10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

It certainly wasn’t the most eloquent phrase to ever fall from my lips, but it was true from my reference point. At first glance, the silhouette looked right for a loon, but something was…off.

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Bald Eagle Florida Farming Eagles 232

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 19, 2021

In what may be the nicest thing a woman has ever said to a man, she replies “Well, my friend, you’ve come to the right place.” ” Yes, I wanted to put this into a birding blog post, with the spurious rationale that if you are looking for rosefinches, at Balangshan, you have come to the right place.

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China Birds Species Raised 264

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

And yes, of course you missed my reference to somebody determining the mitochondrial genome of the species. A rather not very interesting fact about this species is that the scientific name canifrons – rather than hinting at the bird’s crest – refers to the species’ grey forehead. Then, on to nuthatches.

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Birds China Woodpeckers Breeding 184

10,000 Birds

JUNE 14, 2023

Mentions of Trinidad being the “land of the hummingbird” served to further irk me later on, and the fact that the airline selected this logo to reference that makes me bring up a little bit of breakfast. One can only see the truest purple when the light is just right!

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Trinidad Experience Experiments Rights 130

Animal Person

APRIL 5, 2011

A couple of years ago I wrote about whether it's a good use of my time to be a purist about the term "animal rights" when most of the world doesn't have the same understanding of the term as I do. Or how a paragraph would refer to animal rights and animal welfare as if they're interchangeable.

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Animal Rights For Animals Rights HSUS 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2024

When a birder uses the word, we usually refer to a species that canbe mostly or exclusively found in a single country. I’ve seen about a fifth of Mexico’s endemic birds, almost all of them right here in the state of Michoacán. The word “endemic” has always seemed rather vague to me.

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Costa Rica Mexico North America Lions 196

10,000 Birds

JULY 30, 2021

Nope, definitely not one of those… The classification of beer styles can be a pretty thorny issue in its own right, and I suspect Helles requires some explanation to most casual drinkers outside of Germany. The name is a reference to its color, coming from a German word for “bright” or “light”.

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Germany New York Bears Rights 262

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

There, to our right, was an Isabelline Wheatear , my first of this group. The Isabelline Wheatear is an exception; its name apparently refers to the color of parchment. Could this individual have done the same, across Turkey’s Bosphorus straits, recently? But it was on the ground that the most interesting species turned up.

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Turkey Pelicans Birds Spain 223

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Kricher is well-known in naturalist book circles as a scientist who can write about complex scientific topics in engaging smart prose touched with just the right amount of dry wit. Kricher places the “Selected References” at the end of each chapter, which makes it easy to follow up on topics that strike your fancy.

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2006 Tortoises Sea Lions Sea Turtles 258

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Yet they also bring up questions, which I’m going to talk about right now before diving into the specifics of the guides themselves. I think we do have the right to expect that artwork and species descriptions when repeated are current, reflect recent studies and taxonomic thought. © 2023 by Steve N.

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Costa Rica Belize El Salvador Birds 223

10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2023

It is not clear whether it refers to getting there or to moving around within the area, so unless the second is self-explanatory, I usually explain both. Actually, the right move would be to incorporate these two sites, because what is missing at eBird are hotspot descriptions, how to move around and which route to take.

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Europe Netherlands Namibia Cuba 214

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 12, 2022

As a point of reference, this adult Spotted Wren has developed a full set of spots. Perhaps it was right. First, it was an endemic Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow , just hanging out… “ Then it saw my face… “ This is an immature endemic Spotted Wren (no spots yet), minding its own business. Which explains the name.

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Sparrows California Woodpeckers Species 147

Reddit Animals

JANUARY 23, 2024

I am working on a project right now and I would like to give it a "pet name" to make it easier to refer to. My favourite is Kamunyak the lioness that keeps adopting Oryx calfs but her name is not that easy to pronounce (or remember how to spell).

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2021

However, having seen these birds in Shanghai in the past week or so, capitalism does not seem to sound right. I promise the blog post will not again refer to socialism. Why can`t you just all look in the right direction? Trump voters, you can read on without compromising your ideals. I did not ask. “You talkin` to me?

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China ALA Fish Mammals 263

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Let’s start with band names referring to birds in general (and let’s keep in mind that this blog post only mentions music deemed of sufficient quality by the almighty writer). Next, band names referring to individual birds or bird families. I am sure you can easily imagine this as a PowerPoint slide.

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South Africa China Germany Birds 235

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2023

References to plate numbers (in the Plates section) and photograph numbers (in a Photo Gallery) are also placed prominently next to species name. There is also ample reference material in the front and back of the guide. Family follows family with no page break, making this section a little dense.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Birds Family Collecting 265

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Oh, cheeky me left out another alternative for both cases, which brings us right to the origin of these sayings: the devil. Being referred to as a raven parent is grim, because this is a rather strong insult paired with a damning judgement of your parental qualities. An animal’s blood is referred to as Schweiss, which means sweat.

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Germany Birds Hunters Owls 190

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Birkhead focuses on those stories that both illustrate each chapter’s theme and clearly have meaning to him, and though the Birds and Us of the title primarily refers to how we, humans, observe and value birds, there are forays into birds and art, literature, medicine, food, religion, and biography.

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Dissection Birds Research Europe 229

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The inner side of the front cover contains the visual Quick Reference with paintings of one representative of the family followed by the relevant page number. The next page contains an alphabetical Quick Reference. You can zoom right into the photos, illustrations and maps, to enlarge the details.

