10,000 Birds
JUNE 20, 2022
There is a Chinese proverb stating “Laws control a lesser person, right conduct controls a greater one.” At woodpecker family meetings, it usually stands a bit separate from most other species as it cannot meaningfully participate in discussions about wood (it mostly lives in rocky terrain without trees). ”).
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 26, 2013
Taxonomically, swallows are one of the few families of birds that has seen little change in its ranks. For centuries, it seems that ornithologists and naturalists have correctly pegged swallows to the right family. The family is global in its distribution, with 83 species of around 19 genera.
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10,000 Birds
MAY 8, 2013
Old World Vultures are nestled within the family Acciptridae along with the hawks and eagles. It’s actually a pretty classic example of convergent evolution, wherein two unrelated families of lifeforms evolve to fill the same niche independently. And when you think about it, that seems right. millions years ago.
10,000 Birds
MAY 1, 2018
Moth plates from Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America (left plate) and Southeastern North America (two right plates). The guides are organized taxonomically and laid out in the traditional Peterson manner—illustrations on the right, text of the left. Moths are more than bird food. Let that sink in.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 17, 2015
That’s right, the overwhelming benefits to the environment and the economy are generated by non-consumptive uses of the refuges like wildlife photography, environmental education, wildlife observation and interpretation, not hunting and fishing. 31 to provide inviolate sanctuary for migratory birds.
10,000 Birds
MAY 25, 2011
That’s right, there is another Beat Writer at 10,000 Birds! Mike Freiberg grew up in Philadelphia, PA, where his family introduced him to the world of birding. He attended Iowa State University where he earned his B.S. Mike Freiberg is the latest addition to the amazing group that is the 10,000 Birds Beat Writers.
10,000 Birds
MAY 3, 2012
The specific geographic area covered is “east of the western boundaries of Ontario, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana”; the eastern United States and Canada is known for its diversity of odonates. Species accounts are sequential, one running right after the other. Within families, species are organized by genus.
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