10,000 Birds

APRIL 26, 2024

Once considered a distinct race of the more widespread Pied Wheatear, it is now regarded as a full species in its own right. In contrast to the warbler the Cyprus Wheatear is one of the easiest birds to find in spring, for they are found everywhere, from pine woods and vineyards to the middle of villages. The song is highly distinctive.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 11, 2020

These photos were actually taken right from my hotel room. Looks like it should have played an extra in “Game of Thrones” Brahminy Kite. Though with just two birds and no alcohol in sight, this may not be the right term. Yes, I can understand how the bird got its name. Black Kite. Black-necked Stork. Green Sandpiper.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 29, 2024

Research by the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust has shown that predation by Foxes (of both eggs and chicks) is one of the most serious factors limiting the success of nesting Curlews. It is surrounded by a Fox-proof fence No one seems quite sure how many pairs there are today, but my guess would be between 20 and 30.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2018

Those Eagles you’re hearing everyone talk about right now aren’t the ones you typically seek while birding, but rather the ones from Philadelphia that just won Super Bowl LII. To get in the mood for the big game, I took a run up to Irondequoit Bay in search of Bald Eagles.

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Bald Eagle 2018 Philadelphia Game 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Photos courtesy of Mosetlha Bush Camp A dusty-red road leads me through Marico bushveld deeper into the 750 square kilometers large wilderness of the Madikwe Game Reserve – the 4th largest reserve in South Africa, home to 350 bird and 66 mammal species, some 4 hours’ drive from Johannesburg. Barn Owl on a dry tree trunk and a… traffic jam!

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South Africa Africa Game Elephants 207

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2013

It is two different games that you can play on your desktop, laptop, smart phone, or tablet. (If You can play the games any time with whatever time you have available. The “Gallery Game” gives you groups of birds with similar songs. If you had it right, great! How does Larkwire work?

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2020

Mkuze Game Reserve is in the Eastern part of South Africa, about 5 hours away from Johannesburg, and one of the best places I have ever been to for bird photography. Some more Mkuze birds for which I cannot come up with a semi-interesting caption right now … African Jacana. African Pied Wagtail. Bearded Scrub-Robin.

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South Africa Giraffes Birds Africa 182

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Located right where the Yangtze River enters the sea (and dividing it into two parts), it is mostly flat farmland. In contrast to this joyful look, Black-winged Kites prefer an aura of mystery – pretending to be extras in a “Game of Thrones” sequel, I guess. It seems this Eurasian Hoopoe has read some of these books.

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China Ducks Transported Game 160

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 28, 2020

What better selection than the various birds of the Kenyan highlands, right? We observed this Foxy Lark vocalizing while on a game drive. Last night in the moments before sleep took over, I felt an urge to shine some light on some LBJ’s (Little Brown Jobs) or LBB’s (Little Brown Birds).

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Sparrows Mammals Game Parrots 186

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2014

After watching the three-eyed ravens on Game of Thrones , it seems some other members of the bird kingdom want a piece of the small-screen action. To wit: A lingering Snowy Owl plopped down right outside a television news station in Vermont. The BBC’s Winged Planet and Earthflight programs are now available on DVD.

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Norway Vermont Squirrels Owls 170

Reddit Animals

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

I live I an apartment, and the house 2 doors down has a small/medium sized dog, tan colored, may post a picture later of him, but its too dark outside right now. While I'm in the house, playing games or on reddit, he is outside, barking at everything. I usually am walking to school at 6:15am and hes usually outside.

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Animal Cruelty Dogs Cruelty Game 40

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The Bearded Vulture looks surprisingly like the Night King in “Game of Thrones” Probably not a coincidence. It feels a bit sad to admit that this photo sequence of a Little Owl makes me think of the Rocky Horror Picture Show (It’s just a jump to the left … and then a step to the right). A juvenile nearby.

