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10,000 Birds
MAY 13, 2022
But we do give the tough, barnyard fowl its due on occasion, most notably in these past posts discussing the chicken as a national symbol of France and its appearance on weathervanes. The temperature soared to 85 degrees yesterday here in Albany.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 27, 2015
There are hordes of fowl here (fowl of the water) in winter, with geese having the most prominent presence. Recently I ditched the coast and headed into the bowels of the Central Valley, to meet up with an old friend…you may know him by the name “ Falcated Duck “ Falcated Duck eluded us at first, but eventually let us stare at him at will. But this post is not about Falcated Duck.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
Actually, the Small Bird Series includes some rather hefty fowl like chickens and geese – a far cry from the kinglets, gnatcatchers, and hummingbirds I was originally hoping for. There are two invasive human commensals (a House Sparrow and a Rock Pigeon), two fully-domesticated fowl (both a rooster and a hen), one introduced gamebird (a partridge), and a penguin I didn’t identify but which seems to have been added mostly for a little wildcard variety.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 21, 2015
This mainly affects domestic fowl, and in this sense is not a topic central to 10,000 Birds. Overall the problem is not huge; the total number of birds affected is small, and the market for domestic fowl is robust. Interestingly, H5N2 has been used as a vaccine for domestic fowl to prevent H5N1, the more infectious avian influenza. What is H5N2 Avian Influenza? H5N2 is a bird influenza virus that is making news.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 26, 2021
Nevertheless, Chapin held out against both common sense and much scientific opinion, concluding that ‘it is more closely allied to the true peacocks than to any other genus of Phasianidae , and we fail to see that it shows any tendency to approach the guinea fowls, as has been suggested by others’.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
So, thanks to this foul-mouthed fowl, we can now add verbal intimidation to the litany of bad behavior exhibited by wildlife Down Under, though Ripper’s unique talent seems to be an isolated case so far.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 16, 2013
Maybe it is endemic to domestic fowl and is being spread among those birds in markets, but perhaps it is in wild birds, most likely waterfowl, instead or as well. Years ago it was pointed out by somebody, probably Tinbergen or Lack or Wynn-Edwards or one of the other great bird-savvy ethologists of the day, that young Pelicans would blackmail their parents by biting their own wings, a very self defeating activity for a bird with a huge and powerful beak.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 13, 2019
A Great Horned Owl illustrated in Game Birds: Life Histories of One Hundred and Seventy Birds of Prey, Game Birds and Water-Fowls by Neltje Blanchan. Owling on Christmas Bird Counts is a peculiar business.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 25, 2019
With enough imagination and superstition, some birds can be absolutely frightening – as the multitude of spooky fowl haunting the darkest corners of human culture throughout history will attest. In our times, it seems foolish to be fearful of birds.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 28, 2018
Vintage Champagne ads are another story though, with a handful of old examples featuring domestic fowl, as in this rooster poster… …or gamebirds, as in this especially attractive label from pioneering California winemaker Paul Masson, which features a partridge (and its eye): But this was all very long ago. A year ago, we presented a barleywine, a very strong beer, as a stand-in for the traditional Champagne in our New Year’s Eve edition of Birds and Booze.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 24, 2020
And with his striking jet-black plumage, he’s the perfect fowl to represent this darker, smoky offering from The Famous Grouse. . Whisky Month at Birds and Booze: This January, Birds and Booze at 10,000 Birds is setting its sights on whiskies all month long.
10,000 Birds
JULY 3, 2020
Of course, there may very well have been fowl-inspired weathervanes in ancient Greece and Rome.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 13, 2014
Also frequent escapees (or very free ranging domestics) are guinea fowl and to a lesser extent a number of other gamebirds up to and including peacocks. Long-time readers of this blog probably also know Tai Haku, the scuba-diving, tree-planting, bird photographing nature blogger at Earth, Wind, and Water.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 8, 2015
It is one of the ancestors of domestic fowl. February 2013. In front of us, in the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve one wild Grey Junglefowl runs across the road. Traveling the rural Maharashtra on previous days, every village had its share of small, slim and long-legged domestic chickens crossing in front of us, not unlike this wild cousin at all. Nowhere in India have I seen broiler horror-chicken like those sold in supermarkets back home.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 14, 2018
Over time, the word “decoy” has lost its fowling connotations and has come to mean any kind of trick or fakery. This just might be a birding joke as old as the hills, but it’s one I hear without fail every year come Christmas Bird Count season in upstate New York. Not long after the compilation gets underway starting with the order Anseriformes , we come to Aix sponsa and the compiler asks – hopefully – “Any Wood Ducks?”
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 20, 2012
They became known as “Turkie Fowl” (spelling varies) because they were coming from the general direction of Turkey. The “Fowl” was dropped and the term “Turkey” was applied to other large Galliformes that were encountered in the New World. The believability of this is underscored by the fact that the Pilgrims and their guides listed among their possession numerous “fowling pieces” … for hunting wild birds.
Animal Ethics
OCTOBER 24, 2008
Thompson has only shown his unfamiliarity with the subject, for his novel proposition is in fact an old one, which has been debated and rejected by the Vegetarian Society in its adherence to its original rule of excluding fish, flesh and fowl, and nothing else, from its dietary. Before leaving this question of "consistency," as affected by the gradations of our duty of humaneness to animals, a few words may be said on the practice of fish-eating.
