10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2023

If you want to know what happened on August 31, 1984, I can name at least one event: In the Padang-Sugihan Wildlife Reserve in South Sumatra province, a Large Frogmouth was mobbed by a Greater Racket-tailed Drongo, as described here. At between 4 pm and 6 pm, to be exact. Lucky him, right? Though he ended up dead anyway.

Birds 215

Birds Eagles Elephants Rhinoceros 215

10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2013

However two fossil riverbeds are situated within the South African sector of the park, the Nossob and the Auob and underground water along these riverbeds results in lusher vegetation thus attracting herds of ungulates and their ever-present predators.

Leopards 162

Leopards Cats Namibia Killing 162

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

It is presented in two main parts, the “how” – considering the physical processes involved in the way animals perceive their environment, and “why” of animal behaviour – examining the evolutionary forces that have shaped the more complex behaviours. At some stage, a salmon-hunting bear at a shingle beach came too close, mere 9 steps.

Animal 115

Animal Bears Stray Dog Blackbirds 115

10,000 Birds

APRIL 17, 2012

Most importantly, let us remember that the effects of the spill are still being felt and the BP Oil Spill timeline continues until the present and into the future. May 29, 2010 BP finally announces that Operation “Top Kill”, the effort to force drilling mud into the wellhead and seal it, has failed.

2010 232

2010 Louisiana 2012 2011 232

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2012

Fish and Wildlife Service endangered species list. The Kirtland’s Warbler is divided into three sections: The Past, The Present, The Future. history; they killed a young boy just to prove they could commit the perfect crime and were the models for the murderers in Hitchcock’s film Rope. photo by Lynn C. Jackson, 2012.

Michigan 227

Michigan Bahamas Endangered Species Research 227

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2021

Weidensaul worked on the first research project in Argentina 24 years ago, and his memories of that time in the pampas are both a baseline for what has happened since, a mini-story in itself, and a tribute to Pete Bloom and Brian Woodbridge, the wildlife biologists who originated the study of Swainson’s Hawks in Butte Valley.

Cyprus 250

Cyprus Slaughter Slaughtered Research 250

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2011

Herring Gull The Herring hull is everybody’s idea of a seagull, being present throughout the year at coastal cliffs, beaches, harbors and towns. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. at Gloucester Harbor Birding The San Jacinto Valley.Or The proposal from U.S.

2011 157

2011 Cyprus Deer Species 157

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

They are also threatened by cultural beliefs that lead to killing them because they’re seen as harbingers of death and bad luck. I’m wondering if the subject of this book itself presented a challenge. Owls are in danger from the usual threats–habitat destruction, climate change, human intrusion. They are also hunted.

Owls 209

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 209

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2015

The high nutrient loading led to massive and unprecedented algal blooms which in turn killed productive plants and changed the once crystal-clear lake into pea soup. For most of early 2015 two groove-billed anis were present on the trail close to the Lake County/Orange County border. Additionally, 367 bird species have been recorded.

2015 232

2015 Florida Farming 2014 232

10,000 Birds

JULY 25, 2022

This study suggests that the common pastime of supplementary feeding of ducks has resulted in new foraging behaviours and patterns within urban populations of Pacific Black Ducks, and these findings have implications for urban wildlife management and the co-existence of people and animals in urban environments.” ” ( source ).

Birds 226

Birds Australia Ducks Mountain Goats 226

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

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. So we can squawk at the state wildlife departments all we want, but the USFWS has the final say.

2011 242

2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 242

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 26, 2011

On the islands that make their home, they are rock stars compared to parakeets that dig up storm-petrels to eat ( Antipodes Parakeet ), parrots that kill sheep in order to eat (the incomparable Kea ) and parrots that chew my guttering in the hope that it has turned edible since the last time they tried ( Kaka ).

New Zealand 181

New Zealand Parrots Sanctuary Family 181

10,000 Birds

MARCH 10, 2013

Another bird that was present in several forest areas that we visited was the Forest Kingfisher with its distinct spots on its wings when in flight. You soon adapt to the early mornings and early nights to coincide with the wildlife! Sadly we did see a lot of road kill and no doubt a result of people driving at night.

Birds 150

Birds Cattle Litter 2012 150

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 5, 2014

The story of the flightless Dodo, discovered on the island of Mauritius in 1598 and killed off by 1700, is sad and familiar. Number 33, Parabolic reflector, 1888, for example, starts with the invention of the reflector by a German physicist and broadens into the early history of wildlife sound recording technology. Road signs!

Mauritius 172

Mauritius Collecting Egypt Cyprus 172

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2015

Science and Conservation , the second section, presents two-page summaries of the diverse research being done around the world about penguins. The text is of a whole with the photographs, which are simply magnificent in content and presentation. The first section, Life Between Two Worlds by Tui De Roy is the heart of the book.

Penguins 197

Penguins New Zealand South Africa Albatross 197

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck , 11 July, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Queens, New York (2nd Queens sighting). Then we relocated to a spot where people were seeing several and arrived just in time to see the last one present get snatched by a Peregrine Falcon. It turns I saw it on the last morning it was present. That was close!

New York 256

New York Birds California Owls 256