10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2012

This post comes courtesy of Mrs Gannet who became rather taken with the Little Owl when we found him in Mote Park last month. There has been a Little Owl living in this hollow branch for at least 3 years as documented in Simon’s Mote Park Blog and it is assumed to be the same individual though I am not sure whether it is a she or a he.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2012

A Kansas Snowy Owl that was seen by hundreds of birders was struck and killed by a car. At death, it weighed 876 grams, about half what a healthy owl should weight.

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APRIL 14, 2023

Miriam Darlington determined to take on an owl quest, to immerse herself in their world, as she says, and also to find out how they are immersed in ours – to “look into the mythology, kinship, otherness and mystery that wild owls offer.”

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OCTOBER 25, 2016

In Oregon, the Barred Owl is taking over Northern Spotted Owl territory and threatening that smaller bird’s survival. On the other hand, the extinction of the Spotted Owl is completely unacceptable. Other animal control issues that involve mass killing make for easier decisions, according to Peter P.

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JULY 24, 2023

The Japanese Scops Owl has the same word in its name ( Otus semitorques ), but I could not find an explanation for that either. The other is the Crested Finchbill. The Latin species name is semitorques , which means something like “half-twisted” – but I have no idea why.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2015

But “Hawk”’s active ingredient, a deadly second-generation anticoagulant, bromadialone, has been implicated in the deaths of Red-tailed Hawks, Red-shouldered Hawks, Cooper’s Hawks, and other raptors : American Kestrels, Barn Owls, Golden Eagles, Great Horned Owls, and Turkey Vultures. Thanks for your concern for wildlife, Syngenta.).

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NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Wintering Wallcreepers are always a possibility, too, generally in quarries where Eagle Owls are resident. Rock Nuthatches can be elusive Mention of Eagle Owl brings me to to rich variety of raptors to be found here in winter. One year we found an impressively big calidus Peregrine, feeding on a Wigeon that it had killed.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 27, 2018

Few things are more frightening to contemplate than an ambush predator that, by nature, strikes without warning using its own deadly killing tools with efficient, lethal expertise. Spectacled Owl. Another predator, this one only comes out at night and as with most owls, is also naturally sort of spooky. Pygmy-Owls.

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JULY 4, 2023

How much do you know about owls? I’ve been fortunate to encounter many owls in my birding life, sometimes because I’m looking for them, sometimes happily by happenstance. What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds is a joyous, fascinating read. I don’t think so.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

The mountain dynamic has killed people; quite a few in past times when folks who were dressed and adapted to warmer temperatures tried to hike over the tall mountains and became lost or were caught unawares and unprepared for a hypothermic night. The post High Elevation Birding in Costa Rica at Providencia appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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JANUARY 3, 2014

A poisoned rodent can kill whatever eats it, and death by poison is a very bad way to go. Birds Conservation Barn Owl hawk raptors rat poison rats reckitt benckiser' as well as a rare mammal, the California fisher. Scroll to the bottom for a list of products you can boycott. Photos of Cooper’s Hawks by Tony Brake.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2016

s and “Kill me now!”s. Do you associate the sound of a bell with an armed ninja who wants to kill you? If you see an owl,” wrote Mikal Deese, “someone in your family is going to die. That’s why I can’t take owls to a lot of my education programs out here in New Mexico.”. s, “Gaaahh!”s No, no, no. Probably not.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2019

But when both birds approached an eagle, it attacked: the hawk was able to evade the eagle, but not so the crow, which was killed instantly. Click on the navigation icon on the Great Horned Owl, above, to see a full image of the cover of Birder’s Break. ]. and the Buffalo native Fred Szatkowki. by Gerry Rising. 10 x 8 inches.

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MARCH 14, 2016

This barrier beach habitat is often where Snowy Owls , Horned Larks , Snow Buntings , and other winter birds find food and shelter and it also serves as nesting grounds for American Oystercatchers and Piping Plovers , both of which arrive in March. No, they didn’t really kill the crab themselves.). This shot is also uncropped.

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JULY 4, 2014

Know what else kills grassland birds? Peep the new “ugly” baby ibis at the UK’s Kirkleatham Owl Centre. If you’ve got some downtime between barbecues and fireworks (or, outside of the U.S., Ill-timed mowing … which a petition aims to stop in New York’s Hudson Valley. Meanwhile, in San Jose, Calif.,

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NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Other than these missing items, the book is well-designed and I love the cover, a silhouette of Dorian cycling, his four panniers visible in the outline, against the image of a giant Snowy Owl against a sky-blue background. Big Year Books are the niche genre of birding.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 2, 2012

9: Swift What would happen if instead of sending the Joker and Lex Luthor off to jail each time Superman and Batman caught them, instead they just killed them? 8: Nite-Owl Alan Moore’s 1986 Watchmen is perhaps the most celebrated comic of all time, even ranking in Time Magazine’s top 100 Best Novels (since 1923).

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2012

Tucked into the shadows the hawk can complete the kill. Heermann’s Gull bills can appear in Great Horned Owl pellets. Grabbing the shoulders works out better for the hawk though it has to fight the drag from the pigeon’s outstretched wings. Check out the submariner Coot and the startled Great Blue Heron. Osprey…?

