10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2011

I recently heard from Chris Kirkby, the Managing Director and Principal Investigator at Asociacion Fauna Forever , a Peruvian not-for-profit organisation based in Lima and Puerto Maldonado, about a series of bird-banding workshops being held this June and November in the rainforests of Tambopata in south-eastern Peru. Wicked, right?

Peru 212

Peru 2011 Deer Birds 212

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Even the names we give to some birds reflect their dependence on the cultivated landscape – we have Barn Owls ( Tyto alba ) and Barn Swallows ( Hirundo rustica ) over much of the world, and Orchard Orioles ( Icterus spurius ) in the Americas really do have a fondness for fruit groves.

Vermont 122

Vermont Belgium Farming Europe 122

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2012

Rapai reprints an editorial from the 1904 Bulletin of the Michigan Ornithological Club that will remind many birders of more recent discussions on the Internet concerning the publication of owl and bird nest locations, its language only a little bit more civilized! Rapai is clearly fascinated by Leopold’s life, and frankly, so was I.

Michigan 245

Michigan Bahamas Endangered Species Research 245

10,000 Birds

JULY 31, 2015

She has a captive-bred education bird named Xena, a Eurasian Eagle Owl. We released live mice into the flight so they could learn to catch and kill live prey. They immediately went to investigate it, and quickly learned to move when cars were coming. This post is from Lisa Beth Acton, a wildlife rehabilitator in Accord, NY.

Raised 245

Raised Mice Wildlife Rehabilitation Squirrels 245

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2022

If the animal then touches or investigates the mark, it is taken as an indication that the animal perceives the reflected image as an image of itself, rather than of another animal. In the classic test, an animal is anesthetized and then marked on an area of the body the animal cannot normally see.

Birds 204

Birds Sparrows Protection Humane 204