10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

As this series has already shown us, ornithological nomenclature is often a game of utter nepotism. So when I mentioned the Eleonora’s Falcon in my last post , you may have assumed that the name was a mother’s day present, or an engagement gift from some impecunious ornithologist who couldn’t afford a ring.

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Reddit Animals

APRIL 16, 2023

When they were presented with a mirror, the elephants showed self-directed behaviors, such as touching the mark on their forehead or moving their trunk to inspect it. The Research on Elephant Self-Awareness In the 2000s, a team of researchers led by Diana Reiss conducted a series of experiments on Asian elephants using the mirror test.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2011

While the Rovio Angry Birds game franchise is hugely popular and has even led to a post here on 10,000 Birds that speculated on the identification of what the Angry Birds birds actually are , little attention has been paid to those that came before. For those who are not in the know, may I present you with some images of actual Angry Birds?

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 10, 2012

Dr. Goodall will ride in the 124 th Rose Parade presented by Honda and themed “Oh, the Places You’ll Go! ” She will then toss the coin before the 99 th Rose Bowl Game presented by VIZIO. We love Dr. Goodall and all the work she has done, and feel that this will help bring even more attention to her amazing organization.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

These fierce predators would much rather grab a juicy cicada than a bird; but with those oversized, powerful feet – I’m fairly certain they would take the opportunity if presented with it. It did not allow for a close approach and disappeared shortly after this stretch.

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Trinidad Hunting Venezuela Woodpeckers 254

10,000 Birds

JULY 15, 2011

It seems that it came off rather well, and was co-organized by the Cyprus Game Fund and members of the Bern Convention. But the most talked about issue throughout was the ambelopoulia problem in Cyprus, with relevant presentations from the Game Fund, SBA Police, Terra Cypria and of course BirdLife Cyprus.&#

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10,000 Birds

MAY 5, 2020

Major subspecies are presented–“Myrtle” and “Audubon’s” forms of Yellow-rumped Warbler, the five forms of Dark-eyed Junco, etc.–but The Accounts present text on the left and images on the right. I like the arrows! I loved that page title).

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Together with African Kori Bustard (which I observed on a camping trip in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve), this is the heaviest flying bird in the world. I am preparing for the new census of one of the rarest birds of Serbia, the globally threatened Great Bustard , taking place two days from now. m–8 ft 10 in).

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2011

GAMES AND APPS. What kid does not love games? Thankfully there are several really excellent family board games that you can play as a whole family. A few to try out are as follows: The Great North American Birdwatching Trivia Board Game and Bird-opoly. Kids loving getting out there and exploring.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 5, 2012

They lurk ever-present in our sub-concious as sacred items on an unobtainable, yet highly desirable, list. The bird eluded me for nearly 20 years until I stumbled across one at Phinda Private Game Reserve , where I worked in northern KwaZulu-Natal. Birding’s Holy Grails.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2014

To explain what a Grallard is one must first go back to those societies and recall that one of their predominant preoccupations was game. New Zealand had, once upon a time, some fairly spectacular game birds, including massive flightless geese, massive flightles rails, and really enormous moa. The news wasn’t good.

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Species New Zealand Ducks Game 164

10,000 Birds

MAY 24, 2011

Here in the southeast we have three Mimids of three distinct groups all present more or less throughout the year. Where I grew up in Missouri, Catbirds were present, but not in the same density that I find here in North Carolina.

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St. Louis Missouri North Carolina Georgia 189

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

The company has come a long way since founder Jim Koch was hustling from bar to bar in Boston, and with its present scale of production, Sam Adams is capable of offering a wide range of quality products to satisfy a variety of tastes. In this respect, Cold Snap would have been a perfect recommendation for Superb Owl Sunday two weeks ago.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 11, 2022

It sounded birdy and I was game. Also present here, the Red-breasted Flycatcher is a rare breeding species of Serbia, inhabiting mostly thickly-overgrown gullies. The first section is a steep uphill, through the meadows and old orchards of a sunny, south-facing and bird-filled slope (more on birds in a while).

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Serbia Birds Woodpeckers Romania 228

10,000 Birds

MAY 11, 2018

The erratic weather certainly presents some challenges in the seasonal selection of adult beverages, but I think it’s safe to say – with winter mostly likely behind us for good – that we can ease into refreshing summer thirst-quenchers, lawnmower beers, and summertime wines for the foreseeable future.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

This late season show is all bravado, a presentation at the pleasure of all the other male woodcocks in the area, and the few birders who come regularly to watch. The peeent is a well known, even famous, part of woodcock lore. No female joins him, that business was probably seen to some time ago. This birder, finally, one of them.

