10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In the early day, the light was just right. Any shot of a Great Egret that has caught a big fish is good in my book. Something profound, or wildly entertaining. Which is hard. So it was very pleasant when I went birding the other day and the angels of photography went with me. And here’s what they look like later on.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2023

Pied Avocet by Boris Okanovic Next we find ourselves at the famous fish farm in the village of Sakule. Not at all, they are very right to protest, and I have no issue with the farmers – we all share the same enemy, our own President. I know of a small side-bridge in a sleepy village, hopefully, that one is forgotten and not blocked.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Most fishermen know that if you see birds hovering over the sea then there are bait fish just below the surface and ultimately bigger fish below the bait fish, so that is where you need to be. It was incredible just how fast the Terns followed the bait fish in the current and then we suddenly got a shock.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2012

The Courier-Journal , Kentucky’s largest newspaper, excoriated the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources for allowing the hunt to happen in this editorial. While fifty dead birds is still fifty too many, it is better than the 400 that could have been killed under the rules of the hunting season.

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Critter News

MARCH 19, 2012

Fish and Wildlife Service granted a permit March 9 to the Northern Arapaho Tribe allowing it either to kill or capture and release two bald eagles this year.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 23, 2009

I understand that they are trying to encourage people to eat fish and other marine life that are not part of a collapsing fishery. I'm not sure how this fits into my support of animal rights though. If you are eating a fish, you are still eating a living thing. The purpose is to protect ocean species as a whole.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

“Sleep with the fishes”? At least from the perspective of the fish. Black-winged Kite: I could tell it was a juvenile as it was listening to rap music Common Coot: Preparing the stage for the music festival Common Kingfisher: Took a lot of effort to glue the bird right on top of the spiderweb.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2023

These bonus sightings have included a Masked Booby perched on a fishing boat and a few Sabine’s Gulls seen flying past as well as more consistent views of two other gulls commonly seen up north but rarely viewed in Costa Rica; one each of Herring and Ring-billed Gulls !

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2020

Each day, the smaller seabirds leave their roost to fish in the rich waters offshore – under the watchful eyes of the frigatebirds. Soon, parents would need to return to their young – but the normally nimble birds would be heavy with a full crop of freshly caught fish and squid.

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Animal Person

JANUARY 6, 2010

The way I see it, there are three camps on this one: People who think that dolphins or Great Apes or chimps could function as a gateway to other animals getting rights. You could be for or against animal rights and believe the gateway theory. Would you actually actively campaign against rights for some species?

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 28, 2014

Perhaps even more interesting is how Green Herons and its relatives have learned to use bait to attract and capture fish. Green Herons have learned to use bait for fishing. According to these researchers, only the exceptionally intelligent herons acquire the skill of bait fishing. Then the bread-easy-catch connection was made.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2020

A few paddle strokes down the river and on the right bank there were four Impala antelopes ( Aepyceros melampus ). albiventris ) and fish eating Pied Kingfishers ( Ceryle rudis ). Among 60 or so heron species in the world this is the only one using this peculiar fishing technique. African Fish Eagle 1. Hadada Ibis 6.

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Reddit Animals

APRIL 8, 2023

WEIRD ANIMAL SIGHTING this happened a few days after Christmas December 2022 So me and my buddy were fishing in the San gabriel mountains late into the night and we ended up leaving around 5-5:30AM while it was still dark. Has anyone else had a similar sighting and been laughed at or dismissed?

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10,000 Birds

MAY 21, 2014

Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) entitled “ BANKING ON NATURE: The Economic Benefits to Local Communities of National Wildlife Refuge Visitation 1 , ” recreational visits to national wildlife refuges generate substantial economic activity. Fishing accounted for 21 percent and hunting 7 percent. Case in point.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2022

One strange thing about Chongming is the inevitable presence of people fishing. Not professionally – these people come in SUVs and probably never recapture their gas money from the fish they catch (though come to think of it, neither do I with my bird photos). of catching extremely small fish. meters instead of 0.7

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 16, 2015

A furtive peek to the smaller part of the pond at the right hand side, some fishes are twirling at the very surface, showing off their flanks for the moment, then their backs… some strange fishes. The water is misty-golden and the fishes are all glossy in the early morning sun. kilometres / 0.7

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

It was when I searched for migrant birds on gorgeous days of September, usually near the Niagara Gorge, sometimes while fishing for salmon in the powerful green waters. The muted colors of Blackburnians, Black-throated Greens, and Blackpolls fit right in with the dull greens and golden highlights of the early fall vegetation.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 17, 2013

Over the following thirty-seven years there has never been a concerted effort to promote what is still called the “ Duck Stamp ” by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to anyone other than hunters and philatelists. million fishing visits. million hunting visits. 30 million wildlife viewing visits.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 24, 2021

” In a flash, our small deep sea fishing boat went from casually bobbing on gentle waves to flying over the waters of the Pacific. As with other pelagic trips in this area, we had rented a deep sea fishing boat, not exactly large in size but with enough room for six seated passengers. “That bird! That bird, chase it!

