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. Though in general, if my team is game for owling, so am I – the comforts of a warm bed be damned. Considering all that, it’s no surprise that less hardy (or more sensible?)

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2017 Owls Game California 147

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Eventually, the name came to be attached to another kind of game hunting device with which we’re more familiar today: life-sized wooden carvings of waterfowl floated on water to fool birds into landing within range of nearby hunters lying in wait.

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2016 Ducks California Hunters 113

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. Bringing animals that would require feed and water at that early stage would have been unwise.

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Turkey Columbus Spain Fowl 223

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

There is little that is less polluting and less harmful to the planet than hunting wild game responsibly. 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. What is greener than forage-fed meat? James Siegel Portland, Me.,

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New York Times New York Meat San Antonio 40

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 24, 2020

And, on any other night, that could very well mean grouse is being served, as the Scottish table is famed for the bounty of its abundant fish and game. And with his striking jet-black plumage, he’s the perfect fowl to represent this darker, smoky offering from The Famous Grouse. .

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Sheep Branding Ireland Fowl 230

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 31, 2012

This could arguably be called an Angry Birds costume but I think all reasonable birders can agree that the red bird on that game is clearly based on the cardinal. I suspect the latter based on price, they are most like guinea fowl feathers. Here is a Northern Cardinal costume. Here we have a Ruby-throated Hummingbird costume.

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Birds Owls Badgers Fowl 238

10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2015

Scientists investigate the DNA of Hawaii’s free-roaming fowl. It’s not quite Tippi Hedren–worthy, but birds swarming your living room is probably fair game for some NSFW language. Why did the chicken cross the archipelago? Have you ever seen two Hammerkop pretending to be bunk beds? Now you have.

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Malta Barn Owls Cyprus Fowl 199