10,000 Birds

MAY 11, 2012

Their beautiful blue-gray can really pop in the right light. They do like to supplement their diet with small mammals, reptiles, amphibians, insects. There are too many images to share so I’ll keep the captions brief and let the pictures do the squawking, er, I mean talking. They are true generalists.

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San Francisco Gophers Reptiles Hunters 235

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 7, 2015

The species is omnivorous, eating fruit as well as insects and small reptiles, as well as happily entering buildings to scavenge on, for example, food waste left by messy students. Male Red-winged Starlings (left) have glossy-black heads, while the females (right) have grey heads. The red of the wing is visible here.

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Ostriches South Africa Africa Reptiles 146

10,000 Birds

JULY 29, 2017

However, the crest is not always obvious and its diet is likely to contain birds and small mammals as well as reptiles. Spilornis cheela , can be found right across tropical Asia, preferring forested habitats. It is an easy bird to identify in flight with its broad white bands along the underside of the wings and tail.

Eagles 113

Eagles Malaysia Tail Banding Reptiles 113

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Uganda boasts a checklist of well over one thousand species of birds and host of mammals, reptiles, and interesting insects. ” That helped, right?). We will trek to see Mountain Gorillas , seek out Shoebills , and hope to avoid being trampled by Hippopotami.

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Uganda Africa Gorillas Reptiles 154

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2017

I have to say right off that taxonomic organization is imprinted in my brain. Wildlife of Ecuador: A Photographic Field Guide to Birds, Mammals, Reptiles, and Amphibians is the all-in-one nature guide for the generalist nature traveler. The guide also covers amphibians (37 species), reptiles (40 species), and 71 species of mammal.

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Ecuador Wildlife Reptiles Birds 171

10,000 Birds

JULY 19, 2018

This portal has compared on a per unit of area basis data on the percentage of a total global number of species of birds, amphibians, mammals, reptiles, fish and vascular plants, creating a biodiversity index. Then you get a more realistic picture and those tiny tropical countries rightfully stand out in the spotlights.

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Equatorial Guinea Costa Rica Guyana Central African Republic 194

Critter News

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Yes, that's right. Tags: wildlife smuggling cambodia wildlife trafficking reptiles tortoises snakes. In Cambodia. Luckily, they were alive and released back into the wild. From the AP last week. Acting on a tip, police intercepted the boat Wednesday on the Bassac River in southeastern Cambodia just before it crossed into Vietnam.

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Tortoises Cambodia Vietnam Pythons 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 31, 2018

A Blue-throated Hummingbird just flew right past us, and over to one of the feeders. When the Coopers Hawk blew thru the yard looking for a meal, it just froze, and stayed right there for nearly 5 minutes, plenty of time for me to approach, and get this picture. That is our 5th wheel on the right corner. We will be back often!

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Tucson Costa Rica Arizona Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

There is an old dead tree top, right on the edge of the canyon, that looked like it would be a great spot for the passing birds to make a stop. Anytime you are living around a desert area, reptiles are going to be around. We found both Xanthus’s Hummingbirds , see below, as well as Costa’s Hummingbirds.

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Coyotes Rodents Reptiles Fox 133

Animal Person

APRIL 1, 2010

Meanwhile, "new speciesism" is the notion that within a paradigm where rights are included for nonhuman animals, some are more deserving of rights than others for any of a variety of reasons (e.g., Although we have reptilian ancestors, we didn't descend from reptiles or any species alive today (105).

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Speciesism Apes Advocacy Salamander 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

One of those pooie reptiles: Green Iguana by Niklas Aronsson. Or even those pooie reptiles. And if the amount is taken into consideration, I guess this has to be a much better omen. However, it didn’t stop an elderly couple, who were at the café at the same time, to giggle whenever they saw me during the tour. Or a mammal.

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Costa Rica Reptiles Farming Mississippi 137

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2020

An ultimate freshwater predator that for 100 million years felt no need to evolve any further, the Nile crocodile is the largest African reptile by far. A few paddle strokes down the river and on the right bank there were four Impala antelopes ( Aepyceros melampus ). or a croc was swimming right under the bottom of the kayak….

