10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Birkhead focuses on those stories that both illustrate each chapter’s theme and clearly have meaning to him, and though the Birds and Us of the title primarily refers to how we, humans, observe and value birds, there are forays into birds and art, literature, medicine, food, religion, and biography.

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Dissection Birds Research Europe 219

10,000 Birds

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. References: 1 Birds of North America Online , 2 Droege, S. www.youtube.com/watch?v=44fNo6B5gUI.

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Hunters Hunting North America Game 176

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2012

During the middle ages, a specialised vocabulary became popular in the sport of hunting. Most of the collective nouns would have been used to describe animals that were hunted for sport which is disturbing when one considers a Parliament of Owls for example, a Herd of Wrens or a Stand of Flamingos.

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Hunting Collecting Groups Fox 151

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

The number of people who hunt waterfowl in the US has declined since the mid 1990s. A study examining this relationship was recently published in the Wildlife Society Bulletin (full reference below). The down side, clearly, is that changes in behavior (in this case, hunting practices) can result in unintended and negative consequences.

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Ducks Hunters Hunting Wildlife 212

10,000 Birds

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 Fish 219

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Developed in the post-frontier era, the NAMWC helped put a stop to wanton wildlife destruction in an era where many species were being hunted and trapped ruthlessly to the brink of extinction. George Wuerthner, an ecologist and former hunting guide with a degree in wildlife biology, takes the debate a step further.

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Wildlife Coyotes Hunters Wolves 239

10,000 Birds

MAY 13, 2022

The Asian Koel is a cuckoo species and thus freed from the obligation to raise its own chicks (though the birds like to refer to themselves as brood parasites, which sounds a bit less obviously selfish). Lesser Whistling Ducks are “not threatened by hunting as they are not considered good to eat” ( Wikipedia ). Lucky ducks.

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Singapore Birds Zebras Feral 220

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

What myths am I referring to? That means hunters, groups that do not object to hunting, and sympathetic academics.” ” Our public wild places are now being attacked by a small group of extremists in state legislators as well as key members of the House of Representatives and the U.S.

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Wildlife Extremist Hunters Legislation 110

10,000 Birds

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 Colorado Wounded Rabbits 177

10,000 Birds

APRIL 27, 2022

Today, Barn Owls can be found across both islands, hunting open fields at twilight or comfortably resting in abandoned relics of the sugar cane industry. More often than not, my fervor would be rewarded by a silent flyover, dark eyes locked on the wonder-filled eyes of a young Faraaz.

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Trinidad Owls Barn Owls Abandon 273

10,000 Birds

MARCH 29, 2019

While the hunting of game with trained birds of prey can be a controversial topic among birders , falconry was a valuable early source of information on birds, and its history, culture, and imagery continue to fascinate bird lovers, as we shall see. es de altaner ía. ( The pursuit of love. is like falconry.).

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2016 Portugal Falcons Japan 128

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2024

Hauber Hauber’s mini-essays focus on specific behaviors, enhanced by references to recent research yet written in a relaxed, personal way. 2023 Tony Angell; © 2023 Mark E.

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Chicago Barn Owls Penguins New Zealand 179

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2014

We worship birds, we hunt birds, we protect birds, and, yes, we eat birds. It includes stunning photographs by Tipling of eagle hunters (as in Kazakhs who hunt with eagles), Stellar Sea Eagles in Hokkaido, Japan, and Black Kites at the dump near New Delhi, India. But, this is not a reference book in the classic sense.

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Birds Egypt Family Eagles 213

10,000 Birds

MAY 22, 2013

Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp (Duck Stamp) sales were at their peak in the 1970′s with 2.1 We don’t believe that this will change no matter how hard the FWS tries to change their marketing to encourage the non-hunting community to purchase the stamp. References: 1 U.S. Let’s look at some facts. million hunters.

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Ducks Wildlife Hunters Hunting 178

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Unfortunately, the Latin species name meninting does not refer to a potential cruel Dutch governor with a sideline in naturalism but is just the Javanese name for the Deep-blue Kingfisher. The Oriental Darter is classified as Near Threatened – the reasons are the usual ones: habitat loss, hunting, and pollution. Back to birds.

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Birds Eagles Elephants Rhinoceros 216

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2017

I could swear that I once saw it referenced in an old bird book as a “ Nuthatch Warbler ” but I’ll retire my binoculars if I can remember where I saw that reference. Watching them hunt can be fun though. After all, who wants to bird in monochrome when spring migration so often offers technicolor?

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New York City New York United States Hunting 103

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

I make this statement with this addendum; I would not post the location of a species that could be targeted during hunting season. References: 1 Wikipedia. For an excellent discussion on sharing wildlife locations , please read Ingrid’s post here. I hope you enjoy these photos of my recent experience with the Snow Bunting.

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California North America Wildlife Campaign 100

Critter News

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

She's referring to the pie thrown in the face of Fisheries Minister Gail Shea by a PETA member protesting the Canadian seal hunt. It's pretty scary that a Liberal MP would actually question whether a pie in the face is terrorism.

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PETA Seals Protest Protesting 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Originally a hunting term, the Big Five were the most dangerous and prized targets of the great white hunters on safari. However it is now one of the world’s rarest animals after decades of relentless hunting and poaching. The Black Rhino was also a widespread African denizen occurring throughout the continent, even into desert areas.

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Buffalo Rhinoceros Elephants Leopards 202

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Proposal: Creation of a Federal Wildlife Conservation Stamp A birder, wildlife watcher, photographer and non-hunter version of the Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp (aka Federal Duck Stamp). She says, “there’s just a cultural bias against anything related to hunting.”

