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AUGUST 6, 2015

As we speak, in Serbia these birds are still hunted in August and September. Local bird protection NGOs have been demanding a hunting ban on both Quails and Turtle Doves ever since. As a result, on June 19 the Ministry announced a two years hunting ban on Turtle Dove. Left: David Lindo, a.k.a.

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Serbia Slaughtered Slaughter Turtles 270

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OCTOBER 13, 2024

Hours of available hunting are low and temperatures are extremely low. Owls do particularly well here, the long nights actually working in their favour by increasing hunting time. It’s a miracle that anything can find sustenance and survive here. That said… Source

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Hunting Owls Family Birds 239

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JULY 17, 2013

The Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act , which went into effect seventy-nine years ago on July 1, 1934, authorized the annual issuance of what is popularly known as the Duck Stamp. In 1976, Congress changed the official name to the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp , presumably to broaden its appeal to non-hunters.

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Ducks Wildlife Hunters Hunting 233

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MARCH 24, 2014

I am not anti-hunting. The “Crow Down” is a “hunting contest” where both adults and children slaughter as many crows as they possibly can in two days. Obviously killing contests have nothing to do with traditional hunting, and “animal abuse” is normally used when describing domestic animals. This is baloney.

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Killing Animal Abuse Slaughter Slaughtered 272

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FEBRUARY 19, 2013

The number of people who hunt waterfowl in the US has declined since the mid 1990s. From the abstract of the study: Current waterfowl populations provide liberal hunting seasons, but waterfowl hunter numbers have declined since the mid–1990s. allowing access for duck hunting with a reduced bag limit, another ($30?)

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Ducks Hunters Hunting Wildlife 203

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APRIL 23, 2014

And responsible hunting practices seldom pose a threat to birders’ quarry. Note, I said responsible hunting practices. Such is the case of the Saudi Arabian prince who, a few months back, took a hunting junket to Pakistan. These bustards are protected by international agreements and hunting them is banned in India.

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Pakistan Hunters Hunting India 180

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AUGUST 12, 2015

I get that you’re really angry, I mean, he was a popular lion and yes, his cute widdle cubs will probably die to, but I can’t help feeling you’ve kind of missed the point a bit, and well, ending all hunting in Africa will not solve much and maybe make things worse and… No, no, I’m not a hunter. I’m sorry.

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Lions Sierra Leone Hunting Buffalo 199

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MAY 21, 2014

Fishing accounted for 21 percent and hunting 7 percent. Coinciding with these figures is something we have suspected for a long time, the majority of Recreational Visitor Days are attributable to non-consumptive activities, followed by fishing activities and hunting activities. million in employment income was generated. Case in point.

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Ducks Wildlife Hunting Hunters 210

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

If you ever wonder why so many American birders leaven their love of nature with a little self-loathing, look no further than the National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation , which the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service conducts every five years or so. It’s that damnable Duck Stamp.

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Hunters 2006 Ducks Wildlife 232

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MAY 3, 2021

Vincent Parrot as endangered — the result of “habitat loss, hunting, hurricanes and trade.”. Vincent Parrot at prices varying from ten dollars to fifty dollars each while the splendid Imperial Parrot of Dominica is sold for even higher sums.”. Those threats have made the parrot even more highly sought after.

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Parrots Dominica Philadelphia illegal 327

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NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Now that I have driven that to a state of relative completion and I am compelled to return to the forest, I learned that the government here has re-opened the hunting season. After experiencing the ebb and flow of energies over the years with the coming and going of the annual five month long hunting season, the strain is plain for me to see.

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Trinidad Hunting Venezuela Woodpeckers 254

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OCTOBER 1, 2014

Malta, you might recall, has the dubious distinction of being a hotspot for illegal hunting of protected birds. News Birdlife Malta european union illegal hunting Malta short-toed eagle' But for the time being, it looks like Maltese politician Karmenu Vella will probably be the European Union’s next environmental commissioner.

