10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2012

It is very easy to reach Olympic Park by public transport and the fastest way is to take a train from Central Station to Lidcombe and then you take a train to Olympic Park. We came to the conclusion that the small loop line that takes you to Olympic Park from Lidcombe is where “old trains go to die”!!

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 8, 2012

On our recent trip to Sydney we explored several areas that were easily reached by public transport & we discovered that there are some great walk trails that start near train stations. There are two good day walks that start at either Berowra or Mt Kuring-gai train stations and they can be done in either direction.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 17, 2014

On the first trip in 2012 we used public transport to get there and the train conveniently gets you to Macarthur Square shopping centre and you can then get a bus that drops you right at the entrance to the park. On two of our trips to Sydney we have made a visit to the Australian Botanic Gardens at Mount Annan.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Now up and running for over two years the Walkway Over The Hudson , which was once a bridge for trains to make their way over the Hudson River, is a pretty darn cool place to take a stroll. The first train crossed December 29, 1888. mile long walkway. After several false starts, successful construction began in 1886.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 12, 2022

Public accommodations include government buildings, stores, hotels, transportation hubs, hospitals, schools, restaurants, etc. Although I surely missed some things and do not have any training or experience to make a proper evaluation, my impression is that it is pretty good.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 14, 2009

Georgia's new dog fighting law makes it a felony to train, transport, sell or own a fighting dog, or to advertise, promote or bet on fights. But since a new and tougher dog fighting law was passed in May 2008, multiple arrests have been made, with more on the horizon.

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Georgia Laws Dogs Animal Cruelty 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

We managed to get everybody out and onto the transportation only about 45 minutes behind schedule, and as the sun rose over the regions famed White Desert, we were on our way southward. In short, it had to be something really good to get this wagon train to stop. I’m not sure who first put out the alarm.

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Critter News

AUGUST 6, 2009

The film’s protagonist, Ric O’Barry, who trained the animals that played TV’s Flipper before he had a change of heart, indicts businesses like Sea World as being either overtly or tacitly complicit in the cruelty. The captivity industry keeps the slaughter going,” O’Barry charges in movie.

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Dolphins Marine Life Cruelty Slaughter 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2023

You can easily get there via public transport by taking the train to Lara from either Geelong or Melbourne if you do not have access to a vehicle. Serendip Sanctuary is a 250 ha protected area that is near the You Yangs and the small town of Lara, Victoria.

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Sanctuary Kangaroos Geese Transported 130

4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 10, 2011

To safely move or transport an injured dog, get somebody to help you. To safely move or transport an injured cat, use suitable container such as a strong cardboard box or a cat carrier (remove the top for easy and safe access to the carrier; don’t push an injured cat through the small door or opening).

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Animal Person

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

The fact that if puppies don't get enough love when they are young means they aren't likely to grow into dogs like Benjy explains a lot about greyhounds who are bred, trained and forced to race. Charles, however, who was also bred and trained to race, did so exactly twice.

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Dogs Pit Bulls Greyhounds Kennels 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

When you see a falconer transporting their bird or walking with a group, the bird might be in a dark crate or hooded. All the training with the bird is based on positive reinforcement. When Merlins first started nesting in the Twin Cities metro area, one of the birds had a band. Falconers keep their birds in the dark. Not all the time.

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Falcons Wisconsin Owls Hunting 240

10,000 Birds

MAY 25, 2013

Have a small amount of Singaporean dollars to pay for taxis, trains and drinks. Taxi v SMRT – The SMRT is the excellent, clean, safe, reliable, cheap transport system of Singapore. Near the train station, within 500m are shops and restaurants. Request a card and complete it on-board to make the most of your time.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 14, 2013

Safa Park can be visited in the confidence that you will easily be able to get a train or taxi back to the airport. A guide with transport would be the perfect way to visit this site as it can be a bit tricky to get to. I recently hired a car from Dubai airport through a brokerage site for less than £20.

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UAE Broker Fast Food Wounded 174

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 10, 2014

On our trip to New South Wales in June we took the opportunity to return to one of the picturesque bush walks that is not too far from the city and easily reached by public transport. The train station at Hornsby is the start of the walk and there are shops nearby if you need supplies before you head off or on your return.

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Parrots 2012 Transported Australia 169

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Their range is generally within 240 kilometres/150 miles of Sydney and you can access the areas quite easily by public transport. Heading on the train from Katoomba to Blackheath, where we had observed Rock Warblers in the past, our search began on the miserable drizzly day. Some of the trail back to the Govett’s Leap Lookout.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 29, 2014

On our recent trip to New South Wales we followed up our walk from Otford train station to Helensburgh train station , through the Royal National Park, with another long walk the next day. Once again we referred to the Wildwalks website for another option that included using public transport, with a train being our preference.

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Eagles Birds Ducks Transported 167

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 13, 2013

Our first delay was one of the many iron ore trains that transport the ore to the coast from inland. These trains are over 2kms (1 mile) long and over 200 carriages, so we had quite a long wait at the track! Waiting for a long train!

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Birds Industry Transported Ducks 150

10,000 Birds

APRIL 19, 2015

The last bird that I observed along the coast was a White-faced Heron feeding and then it was time to head inland to catch a train back to the city. Another option is to take a train to Sandringham and then walk south and spend a lot more time at Ricketts Point Marine Sanctuary. White-faced Heron.

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Sanctuary Pelicans Shelters 2006 150

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2013

How difficult is the place to reach in terms of planes, trains and automobiles? Some of these islands cannot be reached by any mode of transport except a long ocean crossing and some are well over a thousand miles from the closest human habitation. Basically, if you can fly or drive there, it doesn’t count.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 12, 2015

Having established that there are regular trains from the city of Melbourne to the Dandenong Ranges National Park with a weekend all day train ticket capped at $6 per person it made sense to head that way once again. Once again this was a good birding trip on public transport to see some bush and the birds on offer around Melbourne.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2011

Herdsman Lake is easily reached by public transport form the city centre and it is best to allow about 4 hours to do a complete lap for birding. You do not have to walk all the way around, as there are various access points and you can get there by bus or train if you don’t want to walk from the city centre.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2012

We searched for walks that started and ended near public transport, as we were going to get a ticket- MyMulti 3 -that would let us travel wide and far unrestricted each week. I would recommend this if you are going to be out and about and most stations have regular trains all day including Sundays.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2017

TRANSPORTATION. One along the train tracks near Summit Ponds. In fact, we saw two species of monkey, our only sloths, lots of coatis, and my rarest ever mammal sighting—a Jaguarundi —right on site. All in all, the Radisson Summit delivered what we all wanted. The view from our window at Radisson Summit. Way too common! Isthmian Wren.

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Panama 2017 Monkeys Family 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 22, 2014

The most useful resource we have found for finding a trail to go birding along in the Sydney area is one called “wildwalks” and it is particularly good because it offers a wide range of walks of varying lengths and also using public transport.

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Birds Falcons Australia Eagles 145

10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2015

Last Sunday Grant was able to leave work in the afternoon and I had researched options of places we could get to within one hour of the city of Melbourne using public transport that would offer us some birding opportunities. Everybody wanting an exercise challenge that sunny Sunday was out in force!

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Papua New Guinea Parrots Transported Guinea 157

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2023

Greeley has a historian’s instincts, perhaps stemming from his training as an archivist (though he ended up, he says vaguely, in business and market research). Congress and Senate who recognized the need to protect the birds. But this is not a hagiography.

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