Eagles Birds 179

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 24, 2011

Tolkien, and Edgar Allan Poe , on flags and other trappings of the state from medieval times to the present day, and in imaginations always, Corvus corax has proven fascinating from the Stone Age to the Space Age. Found in literature as varied as Shakespeare, J.R.R. How could it not be so?

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2011 Protection Humane Experience 263

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

We know that the human mind has capacities that are not common in other animals. For example, humans have “Theory of Mind” which is not a theory in the scientific sense, but rather, a capacity whereby we have an internal theory of what is going on in other people’s minds. But that’s another story. Just eat the food.

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Abandon Abandoning Abandonment Research 220

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Darwin Day is February 12th, and for an early celebration I thought I’d take a look at a book that rethinks the way Darwin, and we, think about evolution—a very specific part of evolution, the way beautiful features and behavior have developed amongst birds and, by extension, amongst humans.

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Ducks Research Animal Stud 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2012

It’s the warbler that is often the last unchecked species on birders’ life lists and, whether you list or not, for most of us observing it is a once in a lifetime experience. The Kirtland’s Warbler is divided into three sections: The Past, The Present, The Future. Rapai is clearly fascinated by Leopold’s life, and frankly, so was I.

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Michigan Bahamas Endangered Species Research 220

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2013

The incipient ferociousness of the hawk set against the skyscrapers, the Red-tail’s stillness against the human rush. I thought of this experience as I read Still the Same Hawk , a collection of twelve essays about nature and New York City, edited by John Waldman. This is what got me, the incongruity. Some of them are even birders.

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New York New York City 2013 Collecting 106

Animal Person

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Used in their entirety by humans , thereby ignoring the reality that the carcasses play in the lives of other creatures, such as scavengers.) This is about using animals and presenting yet another variation on the theme of humans believing they have a right to make food, clothing or art from the body of other animals.

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Butcher Ethics Killing Vegetarian 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2014

It’s very hard to organize the many ways in which human beings relate to avian beings into comprehensible text. 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. .”

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Birds Egypt Family Eagles 204

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2019

The experiences of children observing birds, touched on in the U.S. American tourists are not in short supply, and the camera lingers over stacks of hawk guides and rows of expensive optical equipment as we overhear the chatter of counters and birders in Spanish and English.

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Advocacy Mexico United States Texas 266

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2015

None fly, most are curious and social, which probably contributes to our cultural perception of penguins as one step away from human. Science and Conservation , the second section, presents two-page summaries of the diverse research being done around the world about penguins. Some are cute, some are dignified (and royal!).

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Penguins New Zealand South Africa Albatross 191

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. Those bears live in the wild and are not used to humans. How did I know that?

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Animal Bears Stray Dog Blackbirds 114

4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 18, 2010

I really enjoyed getting a look into a world that few people will ever really know, and especially getting to know the human dog bonds that go into such work. What I didn’t realize is how my work with Puzzle in the search field would improve my communication with other humans, too. by Susannah Charleson. Avoid Hasty Conclusions.

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Rescue Dogs Humane Dallas 100

Animal Person

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Today's New York Times gives us Adam Shriver's Op-Ed " Not Grass-Fed, But at Least Pain-Free ," which presents its dilemma at the end: If we cannot avoid factory farms altogether, the least we can do is eliminate the unpleasantness of pain in the animals that must live and die on them. It would be far better than doing nothing at all.

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Factory Farm Factory Farming Animal Factory 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2015

To research this book, he traveled extensively to see as many woodpeckers as he could; this field experience was supplemented with museum research and consultations with other experts, plus a library of print material ranging from field guides to scientific papers.

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Woodpeckers 2002 Europe Research 233

10,000 Birds

MAY 30, 2017

For nearly a hundred years, after the eggers, meat-hunters, plume-hunters, and a human-influenced gull population boom, puffins were absent from the island. Hordes of these delightful black-and-white beauties were present and I did not get tired of photographing them. Also impossible to ignore was the sheer number of Black Guillemots.

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Puffins Eggs Hunters United States 100

Animal Person

JUNE 13, 2009

You get the idea at YouTube but the experience is vastly different on a great television. The cinematography did present a bit of a problem for me in that I often had difficulties with scale--I didn't know how wide or large things were, and though it might not necessary to know, I like to nonetheless. But that's me.

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Factory Farm Factory Farming Vegan Factory 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Your past employment, your experience, a little about yourself and your achievements and any qualifications that you may have. Highlighting your experience and making it apparent why that is necessary for the job you want to go for. It’s a natural human thing to do. Make the right impression with how you present yourself.

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Rights Industry Experience Experiments 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 20, 2016

And, of course, lots of birds were present in the yard that did not come to the feeders. But before we get to that there was a creature that really wanted a feeder of its own and seemed used to getting fed by humans. My worries were unfounded but I must say it is an interesting experience to have foxes begging by the table.

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Birds New York Fox New York City 100

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.

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Monkeys Birds Farming Woodpeckers 169

Animal Person

MARCH 29, 2009

And human psychology says that humans are far more social than rational creatures. And that means for the animal rights movement: Social entities like compassion, empathy and suffering are very important factors to motivate humans to change their behaviour. I don't think it's one or the other. What do you think?

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Psychology Campaign Animal Rights Movement Suffering 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 10, 2011

Clearly this is not a particularly good idea, but there are also situations where a birder may be a passenger, and this presents opportunities for a kind of speed-birding, where a trip of a few hours can give you a hasty introduction to an area’s birds.

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New Zealand Birds Thailand Falcons 172