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Farming Game Experience Experiments 159

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 14, 2021

Finally, South Africa has three 400+ hotspots, namely 1 Mkhuze Game Reserve 458 sp. Most of them were Lesser Flamingos , with over a million birds present at times. 3 Lake Manyara NP 573 sp. 4 Arusha NP 565 sp. 5 Tarangire NP 519 sp. 2 Phinda GR 447 sp. 3 Kruger NP–Skukuza Camp 428 sp.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

As Claudia Wilds wrote : “If you ask the founding fathers what the birding scene was like before ABA, they present a world heavily dependent on friends and friends of friends and marked by a lack of information available to most birders about finding birds or identifying the difficult ones.”. Of course, that world no longer exists.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 15, 2012

Because it is much more interesting to predict the birds that will get me to my 300th Queens bird I will break from my tradition and predict my next eleven birds this time unlike the last three times I played this game and predicted my next ten. Long-eared Owl - The last of the expected owls that have not yet been checked off.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 7, 2012

Alternately, this behavior may be a sign of social cohesion, demonstrating her value to the group by presenting a contribution to the group leader (you). While the latter explanation is a better ego-boost, either one means that your cat is trying to be helpful. Chasing a laser pointer. Meticulous self-grooming.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2012

In many respects a pelagic trip off Cape Point is the marine equivalent of the classic African ‘safari’ game drive. Also present in good El Nino years are the occasional and much sought after Blue Petrel with its distinctive black sub-terminal tail band with white trailing edge, a unique diagnostic feature amongst petrels.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 15, 2018

True, there is what looks like a dove sitting with a fox in silhouette on the Rare Vos label, and in 2015, Ommegang released a dark saison called Three-Eyed Raven as part of its licensing partnership with the hugely popular HBO series Game of Thrones.

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Animal Person

JUNE 23, 2010

there may be any number of restaurants serving game. But I don't feel like I was presented with a compelling argument for not eating lions. It's probably going to come down to culture , I thought. Lions aren't food in our culture. But that wasn't it either. The last paragraph states: In the U.S.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 29, 2012

Training collars should always be used with an observant human present to prevent accidental harm. Modern LED lights allow inexpensive, lighted collars that are visible over long distances at night to help prevent lost game animals and runners. The total variety of available options can be a bit bewildering.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 12, 2011

Besides that, I teach environmental ethics courses for biology students at the university and currently I am working also on an exciting project of producing a simulation game called ecosim (primarily an education tool for students) in which the player has to fulfil conservation tasks in an interactive ecosystem (e.g.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 16, 2009

Presented in varieties such as Smoked Turkey, Herb Chicken and Beef Tenderloin, Chef Michael’s recognizes that mealtime is the perfect opportunity for dog owners to show their dogs how much they love them by serving them meals that are just as special as their four-legged friends enjoying them.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Today we speak of the not-so-distant past, the present, and the history in between. A large portion of North American birders are relatively new to the game, with less than ten years under their belts. Hello my birding sons and daughters. This post is meant to serve as a flashback to 1998, 15 years ago.

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San Diego California Condor California Bald Eagle 167

Animal Person

DECEMBER 17, 2009

At VLS, the financial aid people sit you down during your first semester, I think to assess your grip on the reality of your fiscal present and future. Somehow men have convinced themselves that that is a worthy activity, and they even have the gall to call it sport, as if it’s a fair game played on equal footing. That’s not sport.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2013

Changes in Pennsylvania’s forests, farmlands, wetlands, and grasslands are traced from the time of the first European settlers, when forest predominated, to the present period, with 11 percent of the state developed, some wetland loss, some wetland gain, and the danger of pollution in riparian habitats.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 9, 2013

I previously wrote a post entitled “Plugging Kids into Birding” in which I presented 10 ways to get kids into birding. As well as the detailed descriptions of each outdoor activity there are also projects, destinations, featured food recipes and suggestions for great outdoor games.

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Milwaukee Mongolia Camels Oklahoma 246

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2012

These beaters usually take the form of grazing herds of game and domestic animals, and large flocks of carmine bee-eaters may gather overhead. Little Bee-eater Little Bee-eater by Adam Riley One of Africa’s most common and widespread species, this aptly named beauty is fond of savannas and grasslands, especially where palms are present.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

I recall the words “game-changer” and “unprecedented” bandied about as enthusiasts across North America pondered where to place their Sibley Guides to make room for the new ruling reference guide. The game didn’t change. But has time vindicated Crossley’s bold vision?

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10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2022

In the light of all this, I needed to up my game. For example, I have observed this Martin in Paso Ancho all the way from the last week of June to the first week of August, which would be a long time for a migrating population to be present. So now, we had a party! Many of them were still begging for food from adults: Both immatures.

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Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

The eating of non-grain-eating animals, e.g., fish and wild game, is morally permissible on this view. It is highly unlikely, given the present policy of the United States government, that surplus grain, even if it were available, would be shipped to the most needy people. The third assumption of the argument is also dubious.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Crows, Ravens, Clark’s Nutcrackers, White-crowned Sparrows and assorted waterfowl were all still present, but that was about it. Of course, there were plenty of big game around, and so I will post a few of those shots at the end of this posting.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 26, 2012

A revelation amongst the optics people, this piece of equipment steps up in the game and that VR makes the hobby much more interesting. The easiest way to point out the differences will always be to present a comparative photo. So, how about this adult female Common Goldeneye for example. However difficult they are to see!

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 16, 2015

Bird Studies for Teens was running simultaneously, which allowed the adult group to share meals, certain boat trips, and after-dinner speaker presentations with sixteen 14- to 17-year-olds. Hog Island offers programs for all levels of birders , from beginners to experts.

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