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Africa South Africa Swaziland Lesotho 264

Animal Person

MAY 10, 2009

In " 'Animal Rights:' Pernicious Nonsense for Both Law & Public Policy ," Massachusetts attorney and "sportsman" Richard Latimer is on the mark with some concepts, and way off with others. Now, I know you're saying: That's not what animal rights is. It has absolutely nothing to do with any genuine environmentalist ethic.

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Animal Rights Rights Broiler Chicken Animal 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Orange-bellied Leafbird among leaves: somebody got it right naming this bird. So, I am afraid a proper The National reference has to wait for another time. These are the equivalent to the local hooligans at Fraser`s Hill – if there is a gang of them around, the other birds tread carefully. Want to see a bird shaped like an egg?

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Birds Malaysia Morals Asia 214

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

That’s right, and neither could the person (Michael Gottlieb) who posted the photo, taken the day before, on Halloween morning. Awesome, right? Western” refers to a two-species complex, the Cordilleran Flycatcher and the Pacific-slope Flycatcher. I couldn’t identify it? A new bird for Queens! I’m glad you asked!

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Birds Collecting 2015 Species 244

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Then, I was not sure whether this was the right thing to do. It certainly does not refer to the status of Nanhui. At least, I managed to get a The National reference into the blog eventually. Interfering with nature … Both are fully alive, though this is hard to tell on these photos. A happier shrike.

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Birds LACS France Japan 238

10,000 Birds

MAY 12, 2022

(No, this is not a reference to my personal worst birder joke ever, that One good tern deserves another. That’s me on the right. Although that joke does apply to Faraaz Abdool’s latest post.). I consider myself exceedingly fortunate to have several birder friends who are biologists. In case you were wondering.

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San Diego Turtles Mexico Sparrows 256

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2022

Most of this book is about Eurasian Wryneck, as the subtitle indicates, though Red-throated Wryneck is referred to throughout and there is a chapter focused on the species. I somehow knew right away that the bird I saw was a Wryneck. The latter is a nonmigratory, African endemic with a scattered, limited distribution.

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Woodpeckers Hungary Thailand 2014 243

10,000 Birds

MARCH 30, 2023

William also had connections to both China and Napoleon, but I am too lazy to copy these bits from Wikipedia right now. Other sources are even more exuberant – birdfact.com calls the species “one of the most striking birds on the planet” (probably again only referring to the male, though). Read it there if you want.

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China Research India Zoos 240

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

By the very end of summer – right around the time the grape harvest is taking place – Barn Swallows have already begun to vacate the fields and meadows of Europe, winging their way south to Africa for the winter (and not disappearing, as Aristotle believed, to hibernate in trees until the following spring). Keulemans (1842-1912).

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2016 Europe New York Africa 248

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2019

In most cases, it is thought to come from the Spanish word “Bobo” referring to stupid, or ignorant. In other historical references to this name, it has been used to describe someone (or thing) as being awkward, clumsy, or clownish. Moving on from there, we now get to the heart of this discussion, the name Booby. Well, no more!

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Iceland Family Birds Groups 125

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The closest the poor writer of a blog has to a “Ius Primae Noctis” is the right to discuss things that are totally irrelevant to the supposed topic of the blog. Like for me, to talk about the song “ Kiss your lips ” by Allo Darlin’, and to quote some of the lyrics, such as.

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Bangladesh Birds China India 179

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2023

The birds I’m referring to in this post are all flycatchers that occupy woody, forest habitat; but they are very infrequently in the same place at the same time. When I say they target the nest, what I really mean is that they target the present occupiers and rightful owners of the nest.

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Trinidad Abandon Abandoning Abandonment 151

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2021

In birding circles, we refer to the northern and eastern part of Costa Rica as the Caribbean Slope. During our visit, one was sleeping high in a tree right next to the parking area. Its the wetter side of a wet tropical country and since it has a distinct and diverse avifauna, we differentiate it from other parts of the country.

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Costa Rica Puerto Rico Birds Owls 264

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 17, 2023

The phrase itself referred to the yellow-brown uniform … It was also used to describe long-time Nazis who were given important positions in the Party or one of its organizations.” ” Sounds more sophisticated, right? ” (source: Fritz Hillenbrand, Underground Humour in Nazi Germany: 1933-1945, Routledge: London).

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Pandas Research Phoenix Science 130

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 27, 2020

There is a thing parents know very well – how important it is to choose the right name for a child. E.g. one Croat birder I know, Vedran – I never met a guy so well described by his own name, which loosely translated as “joyful”. Or Fleming – he has chosen “Bond”.

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Family Birds South America Breeding 296

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The Nonggang Babbler ‘s claim to fame is having only been discovered in 2008 (as a meaningless reference, it should be added that the first iPhone was released in 2007, one year earlier). Spot the reference? ) One of the reasons for birders to come here is to see the Nonggang Babbler.

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China Vietnam Birds Monkeys 147

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

When we come to Gentoo Penguin again in the South Georgia chapter, for example, we’re referred back to its first appearance in Antarctica, utilizing the outline numbers.). It is not always easy to get the right color in printed photographs. The full-length species accounts are not repeated.

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Penguins Georgia New Zealand Albatross 278

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Species formerly referred to as P. Rufous-necked Snowfinches can look very photogenic with the right background. The HBW delights with exciting information on systematics history: “Specific name sometimes erroneously spelt P. barbata , but present name has priority. One recent study found that this species was sister to P.

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China Birds Austria ALA 254

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

When we refer to an American Robin , we all immediately know the precise species in question. In law, there is often a similar approach, memorably articulated by Justice Louis Brandeis , who said “in most matters it is more important that the applicable rule of law be settled than that it be settled right.”.

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