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Sheep Mountain Goats Gazelles Birds 229

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 11, 2022

It sounded birdy and I was game. You can park by the side and check the Boljetinska River Canyon at your right, a true geological history book. where there is a Y junction, left for the Somrda Reserve (dirt road), right for the Dobra Village (and, farther, Golubac Town) – keep right. Somrda Peak (810 m a.s.l.)

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Serbia Birds Woodpeckers Romania 232

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

That’s right, the overwhelming benefits to the environment and the economy are generated by non-consumptive uses of the refuges like wildlife photography, environmental education, wildlife observation and interpretation, not hunting and fishing. Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge : Expand big game hunting.

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Fish Wildlife Hunting Game 142

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

No matter how much time you can spare, you MUST respond to the spectacle of migration taking place right now. At Chincoteague NWR, I was amazed to spy a Merlin playing a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse over the ocean with a Black-throated Blue Warbler. Some of us had long weekends and made them count.

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2017 Virginia Sparrows Game 124

10,000 Birds

APRIL 21, 2015

Wayne Bailey-Caswell Game Land a little past 2 p.m. Certain areas within the Game Land are managed for American Woodcock and Northern Bobwhite , specifically perpetuating the secondary successional habitats they love so much. Suddenly, a golden warbler with black streaks hopped to the top of a leafed out bush right in front of me!

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North Carolina Game Birds Tigers 168

Critter News

MAY 4, 2012

Retired game-show host and animal rights advocate Bob Barker is opening a new area for five HIV-infected chimpanzees at a sanctuary in northwestern Louisiana. The former host of “The Price Is Right” donated $380,000 to create space at the Chimp Haven near Shreveport. As I've often said, Bob Barker is a good man.

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Louisiana Sanctuary Washington Game 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 18, 2023

After several game drives, once again we are at the front gate of the Gir National Park in the state of Gujarat. We have almost forgotten that Manoj has promised us some creatures of the night, when he raised his hand to point at three Mottled Wood Owls right above us (cover photo), beautiful large Strix owls slightly amused by us.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2019

The Great Horned Owls that live in the palm trees right above our RV have returned and brought with them a pair of fledglings. They are located in the Santa Cruz Flats just north of Tucson, and are quite honestly, living right alongside the road. Several times, a couple of the juvenile owls would take off in a game of chase.

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Owls Arizona Tucson South Africa 144

10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2011

Reading to your kids before they go to bed is an easy and simple way to subtly put birding right into their sub-conscious. 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. I find that my kids take in a lot at bedtime.

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Birds Game Wildlife Family 276

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2011

Look at the facts, lay your emotions aside and listen to reason—exactly the same reasoning that’s been so persuasive in convincing me that hunting cranes is the right thing to do. There was a lot of hunting for Bald Eagles—it is traditionally a game species. The Bald Eagle has the potential to be the Holy Grail of game birds.

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Bald Eagle Eagles Hunting Kentucky 249

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

There’s lots of disheartening stuff going on in the bird world this week, so let’s start with some love in the air, in honor of Valentine’s Day: An avian version of “The Dating Game” at a Chicago-area zoo aims to reveal how best to manage mating in captivity. I know, right?!) Bad news: The massive Common Murre die-off along the U.S.

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Penguins Chicago Zoos Game 100

4 The Love Of Animals

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

That’s right friends, the SUPER BOWL is this weekend!! If you are cheering for Green Bay, why not let your pets cheer right along with you! We think that this papercraft Big Cheese from Green Bay-based furniture manufacturer KI is totally adorable, and would be a ton of fun to make before the big game.

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Pets Game Rights 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 17, 2020

Juniper is a decidely wintery spice, and its piquant, piney flavor is generally used to season game, offal, and charcuterie, steaming heaps of sauerkraut, warming cordials, and other hearty fare best enjoyed during the shorter, darker days of the year. Good birding and happy drinking!

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 29, 2015

This species is reasonably easy to find if you are in the right kind of habitat – but I am rarely in that type of habitat. And in order to see the bubbles underwater, one needs to be right above the bird. It was diving right behind me – it could not get any closer than that, and still, I haven’t seen it underwater!

