10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2023

I try not to talk too much with my long-suffering congregation about birds. And I have protected and cared for other native plants that have turned up on their own, particularly granjenos , which have now begun to produce their first tasty red fruits. So I am attempting to respond, by creating new habitat.

2018 181

2018 Suffering Mexico Protection 181

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The photographic quality ranges from very good to exceptional, and though the point of photographs in a book like this is to communicate information, I think the excellence of some of Loughlin’s photography suffers from the number of images packed into the book. I also think there are chapters where the photographs crowd out the text.

2006 248

2006 Tortoises Sea Lions Sea Turtles 248

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

.” A more interesting piece of information than that birds need food is that “the African Harrier-Hawk is known to blush deep red in the face when they are taken by surprise, as well as during the courtship process” ( source ). I guess blushing is easier if you have a bald face like this species.

South Africa 147

South Africa Niger Birds Mice 147

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

American Bird Conservancy respects the judicial process but is deeply troubled by the outcome of the Malheur case. It puts our ecologically valuable wildlife at risk and disrespects the men and women charged with protecting our natural resources. From a press release by the American Bird Conservancy.

Extremist 151

Extremist Oregon Wildlife illegal 151

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Compassionate conservation’s central premise is that every individual animal’s life counts, so our attempts to repair ecological damage or save a certain species, shouldn’t, by design or accident, sacrifice or negatively impact even more life in the process.” Wildlife belongs to everyone and no one.

Wildlife 238

Wildlife Coyotes Hunters Wolves 238

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 18, 2012

So, back in the 1980s, biologists looked into bird nesting behavior and seemingly showed that some birds put certain plants into their nests in order to reduce the parasite load they might otherwise suffer, especially in nesting sites that were repeatedly reused. Behavioural Processes, Volume 56, Issue 2, 1 November 2001, Pages 113–120.

2001 144

2001 New York City Birds Research 144

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

The male shown in the video above, filmed at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, was in the process of gathering nesting material for what usually adds up to a dozen to two dozen nests! America’s National Wildlife Refuge System is the world’s largest network of protected areas dedicated to wildlife conservation.

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Sacramento North America Wildlife Defenders Of Wildlife 161