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10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2021

But a small colony of them have made an exception for Elton Reed, who has fished off Chincoteague Island, Virginia for almost five decades. She is one of only two rehabbers on a 70-mile peninsula right in the middle of the eastern flyway, a superhighway for migrating birds. Over time, he learned to recognize individuals.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2021

Watch the streams for fish, we saw a few, unidentified yet cool looking tropical species! During our visit, one was sleeping high in a tree right next to the parking area. Overall, the trail is flat but there are a few small bridges and a few steps. Roosting Great Potoo and Crested Owls! Want to see a roosting potoo?

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2020

Not too many raptors, but at least an African Fish Eagle. Some more Mkuze birds for which I cannot come up with a semi-interesting caption right now … African Jacana. . … or Blue Waxbill. There seem to be more hornbills at Kruger NP, but Crowned Hornbill is also nice. African Pied Wagtail. Bearded Scrub-Robin.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

Water quality was good that day, and we could perfectly see the waving eelgrass, the freshwater fish species, the adorable turtles. In addition to interesting fish views, the glass-bottomed boat tour and clarity of the spring in general provided an unparalleled opportunity to see diving Double-crested Cormorants and Anhingas.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 12, 2022

That’s me on the right. This Pied-billed Grebe begged the question, does the very early Grebe get the very tiny fish? Still, the pandemic made it harder for us to bird together, and it wasn’t until this month that I was finally able to repay his “good turn” by taking him there. In case you were wondering.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2015

Unintentional fishing litter can also hurt the birds. Once a fish is hooked, the loon snatches the snared fish right off the line – much to the chagrin of the fishermen and women! Common Loon populations are relatively stable, though their southern range has retracted.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 12, 2017

These lovely birds are actually quite common, many of which can be seen right along the water front of down town La Paz. Visiting tourists, getingt to enjoy the water front views, small quaint shops, and restaurants, also get to watch the Tri-colored Herons chasing small crabs and fish.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2023

“Nothing is more humbling,” he sighs, “than spending a few hours in a boat or on a riverbank, unsuccessfully trying to catch a fish, and then seeing an Osprey dive and catch one right in front of you” (p. Photographs, most by co-author Brian E. It’s designed for carrying about in the field, sized 4.5

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10,000 Birds

JULY 27, 2023

Fortunately, late June is the right season for the locally brewed snake-cold Vergina lager in the deepest shade by some gull-filled beach. Soon after it, singing Black-headed Bunting awaited me on a wire at the right, with two Woodchat Shrikes in the bush at the left-hand side of the road.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 8, 2017

My binoculars were on the seat right next to me, so close and yet, so far. A Belted Kingfisher chattered as it dive-bombed fish from the air; Willets and Spotted Sandpipers scurried amidst the mud. I was itching to get out of the car and bird. My husband, our friends, and I drove down the famous Lighthouse Road at St.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2014

There were grumpy old fishermen, fishing through the closed season when the fish enter the backwaters to spawn, but also carrying handguns on their belts and assuming that, being armed and dangerous, they have every right to the area. armed with binoculars only?)

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Lucky him, right? This is a juvenile Grey-headed Fish Eagle , unless it is another fish eagle like the Lesser (the lack of any grey head makes me doubt the identification a bit, but it seems juveniles cannot afford a grey head yet). Though he ended up dead anyway. A Crested Serpent Eagle , looking a bit ridiculous after a rain.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 22, 2024

Ruili is a Chinese city right on the border to Myanmar, and a major border crossing. Apart from insects, these forktails also eat small fish – some photos can be seen in this paper. Slaty-backed Forktails seem to be quite common at Moli Tropical Rainforest Spot, a birding location about half an hour away from Ruili by car.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 23, 2022

In order to reach Iramuco, which is right on the shore, I must drive yet another half hour. Meanwhile, the fish guts around a fishermen’s landing zone caused the local Egrets and Night Herons to break out in dancing. If I choose to avoid those tolls, the drive becomes 90 minutes each way. This one is doing the Church Lady Dance.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 31, 2011

Certainly, anyone reading this post knows all about Fish Crows , especially since Nate wrote about the Frog Crow just this week! I bet most of you can even separate American and Fish Crows by voice, right? I can, yet I had trouble with a crow right outside my office window this weekend.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Australasian Snapper ( Pagrus auratus ) Snapper (as they are usually called here) are common inshore fish that eat just about anything. One sample snapper examined in a study found 99 different types of food in the stomach, a mix of crabs, worms, echinoderms, shellfish, fish and other prey items.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

The birds moving through right now are not. Does this fish look unhappily surprised or what? Does this fish look unhappily surprised or what? Osprey need fuel for their trip south and there are plenty of fish in Queens. This one was at Flushing-Meadows Corona Park and I don’t know why I bothered to take its picture.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Wilderness areas are managed by one of four federal agencies: the Forest Service (FS); the National Park Service (NPS); the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS); and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). And it prohibits human infrastructure, e.g. , roads, buildings, dams, and pipelines, etc.

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