10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2022

There was a Gartered Trogon right above me, and one cooperative Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth on a cecropia tree, raising its head to smile at us. A group (maybe 4-5 ex.) At the Pacuare river bank there was a group of rafters getting ready to tackle the noisy waves.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 11, 2022

T]he Association had suffered net losses and has a net deficiency in net assets that raise substantial doubt as its ability to continue as a going concern.”. Nevertheless, I believe there ought to be a group that represents birders, so I renew my membership every year.). Nevertheless, some criteria will obviously be important.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2023

By raising awareness and advocating for responsible tourism practices, we can ensure that future generations will continue to marvel at the avian treasures that call Shanghai home. Local birdwatching groups play a crucial role in monitoring populations, documenting sightings, and advocating for conservation measures.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 22, 2013

We have a simple solution to raise more money for the National Wildlife Refuge System. This means that only 11% of hunters buy the Duck Stamp raising approximately $25 million a year. If only 11% of wildlife watchers bought the Wildlife Conservation Stamp at the same price of $15, it would raise over $117 million a year. .

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 23, 2012

Our excitement at finding these avian gems soon turned to amazement as the entire tour group became enraptured by the fascinating behavior that we were fortunate enough to observe. This is the opposite of polygamous; the females hold and actively defend territories containing several males with whom they have mating rights.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Even sparrows, if you choose the right species and play your cards right, can be elevated to ‘cute’ status. a sea gull.''” Of course, that raises an important question – what is the most interesting gull in the world? We tossed this idea around on Facebook for a while and came to few conclusions.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2014

When the land is flooded after rain it will move inland and breed at the ephemeral lakes and raise its young there. Over the following weeks the Black-winged Stilt bred in the area and there are now good numbers of juvenile birds right against the main highway. The nest is a shallow depression that is generally lined with vegetation.

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Animal rights group Compassion Over Killing was the first to uncover the alleged systematic slaughter of healthy dairy cows in California. The group turned to Seattle attorney Steve Berman, who filed the suit claiming more than half a million U.S.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 12, 2010

Today’s Cute of the Day comes from a very unique animal rescue group. The group is called Second Acts , and though they don’t rescue animals themselves, they raise funds to help smaller rescue groups continue their good work for animals. Imagine all the rescue groups that would benefit from that.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 12, 2022

My impression is that it is a fairly safe area and families are a common sight on weekends, as are school groups. That’s the hashed-out area to the right of the top space in the photo below.) The visitor center is the building on the left and the FWS refuge headquarters is on the right. An observation deck is between them.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 23, 2014

This year one pair of Pied Oystercatchers has once again proven to be able to raise young. They are one of the older pairs and they have raised several young over the years, but only ever one has been fledged each year. They are still grouped together with their parents and there is a short “peep” as I approach.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 30, 2013

While walking along the beach one morning, I noted a fruiting Dagger Cactus right near the beach, at the top was a bird just destroying one of the purple fruits near the top of plant’s formidable crown. Troupials raise their own chicks, generally 3 to 4 per clutch, they just steal the nest in which they raise them.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2017

There had been a grader along the fence-line many years ago leaving a lower area that was very flooded and the raised dirt it had left behind was the perfect location for a pair of nesting Australian Painted Snipe. Two Australian Painted Snipe were on the right and one on the left of the base of the tree with their bills facing the water.

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Critter News

JANUARY 26, 2012

MEXICO CITY – Animal rights activists staged a protest against the sale of pets in Mexico City, urging residents to adopt dogs and other animals instead of buying them. Twelve activists took part in the demonstration organized by the AnimaNaturalis group Tuesday at the iconic Juarez monument on one of the capital’s main streets.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 26, 2012

We hope this is the right decision – only time will tell! Predators that rely on lemmings, like the Snowy Owl , took advantage of the bounty and had great breeding success, raising large broods which, after the lemming population crashes, dispersed far and wide. Last summer saw lemmings at a high point in their population cycles.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 14, 2017

I feel that the real skill that I bring to the group is in my photography, and some what less, my writing skills. They stay here in Mexico despite the heat, and raise their families. This male hoped right up on the side of my hide. It hurts for food right in the crashing surf, where no other birds really go.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2016

Today is the United Nations World Wildlife Day, a time to celebrate and raise awareness of the living world around us. Raising and lowering its head, like stretching. Asia: Somewhere below that mysterious eagle, at the far shore of the lake, lies one Bengal Tiger … and further to the right – two more!

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10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2022

It stops those thousands of migrating birds flying across the Gulf of Mexico and directs them right onto the trees, fields, sanctuaries, beaches along the Bolivar Peninsula, where they hopefully find food and fresh water. I imagined walking right up to them. High Island in April requires Weather, so I was told. American Avocets.

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Animal Person

MAY 30, 2009

According to Parker, here are the threats: the ALF, the ELF, SHAC, PeTA and the oddest member of the group, the HSUS. Often confused with American Humane Association, they raise tens of millions, not to ‘save the animals’ as most people assume but to further the causes of vegetarianism and ending animal agriculture."