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Malta illegal Laws Hunting 165

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

It’s a good thing too, because it is the leading gamebird in North America in terms of total harvest and the widespread distribution of hunting effort. Use of non-toxic shot when hunting waterfowl has been mandatory, nationwide, since 1991. Click on photos for full sized images. www.youtube.com/watch?v=44fNo6B5gUI. v=44fNo6B5gUI.

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Hunters Hunting North America Game 172

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DECEMBER 13, 2024

I do so for a variety of reasons, but I admit to a strong hunting instinct, so I enjoy capturing images (trophies?), I’m really a birdwatcher, not a bird photographer, though these days I usually carry a camera. of the birds I encounter.

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Hunting Birds Barn Owls Owls 184

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MAY 31, 2015

The Common Buzzards , for example, who usually hunt by circling high above the landscape, will hover in kestrel fashion much more frequently. The kestrels , on the other hand, will more frequently hunt from low perches. Sometimes, red foxes can even be observed hunting during the day when rodents and fox babies are plentiful.

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Fox Rodents Gophers Germany 163

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MARCH 14, 2014

As a result the sea ice has become more unstable, endangering the Inuit who hunt and work on the bay and the ducks who can no longer rely on their instincts to find open water. There are some scenes that may be tough for some viewers, including a seal hunt and a mass die-off of eiders, but the documentary is the more powerful for them.

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Woodchucks Chipmunks Rodents Seals 222

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FEBRUARY 4, 2016

A shot or two coming from the opposite bank, but they do not sound like geese shooting – more like boar hunting. A goose hunt sounds like a WWII battle. We counted more than 35 of them, relaxed and fearless, clearly not hunted. Easy – it is forbidden to hunt at night. Labudovo okno reserve, photo (2) by Marko Sciban.

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Geese Boars Hunting Serbia 166

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JUNE 5, 2012

Typically these birds hunt at night and are very shy. One of only three true fishing owls, Pel’s Fishing Owls have adapted to their unique hunting techniques in several ways. We crossed a small bridge in the landrover and that’s when I saw it. In full sunlight, at eye-level and eating a freshly caught fish.

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Fish Owls Botswana Barn Owls 237

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MAY 22, 2015

Neighbor B tells her that his cats wouldn’t be happy indoors, that cats’ hunting is “natural,” and that he has no intention of keeping his cats inside. Neighbor B’s cats are constantly on neighbor A’s property, urinating and defecating all over her garden, spreading disease, maiming and killing the birds who flock to her feeders.

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Feral Cats Feral Cats Wildlife Rehabilitation 259

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Yet, one other hunting attempt in the same area I do remember. The next memorable hunt came from winter 2006/07. The year was 1996 and it must have been quite a sight – if I only could remember it! But no, that sighting is no longer in my head, only on paper. And, now, at eBird.

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Serbia 2004 Eagles Chickens 239

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JUNE 13, 2024

For their size, they seem incredibly brave, fearlessly hunting worms (I coincidentally always seem to be catching them hunting minutes after mowing the lawn) with determination. But beyond their cuteness, what truly astounds me is their intelligence and remarkable hunting abilities.

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Birds Owls Hunting Germany 178

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JULY 9, 2015

Further down the road, we reach a derelict building with a large veranda hidden among the trees – an abandoned hunting lodge (if I were in a situation to invest, I would choose to upgrade this into a luxury wildlife lodge). One White-eyed Buzzard has turned its back to us. It is too early to show.

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Tigers Dogs India Snow Leopard 228

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

There were reasons to think that the White-winged Guan had been extirpated by over-hunting. Hunting pressure in a heavily populated region (even for Nineteenth Century standards) and easy access were likely to result in the extirpation of the Guan in the regions surrounding the site of collection.

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Collecting Peru Neglecting Ecuador 265

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

While they used to be hunted, they nowadays benefit from the locals having recognized them as a source of income – building hides and charging birdwatchers (mostly Chinese, but a few foreigners like me as well – these are usually the only ones not smoking inside the hides) to observe them.

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Myanmar Singapore China Hunting 232

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JULY 7, 2021

At night, we keep our eyes out for the passage of the neighborhood Barn Owl , oftentimes a Tropical Screech-Owl would hunt insects from a low perch on our almond tree. Sometimes this Merlin ‘s mate comes to check him out, but for most of the northern winter he hunts solo.

