Help on making List of families
Reddit Animals
AUGUST 15, 2023
I need a list of families of living organisms (ejem: Canidae, Felidae, muridae, etc.) for a personal project of speculative evolution submitted by /u/gorlak29 [link] [comments]
Baby Bird Identification: A North American Guide–A Book Review
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 3, 2023
An impressive combination of research and artwork, combined with a pragmatic organization aimed towards quick identification, and education, Baby Bird Identification extends the frontiers of bird identification guides and is an important contribution to wildlife rehabilitation literature. Woodpeckers are a family of focus for Tuttle-Adams.
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Photograph Wildlife Worldwide with Wildlife Explorers!
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
10,000 Birds is running a series of articles by and about tour guides, tour companies, eco-lodges, and other birding travel organizations. The company is based in Athens, but organizes in detail nature photography trips around the world, mainly gravitating towards a specialization in birds.
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For Wildlife Emergencies, Contact Animal Help Now
10,000 Birds
JUNE 6, 2021
If you’ve had an encounter with a wild animal – a bird stunned by hitting a window, a fox hit by a car, or a family of raccoons unexpectedly found residing in your attic – you know how hard it can be to find help. This is a valuable resource you can pass along to your friends and family, wherever they live.
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Come to Puembo Birding Garden
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
10,000 Birds is running a series of articles by and about tour guides, tour companies, eco-lodges, and other birding travel organizations. Mercedes knows Ecuador like no one else, and can organize the birding trip of a lifetime for you or your organization!
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Bean Hollow
10,000 Birds
MAY 9, 2024
Back when I was a kid growing up in California’s San Mateo County in the 60s and 70s, my family would occasionally drive 45 minutes west and south to Bean Hollow State Beach. and my first member of the auk/puffin family. Little did I imagine that someday I would live much of my life in that same Spanish language.
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Emiliana Natura Rosé (2020)
10,000 Birds
JULY 16, 2021
There’s a ( Eurasian) Blue Tit ( Cyanistes caeruleus ) flitting around some flowers and butterflies, while what is likely another European member of the family Paridae – possibly either a Willow Tit ( Poecile montanus ) or Marsh Tit ( Poecile palustris ) – seems to alight on the letter “T” in “Natura”.
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Urban Birding in San Diego
10,000 Birds
MARCH 24, 2024
There are beautiful beaches, a plethora of amazing food and drinks, a multitude of family fun locations, a world-renowned zoo, and one of the biggest birding festivals in the US. My family visited San Diego every year as part of a Disneyland-SoCal Road trip to escape the rainy Christmases at home near Portland, Oregon.
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Birding and Wildlife photography at Limneo Lodge, Kerkini Lake, Greece
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 21, 2021
10,000 Birds is running a series of articles by and about tour guides, tour companies, eco-lodges, and other birding travel organizations. In 2008, with my family decided to build the Limneo Lodge , a small accommodation with only 9 rooms. We want to help the birding tourism industry come back strong from the COVID pandemic.
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Vagrancy in Birds: A Book Review
10,000 Birds
APRIL 5, 2022
It also summarizes the vagrancy status of every bird family in the whole wide world, which makes it fun to read as well as superbly educational. The Family Accounts are the fun part of the book. The Family Accounts are also a deeply informational, documented source of information for researchers.
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Mast Landing Brewing Company: Pantless Thunder Goose Double India Pale Ale
10,000 Birds
JULY 23, 2021
For some time after that, the hive mind of the internet was inspired to engage in an infantile but good-natured effort to bring forth a whole host of silly new names for animals, resulting in a wholesale renaming of living organisms not seen since Carl Linnaeus published his Systema Naturae in 1735.
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Visit Guatemala with Birding Expeditions
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
10,000 Birds is running a series of articles by and about tour guides, tour companies, eco-lodges, and other birding travel organizations. Whether you are traveling with your family, in a small group, or alone, our tours are customizable to suit your every need and wish. Pink-headed Warbler is a favorite among birders in our tours.
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Shortage of Donkeys in Africa
Reddit Animals
FEBRUARY 25, 2024
But slaughtering donkeys robs rural African families of animals they rely on for farming and transportation, and their numbers have fallen by half in some countries compared to a decade ago.
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National Audubon Society Birds of North America: A Guide Review
10,000 Birds
JUNE 1, 2021
They were different from previous guides, notably Peterson’s, utilizing photographs instead of artwork, and organizing the photographs by habitat, bird shape, and bird color rather than taxonomy. Species Accounts are organized taxonomically. It’s excess information that I think will only confuse beginning birders.
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General Interest Podcast Episodes for Birders
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 9, 2022
Saving Birds with Economics (“Eric Hallstein is an economist who works at The Nature Conservancy, a nonprofit environmental organization. Springtime Birding with David Sibley (“A great migration is underway in the northern hemisphere, as migratory birds head north to start a family. The Indicator from Planet Money (NPR, 2021, 9 min.):
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Birds of Belize & Birds of Costa Rica: A Field Guide Review Doubleheader
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Coverage & Organization Birds of Belize covers 540 or so species (I counted, the press release says “over 500”) regularly found in Belize, including the islands of the barrier reef and marine waters about 30 miles out, the range of a day trip. This is particularly helpful for bird families that might be new to birders.