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 22, 2012

Right now we’re pretty much a three species town, Ravens with a chance of Hoary Redpolls and a sprinkling of Rock Ptarmigan. (I I’ve family to raise and no time for modeling.” When I get back the Sun will be creeping higher and higher in the sky. “Do you mind? This was a later nest. And it happens quickly.

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South America Eggs Family Raised 159

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2016

Around one kilogram – heavy like a brick, it offered powerful magnification, but somehow never felt right. One bird was flying towards us and, just prior to avoiding us, only slightly raised its head (showing us its yellow throat) before picking up an insect in mid-air.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2013

There aren’t many solutions proferred—the article is really about consciousness-raising—but it’s well worth a read. Fish and Wildlife Service, the American Bird Conservancy, and other groups teamed up to translocate 50 of the birds to another island, Laysan.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 11, 2013

We were able to spend hours sitting right in amongst super-groups of 500-600 Geladas that just carried on with their daily business in total oblivion to our presence. The basic Gelada social unit is a harem (or unimale group) made up of a dominant male and several females (1-12), their young and sometimes subordinate males.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 21, 2014

The ugly truth is that this stuff doesn’t usually go public in any big way, but the birding record is filled with references to sketchy sightings, lists that are looked upon with raised eyebrows, and even a few cases of outright fraud. That’s the key to making sure your reputation is always on the right side of the line.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2021

Groups them by family too and by their shape” His extra long arm extended and passed me that precious book. Both can be a challenge and require patient Zen birding in the right places. “Check it out!” ” Ever the skilled craftsman, Fred had personalized the tome with Velcro and a supple leather book strap.

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Costa Rica Chickens Pennsylvania Litter 264

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 15, 2018

With the right amount of food, shelter, water and areas for birds to raise their babies, you can transform your backyard into a birdwatching paradise. If you have the space, then group them to give birds density, making them even more tempting. This is her first contribution to 10,000 Birds.

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Shortly after arrival, her group got the call that the dogs were needed. Sarah also started the Search and Rescue Dog Foundation, www.sardogfoundation.org , which raises money to help handlers purchase replacement dogs, which cost between $1,500 and $6,500. Anna had to be put down 11 months later. Lautenberg.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 21, 2016

” The Task Group issued its final report on September 15, 2015. ” The Task Group issued its final report on September 15, 2015. b) Recommendation : Work with all groups to identify synergistic opportunities for promoting broad conservation benefits of the Duck Stamp. Sometimes the easiest path is not the right one.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 27, 2012

On the other, she sounded like she might have a respiratory infection, I didn’t have the right drug on hand, and I was scared to death that I might go down in history as the killer of the birdie Methuselah. A group of us gathered to release her near the spot where she was found. This filled me with both glee and dismay.

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Animal Person

JUNE 6, 2009

He recently wrote me: We are an abolitionist group and our approach is "Educate, Investigate & Liberate". So, I thought you could be interested in helping us to raise the funds. There's a donate button on the homepage of AnimalEquality right at the bottom of the "Pig Farms" panel. Thanks a lot.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Britain’s Birds is organized in a very loose taxonomic order, with priority given to grouping together birds that are perceived as similar. Browsing is facilitated by section titles at the top of each left-hand page and smaller group titles on the upper right-hand page. plus a chapter on “Vagrant landbirds from North America.”

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2021

If you remember that the first edition of Sibley was published with “National Audubon Society” on the cover, raise your hand. A small range map is placed in the upper right/left hand corner showing summer, winter, resident, migration, and rare locations. I didn’t.). This is a fairly large book: 907 pages; 7.38

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 31, 2014

So easy a group it is not even worth blogging about. This group is so incredibly easy that even I have decided to elaborate on their identification in this post. Sedge Warbler (left) and Grasshopper Warbler (right – duh!). I’ll leave those for a possible future post.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2020

In what has become the modern-day traditional method of organization, species are listed and described on the left-hand page and illustrative plates are on the right. Each species is numbered, with the numbers referring to the illustrations on the right. More on Species Accounts.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 24, 2014

I raised them, banded them and released them back to their colony site that summer. I held him a minute so he could look around, then I slowly opened my hands and after a few seconds he flew off and went right to a tree trunk and started acting like a wild woodpecker. I set my camera up, then got him out. So gorgeous!

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Animal Person

APRIL 26, 2010

Next, a fellow introvert e-mailed me describing herself as extremely awkward socially as well as invisible and having social anxiety, and asking where/how she might be useful to the animal rights movement. I wrote about " The End of the Line " over at Animal Rights & AntiOppression, so I won't rehash. Finally, two films.

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Animal Ethics

JULY 12, 2010

A Humane Egg The life of animals raised in confinement on industrial farms is slowly improving, thanks to pressure from consumers, animal rights advocates, farmers and legislators.

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