10,000 Birds

JULY 17, 2011

And wouldn’t you know it, I was right. Watching green herons deploy that impossible neck is always a shock, but never more so than that first time one sees it since this bird usually adopts a hunched, short-necked profile. There are so many impressive aspects to this handsome heron. Here is a green heron (of the subspecies B.

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Jamaica Fish Adoptable Ducks 259

4 The Love Of Animals

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Although every dog is a unique individual, there are characteristics that are inherent in certain breeds which could help you find the right dog for your personality type. It’s important to take other factors into consideration when you are choosing the right breed. Over-Achievers.

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Breeding Rights Lifestyle Greyhounds 100

4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 29, 2010

Brooklyn, NY - July 29, 2010: Kelly Clarke, a volunteer at The Pixie Project–an animal rescue and adoption service based in Portland, OR–would love for you to look around your home and think about what you can spare. Hint: you’ve probably got them at home. The Giving Effect is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY.

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Shelters Animal Rights Portland 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2022

Dongfang is a smallish coastal city on the west coast of Hainan – with one or two main roads, some massive and apparently empty apartment blocks right next to the beach – and some strange swampy area pretty close to the main road. Hainan seems to be pretty much the easternmost region to find the rather widespread Shikra.

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Micronesia Branding Buffalo Rabbits 250

10,000 Birds

JULY 15, 2011

The concluding tone of the conference was also on a very positive note, with Cyprus pledging to adopt a “Zero-tolerance&# policy against illegal trapping activities. You see we went right past the Cypriot military base where the explosion took place on early Monday morning.

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Cyprus illegal Wounded Killing 212

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 9, 2012

The AOU is bound to change its position as more authors independently adopt a taxonomy recognizing that Thayer’s is a form of the Iceland Gull. Much better, right? Does your head hurt yet? Yeah, me too. And as to what a Kumlien’s Gull actually is, well, hey, look over there!

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Iceland Adoptable Woodpeckers Species 253

10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2019

— but there is apparently an entire literature about women who adopt wild birds and devote substantial portions of their lives and psyches to those birds thereafter, often for years and, necessarily, to the point of obsession. As she has done for many years and with more than twenty species, she adopted a baby bird, a blue jay.

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Ohio Adoptable 2019 Emotional 193

4 The Love Of Animals

JANUARY 24, 2012

This is an essential thing to look into when you are considering adopting a pet. Consider the amount of space you have to offer your pet. Do you live in a small apartment with no yard? Are you in a country home with a giant backyard?

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Lifestyle Breeding Dogs Rights 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2011

That’s just not right. But only if you’re serious about adopting the vulture. Yes, watching vultures eat is not exactly the prettiest thing you’ll see, but to be so mean to vultures by implying they are as ugly as a Marx brother? Talk about existential dilemmas!

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Turkey Apes Wolves North America 231

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 19, 2012

In my case, I had to format my excel sheet just so, a considerable task because when I dabbled in Birdstack (gone, alas, but not forgotten) I adopted its formatting as well as the more fluid International Ornithological Congress (IOC) taxonomy , both of which were inimical to that of eBird. Worst of all were all the hyphen issues.

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Arizona Belize Adoptable ALA 207

4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 15, 2010

With much love and care these calves are now thriving, however, they are in desperate need of potential adopters for these sweet boys. Farm Sanctuary operates the country’s largest farm animal rescue and adoption network. Tags: adoptable people helping animals rescues. Click here to learn more about joining the FAAN program.

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Farm Sanctuary Sanctuary Farming Farm Animal 100

4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 8, 2009

so even if the dog is too ill or too poorly socialized to be adopted into a loving home, that dog stays with an experienced Sanctuary foster caregiver for life. Right now they are part of the Shelter Challenge on The Animal Rescue Site ! Tags: rescue spotlight rescues animal adoption animal rescue dogs rescue senior dogs.

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Sanctuary Dogs Dog Rescue Cleveland 100

Critter News

JANUARY 26, 2012

MEXICO CITY – Animal rights activists staged a protest against the sale of pets in Mexico City, urging residents to adopt dogs and other animals instead of buying them. Late on this story. I copied the full article from the Latin American Herald Tribune.

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Protesting Protest Protesters Adopt Dog 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 17, 2020

But Neversink adopts an uncommon approach to gin production that’s inspired instead by European spirits distilled from fruit – namely Calvados, the apple or pear brandy from Normandy, and eau de vie , a class of fruit-based brandies often distilled from wine and wine byproducts, such as the lees and grape pomace.

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New York Connecticut Mississippi North America 213

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

It is common and widely recognized and for those very reasons, to most of us it just feels right. Most of the birders in the audience for this blog, and certainly those who record their year lists here , use the Gregorian calendar. There are also certain psychological advantages.

