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I’ve just finished reading THE PLUME HUNTER (Torrey House Press, December 2011) by Renée Thompson. In this captivating book, Thompson explores the motivation behind hunters who shot birds to sell feathers for women’s hats at the turn of the nineteenth century.
He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. 3 Responses to “World Sparrow Day 2011&# Drew Mar 19th, 2011 at 8:29 pm If they provide the postage, I’d be glad to catch a few and send them back! Spring is the perfect season to take this book for a spin!
home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / First Phoebe of 2011 First Phoebe of 2011 By Corey • March 20, 2011 • 11 comments Tweet Share My first sighting of an Eastern Phoebe each year is, for me, when spring officially begins.
of Fish and Wildlife Resources—who will get together on June 3, 2011, to vote on whether to open season on Sandhill Cranes in Kentucky. Hunters frequently refer to them as “Rib-eye in the Sky” due to the excellent taste. ” Rather, he said it was entirely about giving hunters the chance to hunt cranes.
Bald Eagles will provide a sporting challenge for hunters. Hunters don’t even need to use decoys. However they are wary and have famously sharp eyes, so bagging eagles will be a true sporting challenge for hunters. We need to give hunters new opportunities and new species to hunt. Here’s how to do it.
All eight hunters on the commission think it’s a good idea to shoot cranes in Kentucky. The public comment period on the Kentucky sandhill crane hunting proposal ends AUGUST 1 2011. Why allow hunters to shoot right into the middle of them? The proposal now goes to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for final approval or denial.
economy than either hunters or anglers: 2011 Fishing Expenditures: $41.8 billion 2011 Hunting Expenditures: $34 billion 2011 Wildlife Watching Expenditures: $55 billion Obviously, birders are covering the costs associated with wildlife watching. Freeloaders 2. I’ve been against buying the Duck Stamp for a long time.
So, one might surmise, it’s OK if they get shot by hunters thinking they’re sandhill cranes? Over the winter, the universe lost four whooping cranes to what appears to be recreational shooting: three gunned down together in Georgia on December 30, 2010, and another in Alabama on January 28, 2011. Do all hunters realize that?
home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Duck Butts Duck Butts By Corey • February 28, 2011 • 7 comments Tweet Share We here at 10,000 Birds believe that every bird is beautiful and, moreover, that every part of every bird is beautiful. Wicked, right?
home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Asides / Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds By Corey • March 21, 2011 • No comments yet Tweet Share The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct.
In Cyprus it also means that the hunters and trappers are active again. There are also hunters in Cyprus, which are an entirely different situation. Summer is ending, and that means the birds are migrating again. It starts with the trappers, who’ve been at it for weeks now. The trapping is particularly bad in the Cape Pyla area.
In Fiscal Year 2011: 46.5 In 2011 that number has decreased to 1.5 2. Duck Stamp sales to non-hunters are not accurately calculated to reflect their contributions – which tends to short change the conservation goals of non-consumptive users. million people visited refuges. Their spending generated $2.4 Case in point.
Proposal: Creation of a Federal Wildlife Conservation Stamp A birder, wildlife watcher, photographer and non-hunter version of the Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp (aka Federal Duck Stamp). She says, “there’s just a cultural bias against anything related to hunting.”
A 2011 survey by the U.S. million hunters. This means that only 11% of hunters buy the Duck Stamp raising approximately $25 million a year. With the trend of increasing numbers of wildlife enthusiasts and decreasing numbers of hunters , the National Wildlife Refuge System needs the support of more non-hunters.
By Corey • March 11, 2011 • 6 comments Tweet Share The national bird of Nicaragua is the Turquoise-browed Motmot. He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. Clare and Grant-Broome Western Australia Mar 11th, 2011 at 8:11 pm WOW!!!! Nice post Corey!
Which wasn’t a surprise, since everyone on the commission is a hunter. Shooting could start as early as mid-December 2011. Brokering land to hunters, hooking them up with guide services…all for a fee. An eight-member commission unanimously approved the hunt proposal in early June.