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Opossums Barn Owls Reptiles Hunting 263

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

As I am already familiar with CL Companion, ELs and NLs, as well as the ATS/STX scopes, now I had a chance to try those toys I am not familiar with, such as hunting EL Range binoculars with built-in electronics telling the user the distance and an azimuth angle (interesting, but I still prefer my binoculars without batteries).

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Austria Factory Asia Battery 293

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

They have long raptor-like wings that enable swift flight, large eyes for nocturnal hunting, bristles close to the bill to aid in prey capture and a mouth that truly defies description. Like all nightjars they are uniquely adapted to their life hawking insects in the dark.

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Florida South America United States North America 229

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APRIL 2, 2015

APRIL 12: Second flight of a b h and then she hunts. ” Falcons do hunt pigeons, we all know that, but what is a Kamikaze pigeon? This excerpt comes from a blog of one such Serbian pigeon fancier (the entries had to be translated first): “11 April: first kamikazes flew off and clearly brought a hawk to the ground.

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Switzerland Serbia Feral Falcons 187

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AUGUST 13, 2019

Activities such as hunting, fishing, and trapping are categorized as “consumptive” uses. In contrast, consumptive uses were minor: fishing accounted for 10 percent and hunting was just 4 percent. Even in these reports, however, the impact of birders is not calculated independently.

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Wildlife Maryland San Francisco Minnesota 236

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FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Apparently, this winter warrior has hunted the same farm field from the same vantage point for a couple of weeks now. I thought for sure that Wild Turkeys on the wing would be the highlight of my birding weekend, but that we before I came upon a Barred Owl in broad daylight perched on a power line in Alma, NY.

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Lovebirds Turkey 2015 2013 196

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AUGUST 5, 2015

Another day, another dead lion erupting in the world’s media, another opportunity for me to annoy my few remaining anti-hunting friends. Often just for being a woman (its telling how many of these “outrages” about hunting involve women, not men. Go read his take. I’ll wait. .

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Animal Cruelty Hunters Sharks Hunting 167

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APRIL 17, 2015

Young Scott put in yeoman’s work first identifying, then attempting to photograph the birds he stumbled across while hunting rabbits with a friend, and apparently his drive has stayed with him from that day to this. He now runs the Colorado Avian Research and Rehabilitation Institute out of Estes Park.

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Owls Wounded Rabbits Colorado 174

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OCTOBER 27, 2016

It’s the boar hunting season. This species’ population has decreased rapidly owing to levels of hunting on the migration stopover and wintering sites, as well as habitat destruction, mostly as a result of land cultivation. One Grey-headed Woodpecker flies across the road – a promising start. Should I add, a lifer, too.

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Greece Boars Woodpeckers Eagles 246

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JUNE 26, 2014

Keep your eyes to the skies for hunting falcons ! Is it that time already, when a young birder’s fancy turns to, um, non-birds ? Indeed, those long hot stretches between migratory periods can try a bird watcher’s soul as surely as a cold, dark, birdless winter.

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2014 New York Falcons Hunting 175

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NOVEMBER 8, 2023

A Marsh Harrier hunting over Elmley Nature Reserve before the storm The wind was building up as I started my slow drive along the track, pausing every few yards to scan for birds. Observation is strictly from inside a vehicle, safari style, until you reach the main car park and start exploring the rest of this spacious site on foot.

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Shelters Cattle Wildlife Hunting 205

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NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Two more aspects contribute to bird diversity: these are the inner city waters, so hunting is forbidden, and the Danube rarely freezes, and even then it would be the last water to freeze. And so, there the birds are, in the middle of the city.

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Serbia Woodpeckers Ducks Birds 289

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NOVEMBER 16, 2011

When looking for gloves, hand warmers, any kind of out door gear for an unexpected weather issue, look for the big box store that has a hunting section–like a Fleet Farm. Hunting sections will always have gloves, wool socks, bug spray–all sorts of handy tools. I’m going to let you in on a pro tip.

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North Dakota Florida Soreing Birds 257