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Bats Woodpeckers Squirrels Game 206

10,000 Birds

MAY 20, 2019

Though we were the first birders on the scene we were not the first people, as a youth baseball game was in full swing and there were cars and people everywhere. The baseball game ended and folks started driving out so we had to be careful not to get run over.

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Owls New York City New York Eggs 113

4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 3, 2013

That’s right, only 9 ingredients plus vitamins and minerals! But first, let’s play a fun game to help us simplify our lives too! I am really excited to share this with you, Purina ONE beyOnd now has a simplified recipe! And we have 9 free bags to giveaway! Ready for a chance to win one of 9 free bags?

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Animal Person

MAY 9, 2009

Yesterday I received an e-mail alert from the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida (ARFF) regarding " a coin operated game that uses live lobsters at the Royal Palm Ale House in Royal Palm Beach. In this game, the object is to pluck live lobsters out of the water with a joystick-controlled crane."

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Advocacy Game Slaughter Slaughtered 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 5, 2015

For being a girl that beat a guy in a computer game. For being a feminist with an opinion on comic books, or games. For speaking out about bullying. For being trans. For being a lesbian couple that complained about not being served in a cake shop. For being the same race as someone who said something racist a decade ago.

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Hunters Hunting Animal Cruelty Game 167

Critter News

JUNE 28, 2010

A restaurant owner who put lion burgers on the menu in honor of the World Cup has felt a roar of anger from outraged animal rights activists. But the burgers also attracted international attention and the scorn of animal rights activists, who picketed outside the restaurant. Reservations sold out, with a waiting list 100 long.

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Phoenix Lions Meat South Africa 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 8, 2019

In the outfield, I was entertained by the mechanical song and flight antics of a choice meadow bird, I can still recall my best friend’s mom telling me, “Patrick, don’t go watching those Bobolinks during the game!” ” During migration, I also see Eastern Wood-Pewees in Costa Rica.

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Costa Rica Species Birds New York 195

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2019

Then, after about half-an-hour of birding I took a break from scanning the far jetty through my scope and was amazed to notice a Razorbill floating right next to the jetty, nearly at my feet! This game of hide-and-seek played out for awhile until the elusive bird dove and didn’t come up anywhere I could find it.

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Penguins 2014 Game Birds 125

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 28, 2024

Although it is right on a busy road once you walk into the lobby it is peaceful and quiet. Along the creek heading that flowed into the reservoir, while every bare bit of skin was being attacked by wimpy mosquitoes, we saw a Greenish Elaenia , calling Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush , and a game of peek-a-boo with a Dwarf Vireo.

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Mexico Birds Oregon Groups 177

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 12, 2016

After school and on weekends he’d attend soccer games and hang around playgrounds, preferring to spectate from the playground equipment. One Monday we got a call from one of the officers: “Hey, we’ve got to up our game! We definitely found the right bird for the job! We’re looking real bad here!” We have a situation here!”

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Mice Indiana Game 126

Critter News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

While I think the gesture is nice, it appears to be more of a publicity stunt to head off environmental criticism of the 2014 Olympic Games construction. "We Russia won the right to host 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi and major construction works are about to begin. We are standing here and admiring your animals.

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Leopards Russia 2014 Game 100

Critter News

DECEMBER 19, 2011

I hope, when I reach their age, I'm as active and effective as Bob Barker and Betty White are in the animal rights movement. Legendary game show host Bob Barker says it will cost $200,000 to move three elephants from the Toronto Zoo to a California sanctuary, and he doesn't mind paying for it himself. Excerpted from CBC News.

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Elephants Sanctuary South Dakota Animal Rights Movement 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2012

There is a flock of Wild Turkeys that strut around like they own the place and they might very well be right. They are now common and doing better than the rest of the game birds of the eastern United States. Keep an eye out for gobblers and enjoy their strutting show! … a.

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