10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2021

If you remember that the first edition of Sibley was published with “National Audubon Society” on the cover, raise your hand. The photographs are from VIREO, the ornithological image collection associated with the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, which licenses bird photographs to many guides and reference books.

North America 279

North America America Birds California Condor 279

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2012

The three co-authors of Life Along the Delaware Bay are scientists who know how to write about science without jargon or pretense. And, if you want to see a good example of how to convincingly present a case for conservation. And, if you appreciate excellent nature photography.

Delaware 179

Delaware New Jersey Research Eggs 179

10,000 Birds

APRIL 9, 2011

Some ill-informed American wannabe birder pretended to “ clear things up &# recently – causing concerns and chaos in the process - but thankfully rational and science-based heads in Germany prevailed and delivered the hard facts in the case. Of course, and as usual, the UK birders are late to the party and just won’t get it.

North America 145

North America Europe Asia America 145

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

As the Hooded Cranes know that I am a consultant, they sometimes ask me whether they should forage together with geese or preferably seek areas in which geese are not present. .” So, it is definitely a pigeon, not a cuckoo, and my guess is that the cuckoo part of the name hints at the body shape of these species.

Birds 147

Birds Geese Fish Industry 147

10,000 Birds

JUNE 24, 2021

One Oriental Pratincole of them was courageously raising its wings when I unknowingly drove towards its eggs – I reversed, but I am not so sure about the next person using that road … Being yelled at by the chick of an Oriental Pratincole. In contrast, the Common Terns present look much more elegant.

Birds 217

Birds Uganda Breeding Rats 217

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2020

This is a delightful book, large (8-1/2 by 11 inches), filled with Sibley’s distinctive artwork and an organized potpourri of research-based stories about the science behind bird’s lives. This was a pleasant surprise if only because I’m so used to the more technical views presented in his field guides.

2020 264

2020 Birds Groups North America 264

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

It turns out that there are new things that can be learned about extinct birds, and that even if the conclusion is obvious–the bird is gone, there is no time machine and we can’t change that–the way in which it is presented can differ as well. “Winter Sports in Northern Louisiana: Shooting Wild Pigeons.”

2014 160

2014 Killing Michigan Kentucky 160

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Cows, domestic sheep, chickens and many others would not survive if they were not raised for human consumption, protected from malnutrition, disease and predators. 22, 2009 The writer is professor emeritus at the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at California State University, Long Beach. Lawrence S. Lerner Woodside, Calif.,

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Vegan Vegetarian 40

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 17, 2012

The Bluebird Effect is a memoir stretching from childhood to the present, and I don’t expect it to be the last one. Birds continue to present themselves to me, usually in need. Songbird rehabilitation, unlike the vastly more popular raptor rehab, mostly involves raising orphans. But oh, what sweet madness.

Raised 214

Raised Boston Rats Experience 214

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 25, 2011

Between staying warm/cool, finding food, avoiding predators, migrating thousands of miles every year, finding mates, raising chicks and doing all this at the mercy of the elements, it makes sense that they have more brainpower than just simple instinct to run on. I believe in science. Science, for many years, has done no better.

Emotional 206

Emotional Science Birds Mammals 206

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

Eventually, I found the lone whooping crane present at the refuge by its call. My friend Vickie Henderson , who has some serious long-range vision, looked at the science behind Tennessee’s crane hunting proposal and found it badly wanting. I knew I’d never heard that before. Here’s the petition. Nobody needs to eat them.

2011 242

2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 242

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2014

The magnificent history and diversity of birds on Earth came into sharper focus this month with the publication of 28 new scientific papers in Science and other journals. 2014), presents an authoritative framework for our understanding of and future work on bird phylogeny. American Flamingo photo by Dick Culbert).

Family 279

Family Parrots Birds 2014 279

10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2011

What I’d like to do, however, is to present one single question related to migration, which in turn will spawn (or, rather, hatch) myriad other questions ranging from trivially easy to impossible to answer. Another question this raises has to do with migration itself. But I’m getting a bit ahead of myself. Why migrate?

Research 193

Research Humane Compassion New York 193

Animal Person

OCTOBER 7, 2011

As far as atheism goes, I'd rather my child have a healthy skepticism that is fact driven and science driven. My parents did their best to raise my sister and me. We were presented with animals to eat and wear. We were presented with animal bodies to celebrate over at holidays. He has his reasons. We ate and wore them.

Suffering 100

Suffering Vegan Raised Ethics 100

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. Raised in the Galapagos, she’s been exposed to penguins her whole life. The text is of a whole with the photographs, which are simply magnificent in content and presentation.

Penguins 200

Penguins New Zealand South Africa Albatross 200