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Botswana Africa 2001 Fish 186

10,000 Birds

MAY 16, 2018

Well, it took about ten minutes to find out, as I was sitting in the RV, right at water’s edge, photographing a lovely pair of Rufus-banded Honeyeaters , when a small, 2-meter-long Crocodile came rushing up out of the water, right at my door! Crocodiles, smockodiles, how bad could it be?

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Geese Birds Australia Ducks 129

10,000 Birds

MARCH 31, 2022

36, if my counting is right and there has been no very recent split or lump. The Scaly Laughingthrush (Baihualing, Yunnan) once finished as runner-up at a birds-that-look-like-reptiles contest that was won by a Scaly Thrush (not shown). Paul, I think we are soulmates.

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San Diego Malaysia China Zoos 205

10,000 Birds

JUNE 23, 2022

Hongbenghe is a very small village in Yunnan, right next to the border with Myanmar. Even though the English name may indicate that it mainly feeds on crests, it really mostly eats reptiles, primarily tree snakes (HBW). One road simply ends here, giving the place a real end-of-the-world feeling.

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Birds Myanmar China Chicago 147

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2012

Well, we got to see the iguanas until they both suddenly realized that a whole boatload of people was drifting right up to them at which point they skedaddled, but by that point everyone with camera had already managed several shots and those without had enjoyed great looks that they probably would not ever forget.

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New York Reptiles Eggs South America 165

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2022

At the beginning it was so big that I was afraid, I kept running and running, and I was glad when I saw walls far away to the right and left, but these long walls have narrowed so quickly that I am in the last chamber already, and there in the corner stands the trap that I must run into.”

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Raccoons Birds Oregon China 213

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 8, 2013

This park protects the largest remaining tract of dry deciduous forest in the west of India, offering visitors 37 species of reptiles, 38 species of mammals and, not to be forgotten – almost 300 bird species. The largest reptile is the Indian Mugger Crocodile. Lions aside, carnivores are represented by Leopard, Hyena, Jackal, etc.,

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Lions India Mammals Boars 225

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2019

We see a closer shot of the river itself, hawks flying across the span, and then we see that brown line again, close up, a wall of brown panels filling the right side of the screen, continuing into the distance, no end in sight, while a white pick-up truck drives parallel to it at the far left of the screen.

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Advocacy Mexico United States Texas 267

10,000 Birds

JUNE 5, 2015

Not only do we take care of zillions of injured and orphaned birds/mammals/reptiles/whatever, we also have to deal with and educate the public. Mourning Doves fed cheerios, raptors fed hot dogs, infant squirrels fed watered down peanut butter because squirrels eat peanuts at the feeder, right?” The baffling, mind-boggling public.

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Squirrels Hamburgers Chickens Wildlife Rehabilitation 250

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

If you want to find out what reptiles and snakes live in the Broome area then it is a good time to go wading and see what is in the bushes! This area of flooded land right across the main highway to the south of Broome is a birders paradise and even a non-birder cannot avoid but notice the spectacle of birds.

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Barn Owls Seals Birds Cattle 162

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Kaufman guides are colorful and well-designed and convenient, just the right size and weight to slip into a backpack or even a pocket. Size is indicated as much as possible throughout the book, with measurements are given for birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians.

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Massachusetts North America Rhode Island Ohio 207

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Several members of the Audubon Society said the plan fails to answer questions about how cats will be managed and what rights neighbors will have if the cats become a nuisance. But it’s something in the right direction.”. First Amendment rights are in question here,” Moriarty said. First amendment rights? No,” he said.

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Feral Cats Feral Cats Minneapolis 207

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 18, 2016

Not just birds, but also plants (Colombia boast the most orchid species, too), insects, primates, reptiles. There are a lot of opportunities for endemism both between and within the mountain ranges. The list goes on and on and on. Colombia’s biological riches rival even that of the nation’s most notorious criminal.