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214 Where Are You Birding This Second Weekend of November 2016?
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 11, 2016
But if you wish to do more than worry, think about those organizations that fight tirelessly under every administration and regime to protect the natural world we treasure. Give to those organizations and work for those organizations. I have lots of family visiting this weekend, which will likely curtail avian observation.
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Rename All Birds Named After White People
10,000 Birds
JUNE 23, 2019
Zach Schwartz-Weinstein is a writer, teacher, organizer, and birdwatcher who lives in upstate New York. I propose this not out of the misguided notion that doing so will magically alter the ongoing social and cultural logics of domination and exploitation around which colonialism organized the globe. Well, no more!
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Visit the Arenal Observatory Lodge and Spa
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 26, 2021
10,000 Birds is running a series of articles by and about tour guides, tour companies, eco-lodges, and other birding travel organizations. Family-owned since 1972, the property’s first guests were volcanologists from the Smithsonian Institute. We want to help the birding tourism industry come back strong from the COVID pandemic.
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The Wonderfulness of Local Field Guides: Reviews of ABA Field Guide to Birds of Maine & Birding Guide to the Greater Pasadena Area
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 6, 2022
At the end of 2022, let us celebrate the local field guide, a sub-genre that many of us feared would die, the victim of technology, development, and globalization, but which still shines bright, fewer in number but brilliant in quality, thanks to birders and birding organizations that believe in knowing your patch and your state.
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All about alcids: Extravagant divers of northern oceans
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 10, 2014
Together, these birds compose the family Alcidae , and they share adaptations that we recognize as penguin-like: an upright stance on land, black-and-white plumage, and — most important — wings that propel them underwater in pursuit of prey ( see them in action here ). © David J. See Cairns et al.
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A Few Highlights from the Annual Bird Count at Cano Negro Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 11, 2021
It was a treat to see several wintering members of the esteemed Parulidae family. As with previous counts in Cano Negro , many thanks goes to Tatiana and Renato of Cano Negro Experience for doing a fantastic job of organizing and coordinating the count. These are some of the highlights from our incredible route.
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Birds of Bolivia: Field Guide–A Book Review
10,000 Birds
MARCH 3, 2020
In what has become the modern-day traditional method of organization, species are listed and described on the left-hand page and illustrative plates are on the right. Species Accounts are smartly designed, utilizing font color and size to organize information and help the user quickly find it. More on Species Accounts.
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Birders Should Attend the People’s Climate March
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 17, 2014
His topic was the report recently issued by the Audubon Society where the organization claimed 314 species of birds in the United States and Canada are threatened by climate change. It will be family friendly and it is well organized. Just in North America north of the Rio Grande! This is an enormous threat to our birdlife!
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Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America, Second Edition: A Field Guide Review
10,000 Birds
MAY 5, 2020
And, the One-page Index, a quick reference to locating major bird families, is placed in two locations–the front and the back of the book. Family groups are briefly introduced with descriptions of their shared characteristics. I don’t think I’ve ever seen this before! Species Accounts.
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Five Things To Do When It Is Too Cold To Bird
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 15, 2018
After all, you don’t want to sink to spending time with family or doing chores, do you? Organize your bird books. My books overflow my bookshelves, are stacked haphazardly in several strategic locations, and cause my family to resent me. Cull (and organize) your photos. Of course not! Rate photos in eBird.
Birding the Eshowe area, South Africa
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 23, 2023
At vulture family gatherings, it is always a bit of a bother for the organizers to cater to the needs of the Palm Nut Vulture. It can have up to 8000 pieces and takes 3 to 6 weeks to complete” ( source ). The name is dutch-german for hammerhead. If you are a hammerhead, does everything look like a nail to you?
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Collared Aracari at Finca Luna Nueva Lodge, Costa Rica
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 9, 2014
Few if any species are as emblematic of the Neotropics as Ramphastidae, the family that includes the toucans, toucanets, and aracaris. … Mike and Corey were hosted by Finca Luna Nueva Lodge for four nights in order to see the birds that visit both the working organic farm and the preserved rainforest on the property of the lodge.
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#LightForPets Remember Me Thursday
4 The Love Of Animals
SEPTEMBER 24, 2013
Organize or attend a local pet candle-lighting ceremony. See “ How Your Organization Can Participate ” for an easy step-by-step guide.). 2. (See “ How Your Organization Can Participate ” for an easy step-by-step guide.). Remember to invite friends and family to do the same. Other ways you can get involved: 1.
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NATURE’S BEST HOPE BY DOUG TALLAMY – A REVIEW
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 18, 2021
Growing local plants and thus local insects encourages other organisms from higher in the food web, like birds, frogs and mammals to arrive and survive. Insects and a host of other invertebrate life have evolved with these plant species, and thus depend on them. Exotic plants do not support insects in a comparable way to local native plants.
