10,000 Birds

AUGUST 23, 2011

Or The Hunter Becomes The Hunted What am I talking about? Then we were all distracted by the Hudsonian Godwit that was also present awakening from its slumber and letting us see its bill and when we looked again for the shell-bill it was gone. Or it was present sans shell. That Looks Like It Smarts!

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Hunters Hunting Breeding Rights 160

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 2, 2011

(Check out Part 1 here) (Check out Part 2 here) This hawk was a fierce hunter. I’ve seen young Red-tailed Hawk s who just don’t have the hang of it, counting on luck of good fortune to present them with a careless gopher or a rare easy meal. Another revelation came when I discovered she was hunting well into the night.

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Gophers Blackbirds Tanzania Hunting 218

Animal Person

JULY 15, 2010

A comment left yesterday on a two-year old post, by None Please presented a phrase I've never heard before and I'd like to address it. "In None Please presents death by bullet and death by car as the only two options for the deers. Tags: Activism Ethics Language Cayuga deer hunting. What happens after that is immaterial. .

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Deer Euthanasia Killing Ethics 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 14, 2011

A close look at a grouse is not something that is very likely unless the viewer is very lucky, however, as Ruffed Grouse tend to be wary and will explode into flight if approached too closely, usually well before the person trying to get a good look is even aware that the bird is present.

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Georgia North America Alaska Hunters 212

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2014

We worship birds, we hunt birds, we protect birds, and, yes, we eat birds. Cocker presents Eurasian Larks as a prime example of one of the recurring themes of the book, our culture’s tendency to cherish a bird in poetry and myth and to simultaneously exploit, even ravish, the actual bird. As they say, the relationship is complicated.

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Birds Egypt Family Eagles 224

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2017

Another surprise is the two pieces on hunting, an interesting change from the essays on bird feeding in volume one. Dorian Anderson finds a moment of connection with a duck hunter during his bicycle big year, and, despite his distaste for the sport, realizes that in hunters we have allies for conservation. In the next essay, J.

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2017 Costa Rica 2007 Hunters 151

Animal Person

MAY 10, 2009

It's too bad that Latimer's presentation is so obnoxious, as even when he raises what might be valid points, he makes you want to disagree with him. Again, they just want to prevent the "cruel" hunters from killing Bambi's mother. First of all, does he really believe that piffle? What on earth would even give him that idea?

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Animal Rights Rights Broiler Chicken Animal 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 21, 2012

That for the latter nature went on without them, letting them observe, seems to be proved by the fact that there doesn’t seem to be a big difference in your chance of getting wounded by a small to medium forest mammal if you are hunting them or if you are gathering plant products. All of the sudden we have bird multi-media everywhere.

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Birds Collecting Rodents Wounded 171

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

So, one might surmise, it’s OK if they get shot by hunters thinking they’re sandhill cranes? What could motivate gunmen (I cannot call them hunters) in two states to deliberately kill North America’s tallest and most critically endangered bird? Eventually, I found the lone whooping crane present at the refuge by its call.

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2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 243

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 24, 2022

There is precious little ABA content for novice birders, and no single publication that covers the basics and presents an entry point for birding (and early ABA membership). But as far as I can tell, nobody advocates for birders, so lands are opened to hunting and fishing , but not birding, photography, and other non-consumptive uses.

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Advocacy Wildlife Portland Science 226

10,000 Birds

JUNE 28, 2018

My mind wandering off: A century ago, birding meant hunting birds and we stole the term from hunters – it may be time to steal another one: “Lord John came abreast of me, however, and his face was more grave than was his wont. There are some 56-57 species worldwide which hardly presents a challenge.

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Campaign Hunters 2011 Europe 135

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2011

The whistling duck call carries with it the crimes of big business, the failures of governments and the ignorance of irresponsible hunters. The combined effects of hunting, habitat loss and predation by introduced animals like rats and mongoose have extirpated the species from some islands and reduced numbers significantly on others.

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Antigua and Barbuda Puerto Rico Dominican Republic Jamaica 232

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 15, 2017

There were plenty of other ducks present and they included Eurasian Wigeon , Common Shelduck and Tufted Ducks. It was hunting season and the men appeared to be mostly targeting the Eurasian Wigeon. At the car-park there is a trail that many of the hunters use and also birders, but it is risky! Causeway as the tide drops on dusk.

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Seals Geese 2017 Ducks 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2011

These Blasts From The Past Armchair Birdwatch: Get Your Raptor Eyes On Birds Eating Suet Guan-emala Magpie Mania Sandhill Hunt: They’re Voting Now About the Author Corey Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens.

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2011 Fowl Deer Cats 249

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

We actually spent considerable time searching unsuccessfully for this highly sought-after bird; however I did suspect they were not gone, as several hunters I interviewed knew the bird and claimed it still existed. Whilst in Atewa Range Forest Reserve, a hunter passed us deep in the forest and I asked him to show us his night’s catch.

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Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia 199

10,000 Birds

APRIL 28, 2020

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recently sought public comments on its proposal to permanently add a hunting element to the Duck Stamp art competition. For example, Congress passed the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act in 1934, but it did not mandate specific rules for a Duck Stamp Competition.

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Ducks Hunting Hunters Legislation 212

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 23, 2006

The point is that even hunters seem to think that they need a reason to justify killing these animals. You don't find many hunters who candidly and unapologetically say: "I hunt because I like to kill. Hunting wouldn't be the "noble," "manly" "sport" that it is, if these were the reasons for doing it.

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Factory Farm Factory Farming Morals Meat 40

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Species Accounts–Plates: Three plates are presented for most species: Winter/Spring, Summer/Fall, and Flying (usually a 2-page plate whose length accentuates the beauty of waterfowl in flight). To help us practice, Waterfowl presents mystery plates. Wood Duck, Written Species Account, pages two and three.

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Ducks North America Geese Hunters 124

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Lacking, as I do, a birding reputation that would make people part with cash for my time I’ll have to go for the rarity hunters and put together an itinerary of highlights that can’t be missed. Our tour of the islands even present chances to resolve longstanding mysteries. I can’t lose.

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New Zealand Ducks Australia Mountain Goats 211