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Colombia Primates Reptiles Experience 143

10,000 Birds

MAY 10, 2012

Yes, you read that right, two FREAKING MANGROVE CUCKOOS perched OUT IN THE OPEN! That’s right, some Alouatta palliata palliata , a subspecies of the plain-old Mantled Howler , were moving through the trees above the water’s edge! Howler monkeys! Golden-mantled Howlers ! My first-ever wild monkeys! Monkeys!!!!!

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Honduras Wildlife Monkeys Transported 158

4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

That’s right! Dogs, cats, birds (given there is no avian bird flu alert), rabbits and non-venomous reptiles are allowed. It sounds a bit over-the-top but a lot of people have experienced separation anxiety when they go for days without seeing their pets. Well, why not take your furry pals with you? At Disneyland, you can!

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Pets Kennels Rabbits Reptiles 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2017

Walking through Neotropical rainforests is like walking through a wonderland of constant interactions amongst plants, birds, insects, reptiles, and mammals, which are in turn the consequences of hundreds of years of adaptation and evolution, and you can see it happening right in front of you. is remarkable.

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South America Ecuador Reptiles America 150

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Beljarica floodplain, from the Danube at the left to the embankment at the right hand side. These 870 ha / 2150 ac of river arms, ponds and cubicles, willow and poplar forests, together with alien hybrid black poplar plantations, are earmarked to become the new harbour of the city of Belgrade.

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Serbia Protection Eagles Ducks 165

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2012

In responding to Suzie’s post defending wildlife rehabilitation I began to think again about the areas in which animal rights and animal welfare overlap with the field of conservation, and the ways in which they don’t. Animal rights is concerned with preventing the suffering or even use of animals by humans.

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Animal Rights Rights New Zealand Animal 262

10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2012

Today I’m exploring a couple questions that have been bouncing in my head for a while…I’d love to hear your thoughts…I’m not calling into question animal rights, just the focus of the movement. – The Great Ornithologist Felonious Jive Animal rights. This makes perfect sense.

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Animal Rights Movement Animal Rights Rights Wildlife 207

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2011

Wicked, right? Tags: australia , features , Reptiles , sea snakes , snakes • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Carpet Shark washed up Carpet shark being returned to the sea I hope you have enjoyed this little insight into our varied wildlife here in the north of Australia. Get yours today! Hat-tip to Stella.

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Australia 2011 Sharks Deer 150

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

It isn’t just the birds that seek the higher ground, but also the reptiles. A Red-backed Fairywren was calling from the top of a bush and to the right a dragonfly clung to a branch. We encountered five goannas that had found the higher ground by swimming and then stood up on their hind legs to assess the situation!

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Barn Owls Cattle Ducks Reptiles 184

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

That’s right, the overwhelming benefits to the environment and the economy are generated by non-consumptive uses of the refuges like wildlife photography, environmental education, wildlife observation and interpretation, not hunting and fishing.

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Fish Wildlife Hunting Game 143

10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2024

The reptiles in Parque Tomás Garrido were of the crocodilian variety. I’m happy to say that the ones right on the other side of a low wall were not so large. Parque la Pólvora was crawling, literally, with small and large, rather prehistoric-looking, iguanas. I liked their attitude. Some were quite large.

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Mexico Birds Raccoons Baltimore 193

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 30, 2017

I was practically right next to the two in this photo (and, note the Rufescent Tiger-heron photobomb). Favorite Reptile: Yacare Caiman is one of three species of Caiman we saw, and it gets the number one spot because of this sight. Any suggestions?

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Brazil Birds Los Angeles Tigers 148

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

And for those of you who are completely bird-centric, herps has less to do with diseases and more to do with reptiles and amphibians (and in a way, are not all birders technically herpers too?). My only thought of why it took me over two minutes to see it right in front of me can only be attributed to light-headedness from the high altitude.

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Salamander Germany Birds Blackbirds 138

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

I don’t mind that they share the world with other creatures, and I have even developed an appreciation for mammals, reptiles and amphibians – but only so long as watching them doesn’t collide with my finding birds. I am a birder, and I love birds. So what is one to think of the former?

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Europe Mammals Animal Birds 165