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2019

Just when a manakin feels safe it has to deal with the possibility of being killed by a pint-sized, voracious thing with needle-sharp talons. Crested Owl. Since all owls are automatically cool, I wouldn’t say that this is the coolest. Even better, many now feed on Beach Almonds, a tree planted in many areas for shade.

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JANUARY 6, 2014

Scientists speculate that these conditions may threaten the larvae of the Emerald Ash Borer , an invasive beetle killing ash trees around the Great Lakes region and beyond. When all else fails, some tried-and-true backyard birding may provide reassurance. The deep freeze may have more long-range effects, though.

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OCTOBER 23, 2015

The newest find of this extremely scarce bird was a male, and was “collected” (an innocent-sounding euphemism for “killed”) for the American Museum of Natural History. And is the amount of knowledge gained anywhere near the amount of knowledge lost by the deliberate killing of this bird?

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AUGUST 18, 2018

When news later reached our little town (likely through a newspaper) that the bird-killing chemical was to be banned, my environmental activism was born. Also opposed to that wall: The Owls of Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, Texas. As a youngster who loved to read, I thought the best way to stop this assault was with words.

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MAY 26, 2015

In the grand scheme of things, this is just a small town and only one person was killed due to injuries suffered. Kelly Preheim was talking about the large numbers of Snowy Owls on the nearby National Wildlife Refuge. There were 23 cows killed; some had to be shot up in trees where they were stuck. Chaos and insulation.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2015

— and link that to something abut the Great Grey Owl and my BFF Analiese Miller who is an amazing, emerging, photographer who has recently trained her 300mm Cannon F4 lens on the birds (including the Great Grey) at Sax Zim. Birds Cassin''s Auk crows Great Grey Owl Mass Death research' You see, it is all connected.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 10, 2011

Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners.Or RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover? Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Utah Birders has a copy of Hawks at a Distance to give away. Wicked, right?

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NOVEMBER 4, 2014

The leopards place their kill in a tree, protecting it from poaching by other predators. So, the best way to find a leopard is to find the kill. It was a fresh kill, and though it might take hours, the observers knew that eventually the leopard was going to come back for his breakfast. This is a big young ‘un!

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 31, 2019

On a twenty-four hour birding bender that had already netted me two state birds, including an amazing Burrowing Owl in Queens , I took a stop at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge to see what was around. The second trip was in the rain and it killed my camera but fortunately not the memory card as the image above shows.

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JUNE 3, 2014

Laughing Owl, 1909, New Zealand, photo taken by Cuthbert and Oliver Parr, pp. The Laughing Owl of New Zealand exhibited an apparent lack of fear of strangers and a propensity to spend time on the ground, making it easy pickings for introduced predators. Their photos are the only known ones taken of the owl in the wild.

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DECEMBER 4, 2015

Inserts in rodent poisons that assure the public they will not kill anything but the offending rats or mice pedal the same questionable claims as those of the snake oil salesmen of bygone days. You will know that bird died from applied pesticides, or see the owl that was hit by a car and realize this was a human-caused consequence.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

You open the door and they either freak and flail, which could lead to self-injury; or they freak and try to kill you, which could lead to rehabber injury. “I When some birds start to feel better, they stay mellow and allow you to do what you have to do without much protest. Others, not so much.

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AUGUST 26, 2012

I knew that it was a behaviour that was common in owls but I had never even heard of it with hawks before. “Well, I won’t be needing this any longer” Up until this moment I did not realize that not only owls upchucked undigested pellets of bone and fur. Feather’s from the kill float in the water.

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MARCH 14, 2011

Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners.Or These Blasts From The Past New York City Canada Goose “Kill Zones&# Revealed Help Save Migratory Birds! • Explore These Related Posts More Habitat for Snowy Plover?

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MAY 9, 2016

We also were amazed by the sheer volume of road kill we saw, something that Anthony detailed in his blog post , which I highly recommend you read, about the day. We saw Common Gallinules , a nice male Rose-breasted Grosbeak , Bald Eagles , and a Great Horned Owl among the fifty-three species for our checklist. All was not lost though.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 14, 2011

I have never been one to advocate the needless killing of animals for whatever purpose. Consider the following quote, &# Falconry involves the use of birds of prey to kill other birds and animals for sport. In the case of fox hunting (a true bloodsport), dogs are domesticated animals that are killing, not for food, but for sport.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

After bashing it on a branch to kill it, it did finally get it swallowed. I have had a tough time tracking down any owls, but we did find this pair of Pacific Screech Owls. The grounds around the lodge had enough birds to keep me busy, and our morning on the river helped us put together a list of 57 species.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 15, 2014

Sentient people recoil at the idea of leg-hold traps, those medieval–torture devices which cause so much pain and suffering before their victims eventually die, are killed, or (very occasionally) are rescued. Here’s why. We had to euthanize the poor bird immediately.”. “I didn’t even know they made them that big.”

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

This often means that I end up with an hour or so to kill in Bayonne. Or the Short-eared Owls that have been seen several times of late on the margins of the Bayonne Golf Club? If I have a mid-morning meeting my strategy is to leave much earlier than necessary so as to avoid the worst of the traffic. Evidence needed?

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