10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Somehow, a spoon as a bill may not be the ideal tool for this task. Once the bird takes up a different position, it gets more interesting. I am not quite sure whether the Spoon-billed Sandpiper actually tried to eat this shrimp. On the other hand, maybe if all you have is a spoon, everything looks like soup to you.

China 204

China Birds Pythons Rabbits 204

10,000 Birds

JULY 27, 2012

Yet I realize banding is a very valuable tool, and gives us information we could not otherwise gather. Just before Thanksgiving, 2010, a driver spotted a Red-tailed hawk sitting on a dead rabbit in the middle of the road. She wasn’t about to leave her rabbit, and the driver figured something was wrong, so he picked her up.

Rabbits 236

Rabbits New Jersey Neglecting North America 236

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

Crows from the remote Pacific island of New Caledonia show incredibly high-level skills when they make and use tools. They get much of their food using tools, and they do this better than chimpanzees. They can add features to improve a tool, a skill supposedly unique to humans. As we all know, dogs are “man’s best friend.”

Emotional 100

Emotional Animal Whales Whaling 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2011

She wrote the books Disapproving Rabbits and City Birds/Country Birds. Safflower is a great tool when dealing with grackles at the feeder. [.] She’s a professional speaker and story-teller and her writing can be found in several publications including WildBird Magazine, Outdoor News, and Birding Business.

2011 189

2011 Birds Woodpeckers Blackbirds 189