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The Birds at Itasca State Park Are All Wet
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 19, 2015
When I studied the Efe Pygmies of the Congo, I discovered (and yes, it was me who discovered this amazing fact everyone now knows) that the Efe organize their space in elongated linear trails. Many families or individuals live in the Twin Cities and have a cabin up north. Which reminds me of something funny about Minnesota.
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Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Southeastern North America and of Northeastern North America: A Review of Two Field Guides
10,000 Birds
MAY 1, 2018
Organization and Content. The guides are organized taxonomically and laid out in the traditional Peterson manner—illustrations on the right, text of the left. And, to be fair, many field guides don’t list families or other groupings in their Table of Contents; it’s something my librarian mind doesn’t understand.).
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The Search for the Holy Grail
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 14, 2013
Part of its attraction lies in it being a monotypic bird in the family Hypocoliidae – there are no other bird species in its genus and family. For being invited to the Global Bird Watcher’s Conference , I would like to thank the organizers: Government of Gujarat and the Gujarat Tourism Corporation. Acknowledgements.
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Peterson Field Guide to Mushrooms of North America, Second Edition: A Field Guide Review
10,000 Birds
MARCH 2, 2021
The guide has been expertly, even lovingly revised, expanded and updated (as the authors’ names indicate, this is largely a family affair). Hopefully, my description of the guide and its unique organization will also be useful to more advanced mycological enthusiasts. Comments, especially from mycologists, are welcome.
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Heifer International
4 The Love Of Animals
MAY 2, 2011
Not only do we love our pets as part of the family, but many times our pets become guides and even therapy aids. However, for millions of families across the globe, a pet is more than just a trusted companion – an animal in their life can be their lifeline to food, sustenance, owning a business and providing for their family.
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Exploring the Shore and Shorebirds at Crystal Cove State Park
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 16, 2013
Back in December when my family and I were in southern California we planned a day trip out to Crystal Cove State Park in southern Orange County. And Crystal Cove is the perfect beach for a birder with family in tow. Think he was having fun? Should you find yourself in southern California there are many options for outdoor enjoyment.
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134 Into the Nest: A Book Review in the Time of Nesting
10,000 Birds
JUNE 2, 2015
I’m happy to say that Laura Erickson and Marie Read have written a book, Into the Nest: Intimate Views of the Courting, Parenting, and Family Lives of Familiar Birds , that is not too cute and that does not anthropomorphize. Part Two: The Family Live of Selected Species” describes and illustrates the family lives of 49 species in 25 chapters.
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263 Birds of Kruger National Park and Wildlife of Ecuador: Two WILDGuides Reviewed
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 1, 2017
The 224-page book is organized by habitat and behavior, not taxonomy. Of course, this is not a formal “field guide,” but it is interesting to look at this alternative form or organization. I have to say right off that taxonomic organization is imprinted in my brain.
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172 Purina’s Tales for the Pet Lover’s Heart
4 The Love Of Animals
JULY 20, 2010
Purina, Kroger, and animal lover Trista Sutter, from ABC’s “The Bachelorette,” have teamed up to launch the third-annual “ Tales for the Pet Lover’s Heart ” campaign, celebrating the unique bond between people and their pets, while donating funds to animal welfare organizations nationwide.
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100 Sibley Birds East & Sibley Birds West: A Review
10,000 Birds
MAY 3, 2016
They offer more birds, updated text and taxonomic organization, and shiny, pretty covers featuring signature bird close-ups and abbreviated titles in large block letters. And, that falcons are about as far away from hawks as a bird family could get. The Quick Index of bird families (Albatrosses, Ani, Auklets, etc.)
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Pet Supplies Plus Hosts National Adopt-a-Pet Weekend
4 The Love Of Animals
OCTOBER 18, 2013
Located in 23 Eastern states, each participating Pet Supplies Plus location will partner with a local rescue organization in order to host Adopt-a-Pet Weekend onsite at the store. Those interested in attending Adopt-a-Pet Weekend are encouraged to visit www.petsuppliesplus.com in advance for additional details.
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Walk for Farm Animals Scheduled for this Fall
Critter News
AUGUST 2, 2011
July 28, 2011 – This fall, thousands of people in more than 35 cities across North America will gather for the 2011 Walk for Farm Animals, a series of fun, community-focused events that promote kindness to animals and raise vital funds to support the lifesaving work of Farm Sanctuary, the nation’s leading farm animal protection organization. .
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100 Are You Going to the New York Birders Conference?
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 16, 2013
If you have family members who are not birders the location of the conference makes getting into Manhattan a breeze, so you can keep them busy while you are paying attention to birds! So sign up ! Right now ! Don’t delay ! Birding New York'
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What is a Cardinal?
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
When it comes to cardinals and sports, the first and foremost organization to come to mind has to be baseball’s St. The male bird’s scarlet plumage and pert crest was reminiscent enough of a Roman Catholic cardinal’s colored robes to earn it, its family, and its genus the name they all share.
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