Animal Ethics
MARCH 3, 2008
The interests in nourishment and in gustatory pleasure lead man to kill and eat cattle, fish, and fowl. This cuts down on the long-range satisfactions of the cattle, the fish, and the fowl. Love demands, as every interest demands, that it should dominate life completely.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 26, 2021
After an unintentionally long hiatus here at Birds and Booze, we’re back – though we’re now a day late with our annual Thanksgiving recommendation.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 6, 2015
Lewis originated the term as a pun on Chaucer’s Parliament of Fowls. Here are some things I’ve learned from the Peterson Reference Guide to Owls of North America and the Caribbean by Scott Weidensaul: The Burrowing Owl is the only North American owl species where the male is larger than the female, albeit, only slightly larger. And the term is ‘non-reversed size dimorphism.’). ’).
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Without large crowds to feed this year, many households are shopping for the littlest turkeys they can find – a rare commodity, as it turns out, given the unprecedented demand for small gobblers this year – and failing that, opting for another fowl entirely.
Animal Ethics
NOVEMBER 3, 2009
I take umbrage at the omnivores who buy grass-fed beef and call me a barbaric savage for harvesting Maine’s overpopulated deer, moose, rabbit and fowl. To the Editor: Re “ The Carnivore’s Dilemma ,” by Nicolette Hahn Niman (Op-Ed, Oct. 31): Living “green” is not easy. Yes, every decision we make results in more or less of an impact on our environment.
Animal Ethics
FEBRUARY 15, 2009
Most moral vegetarians list fish and fowl as animals one should not eat. For an explanation of this feature, click on “Moral Vegetarianism” at the bottom of this post. What Meat Should Not Be Eaten? What is forbidden meat? But what about microorganisms? Vegan vegetarians who eat only vegetables, fruit, and nuts do not completely remove all microorganisms from their food, even with repeated cleaning.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 20, 2014
Ratites, Tinamous, and Fowl. The magnificent history and diversity of birds on Earth came into sharper focus this month with the publication of 28 new scientific papers in Science and other journals. How birds came to be what they are today — all their dazzling triumphs over time, oblivion, and gravity — is a much more interesting story than most of us had imagined just 20 years ago. American Flamingo photo by Dick Culbert).
10,000 Birds
MARCH 21, 2011
’ Much I marvelled this ungainly fowl to hear discourse so plainly, Though its answer little meaning – little relevancy bore; For we cannot help agreeing that no living human being Ever yet was blessed with seeing bird above his chamber door - Bird or beast above the sculptured bust above his chamber door, With such name as `Nevermore.’
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Next Thursday is the American Thanksgiving holiday – which means it’s time to trot out that old legend concerning Benjamin Franklin’s opinions on two iconic American birds: The Wild Turkey ( Meleagris gallopavo ) and the Bald Eagle ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus ).
10,000 Birds
MARCH 13, 2011
Highlight was probably a White Throated Rock Thrush, but I’m regretting that I didnt try harder to see a Red Jungle Fowl that I heard.
Animal Person
SEPTEMBER 5, 2009
Note to everyone who works with birds and water fowl: Hypothermia and rapid freezing are not appropriate methods of euthanasia and are not considered to be humane unless the animal is anesthetized prior to freezing. I was watching a news segment on a wildlife rehabilitation center here in Florida. It was time to feed the bird of prey who was about to be released and while the rehabber was speaking with the interviewer someone emerged from a walk-in freezer with a tray of baby chicks.
10,000 Birds
JULY 12, 2018
And that’s not all: I’m even relaxing my unwritten prohibition against featuring domestic fowl. I really felt like I was sticking my neck out there for a bit – not always a wise decision in France for fowl or royalty. I’ve been dragging my feet on wine reviews here at Booze and Birds for quite some time.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 15, 2012
However, he went far afield to find a more familiar fowl. As 2012 draws to a close we here at 10,000 Birds thought that it would be a great idea if we, like we did in 2010 and 2011 , shared our Best Birds of the Year. Each Beat Writer was offered the opportunity to include what they thought was the most excellent avian to cross their path this year and the variety that they came up with is pretty darn stunning. But we don’t want to stop with just the Beat Writers.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 17, 2017
Of course, this affiliation depends entirely on that bird’s unlucky lot to be eaten en masse (but usually not en croûte , en papillote , or en cocotte ) on a holiday that’s become so synonymous with feasting on this fowl that it’s equally well known as Turkey Day. But it could pair well with the same fowl in a dark, rich mole Poblano, perhaps a more welcome use of the inevitable leftovers than the usual cold sandwich.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 31, 2012
I suspect the latter based on price, they are most like guinea fowl feathers. Warning, saucy photos of females to follow. About six years ago, my husband was chatting with a friend of ours about how we need to have an UnSexy Halloween Party where you take the unsexy and try to make it sexy. My husband was super excited to go as Sexy Dungeon Master (from Dungeons and Dragons) and our friend was so excited to see that costumes she decided to host the party.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 25, 2015
Scientists investigate the DNA of Hawaii’s free-roaming fowl. After a long hiatus that included a new cat, a new apartment, and enough time with the in-laws to last me quite awhile, here’s a rundown of April’s bird news: Funny, sad, and thought-provoking … an African-American ornithologist’s video tips for birding while black. Even more thought-provoking is the original article from which it sprang.) Props on the sweet Barred Owl call, too. “I
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