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Wildlife Hunters Ducks Hunting 200

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 13, 2012

My experience of Common Nighthawks had previously been at dusk as they begin hunting for the night. This is a term used in the Far East to describe someone who has been rudely awoken and refers to the half-closed eyes and accompanying grumpiness of one who feels that sleep has been taken from them.

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Miami Florida Hunting Breeding 167

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2012

Today an adult bird was hunting while two juvenile birds waited, knee-deep in water, apparently unclear what to do next. The adult bird had had some success and stopped hunting in favour of a dip. Using the ubiquitous Great Egret as a reference, the Goliath Heron is half a meter taller (from bill-tip to toe) and four times as heavy.

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Hunting Battery Raised Adoptable 184

10,000 Birds

MAY 5, 2016

A letter requesting information on the permit issued to remove the nest got this response from the city, “In reference to your request for documentation for the removal of an active Osprey nest from the light pole at the soccer field, please be advised that none exist.

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Transported Eggs Birds Killing 101

Animal Person

MAY 17, 2009

" And I'm not just referring to Vick here. Is what he did like hunting? Let's deconstruct the concept: Do you think that people who have spent their lives harming animals by eating them, just like I did and much of my family still does, deserve a second chance? Is fighting and killing dogs the same thing? Like skinning a mink?

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Foie Gras Michael Vick New York Times Seals 100

Critter News

AUGUST 29, 2009

Dubbed the Crocodile Gang, this cartel - whose existence can be revealed by the Mail today - is behind the ‘industrial-scale slaughter’ of black rhinos, prompting warnings that the species will be hunted to extinction in the region within two years.

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Rhinos Elephants Butcher Slaughter 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 22, 2022

The Latin species name vermiculatus (worm-like) refers to the markings on the upperparts. A bit like renting an apartment next to a mass murderer in the hope that this will deter other criminals, but as they say, nature knows best. The photo shows a male – the female has some chestnut parts as well.

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Zimbabwe Birds South Africa Benin 147

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2012

The first was Lewis Binford, who noted, correctly, that if you look at actual animal bones from actual archaeological sites, you could not objectively see clear evidence that would distinguish hunting from scavenging, and if you compared these “food remains” to hyena food remains, they looked roughly the same.

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Humane Lions Buffalo Hunting 165

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

During the very late 15th century and early 16th century, there are about five or so references to one Spanish explorer or another finding a “Turkey” and maybe or maybe not bringing it back to Europe. Another from the King of Spain dated 30 september 1512 refers to two turkeys which had arrived in Spain from Hispaniola.

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Turkey Columbus Spain Fowl 202

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 19, 2011

These two species make a good living eating seal carcasses and even hunting the chicks of other seabirds, and are correspondingly among the strongest legged of any of the petrels. Throughout the petrel and albatross order there are suposed to be only two species, the two large and vulture-like giant petrels , that feed on land.

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Albatross Hawaii Seals Parrots 179

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

million people were spending nearly $1 billion annually to hunt waterfowl. References: 1 Birds of North America Online , 2 U.S. Waterfowl were then and are now the most prominent and economically important group of migratory birds of the North American continent. By 1985, approximately 3.2 Fish and Wildlife Service.

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Sacramento Wildlife United States North America 170

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

BBC Nature has a really cool video of the Peregrine hunting a pigeon in a stoop. Although Peregrines are famous for hunting birds from above by stooping down on them, they use several other means of attaining prey and are most active at dawn and dusk. Don’t miss it! Peregrine Falcon from Sacramento NWR auto loop.

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Falcons Wildlife Sacramento Endangered Species 134

10,000 Birds

JUNE 23, 2022

The Latin name “frontalis” (meaning, as you can guess, something like “frontal”) referring to the distinct black forehead makes more sense. Similar to the falconet, the collar is not really the most obvious feature of the Collared Treepie. A worrying trend. ” Some superstition surely should be supported.

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Birds Myanmar China Chicago 147

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 11, 2016

One of the scenes in the film I found very disturbing as both a birder and wildlife photographer, depicted Adam Grimm and Tim Taylor out in the field attempting to capture images of ducks as reference images for their artwork. The Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp is obviously a successful wildlife conservation program.

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Ducks 2016 Hunters Wildlife 102

Animal Person

MARCH 9, 2010

Dunayer devotes a chapter each to the language used in hunting, zoos, "marine parks," vivisection and "animal agriculture." An animal's own terms are 'Don't hunt me'" (49). "At Put simply, many people just can't handle the truth--or too much of it at once.

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Animal Vivisection Suffering Emotional 100

Animal Person

OCTOBER 5, 2009

Where's the hunting? And in this case we are told exactly where they come from, therefore we don't need to make any assumptions: The child's father taught him how to use a gun (at age 4) and takes him hunting. each reference to "animals" above should really say "certain animals:" the ones we have chosen to demonize.

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Alligators Pit Bulls Killing Slaughter 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

As a result, America’s national parks are now at a higher risk of private development within their borders, we will have fewer tools to protect access to hunting and fishing spots, and local parks and open space projects in all 50 states may face delays or cancellation in the year ahead.”

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Legislation Montana America Wyoming 173

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Snowy Owls are at risk of getting killed via collisions, incidental poisoning from rodenticides, and even illegal hunting (Stone et al. References. It is estimated that Snowy Owl populations in North America have declined by 52% since the 1960s (Berlanga et al. 1999, Holt et al. of Snowy Owl deaths (Kerlinger and Lein 1988).

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Ethics Owls New York North America 143