He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. 7 Responses to “Lewis’s Woodpecker in New York State&# Jochen Mar 22nd, 2011 at 4:18 am This bird is too good even by your standards. Corey Mar 22nd, 2011 at 5:38 am I agree. I disapprove. Mwahahahahaaaaar!
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home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Asides / Herpetology Vs. Ornithology Herpetology Vs. Ornithology By Corey • March 2, 2011 • 4 comments Tweet Share If you like science and comic strips you definitely want to read xkcd. Herpers and birders unite!
By Corey • March 11, 2011 • 2 comments Tweet Share No, of course not, but what a picture ! He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. david Mar 11th, 2011 at 11:02 pm Totally adorable. Renato Mar 13th, 2011 at 8:38 am Wow! Nine-legged Plover?
home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Asides / Cool Green Heron Cool Green Heron By Corey • March 5, 2011 • 3 comments Tweet Share If, like me, you like Green Herons and if, like me, you like birds with oddball plumages, then this post is for you.
By Corey • March 4, 2011 • 3 comments Tweet Share The Mute Swan Cygnus olor became the national bird of Denmark in 1984, replacing the Skylark Alauda arvensis. He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. What is the National Bird of Denmark? Wicked, right?
They are daring divers, powerful underwater swimmers, and cooperative hunters. Blue-footed Booby Day 2011 will be celebrated on Friday, June 17. Basically, lady boobies love knocking the brightest blue boots. Courtship looks something like this… Blue-footed Boobies subsist on an entirely piscine diet.
He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. 5 Responses to “Most Wanted Birds in Brazil&# Duncan Mar 12th, 2011 at 7:38 pm Clearly Jan and I need to organise an expedition to rediscover the Kinglet Calyptura. Duncan, I’ll look forward for it! Wicked, right?
home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Inspiration / Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven&# Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven&# By Corey • March 21, 2011 • 4 comments Tweet Share Ravens fascinate people. That is seriously good bird stuff.
He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. One Response to “Liben Lark Gets a Lifeline&# Jochen Mar 5th, 2011 at 11:37 am May I request that our Beat Writers free field trip be planned around seeing Liben Lark in Ethiopia? Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.
He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. One Response to “Review: Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil – The Pantanal & Cerrado of Central Brazil&# Most Wanted Birds in Brazil Mar 12th, 2011 at 6:03 pm [.]
home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Inspiration / The Bluebird by John Burroughs The Bluebird by John Burroughs By Corey • March 7, 2011 • 4 comments Tweet Share John Burroughs should be as well known as Henry David Thoreau. Thanks, Corey!
While many saw these multiple lines of evidence converging on one conclusion, Brad Livezey, up until his untimely death in a 2011 accident, maintained a very different perspective on the evidence. .” Greater Flamingos ( Phoenicopterus roseus ) by Jochen Roeder (and see his description of their courtship dances ).
home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Asides / Reason #17,411 Not to Own Wild Birds Reason #17,411 Not to Own Wild Birds By Corey • March 11, 2011 • 1 comment Tweet Share Quentin Tarantino might sue you. Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.
He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. 5 Responses to “If You Think Squirrels Raiding Your Feeders Are Bad News…&# Jochen Mar 17th, 2011 at 10:17 am What is it with North American birders and squirrels?! You have no idea how bad it can get.
home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Asides / Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance By Corey • March 22, 2011 • 1 comment Tweet Share Utah Birders has a copy of Hawks at a Distance to give away.
By Corey • March 13, 2011 • 4 comments Tweet Share It is not every day that a local newspaper covers birding at all, so the fact that The Chapel Hill News ran an article on Nate ‘s Triangle Big Year is pretty cool. He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B.
home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Ring-billed Gulls in Breeding Plumage Ring-billed Gulls in Breeding Plumage By Corey • March 8, 2011 • 3 comments Tweet Share It should come as no surprise to readers of 10,000 Birds that I do not love gulls.
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