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Livestock Psychology North America Turkey 183

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Sounds good, right? Why should early adopters be punished for their passion? That’s right… you’ve got one week to spread the news, predict the future of bird guides, and describe your favorite Crossley plate. Wicked, right? Tell people about this giveaway through links, tweets, likes, etc.

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2011 Deer Owls New York 255

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 31, 2015

But what about Costa Rica, isn’t this post about a new Big Day record for my adopted, birdy country? They also made use of air travel, taking a short flight from Quito to the coast, but already had the world record before the plane took off anyways. They probably saw Green Honeycreeper.

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Costa Rica Kenya South Africa Ecuador 198

Critter News

MAY 7, 2011

Mexico is notorious for its bullfights and lack of animal rights. Senators from the opposition Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, are working on legislation to ban bullfights and guarantee animal rights in Mexico, a lawmaker said. And not very optimistic. But, still, I can't dismiss it. From Fox News (blech).

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Los Angeles Legislation Animal Rights Spain 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2013

And so, most had been neutered, adopted out to soft-hearted landowners as odd pets, conversation pieces. No wait, they were, but they had experienced so much genetic drift and selective pressure that they now constituted a unique breed in their own right. Also, they were infested by a species of ear mite unknown to science.

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Goats Bald Eagle Fox Feral 187

10,000 Birds

JULY 13, 2011

Anyhow, so every now and again, Hannes sends me incredible photos from his adopted home in Australia (he is from Tirol originally) and we exchange ideas about how we can push digiscoping just a little further. The acceptable depth of field is tiny at this high focal length and you need to be right spot on to get a good image.

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Suffering Adoptable Australia Ducks 244

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Oh, all right, I’ll admit that you could stay at home and still enjoy your Yellow- and Black-crowned Night-Herons.). Fortunately for me, my adoptive land of Mexico is rich in, precisely, double-hyphenates. But, because common names in English come from the U.S.,

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Sparrows Mexico United States South America 186

Animal Person

JULY 24, 2009

Owen County Friends of Animals (KY) is a non-profit organization that fosters and seeks adoptions for the dogs picked up by their local dog warden. Dogs they can not place in foster care or find adoptive homes for are euthanized after 14 days by county ordinance. One wound (the one on his front right leg) was to the bone.

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Greyhounds Wounded Neutering Vet 100

Animal Person

MAY 27, 2009

Her dedication included taking Violet back after her first adoptive home didn't want to deal with her diabetes, and even keeping her in her own home, away from other dogs (to control her condition and food intake and exercise) until we found her and demonstrated that were prepared to properly care for her. Some get adopted into great homes.

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Greyhounds Rhode Island Massachusetts Adopt Dog 100

Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

The answer lies in adopting three key actions when assessing the ROI of your marketing efforts. The answer lies in adopting three key actions when assessing the ROI of your marketing efforts. Teaser: Is there any truth at all when it comes to knowing exactly what marketing efforts are driving your revenue growth - if any? read more

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

is a great series of books about adopted/rescued dogs. Each book is breed specific, sharing stories of those who love the breed and have adopted dogs through rescue. Your story could be featured in an upcoming book, and could help inspire others to adopt too! Lost Souls: Found! Lost Souls: Found!

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Puppy Mills Boston Rescue Puppies 100

4 The Love Of Animals

JANUARY 25, 2012

It was the first time I really wouldn’t see my pups on a regular basis or even be able to adopt one (or a few) of my own. She was shortly adopted afterwards into a loving family. Rob Toledo is an adoption advocate, recommends pet insurance for your four legged family members and could talk about dogs for hours on end.

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Shelters Kennels Adoptable Dogs 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 24, 2014

Biologists are trying to get them to adopt nest boxes, but no luck with the CA birds so far. I held him a minute so he could look around, then I slowly opened my hands and after a few seconds he flew off and went right to a tree trunk and started acting like a wild woodpecker. Occasionally, youngsters fall from the weep holes.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Ohio Tulsa West Virginia 252

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Right: Water Pipits landing on my car and sliding down the windscreen. The scorching sun was right above my head. Hence, I had to adopt a new one. One evening in Brussels, we realized that people from all countries that came out of former Yugoslavia were around the same table once again – all countries but Kosovo.

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Bosnia Croatia Herzegovina Slovenia 196

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 29, 2010

Adopt a displaced pet. If you’re looking for a pet, consider adopting a cat or dog displaced by the recent disasters. Petfinder.com lists animals for adoption. There is great human need after these natural disasters and it is right to help where we can. They also have a foundation to help pets in Haiti.

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Haiti Chile International Fund For Animal Welfare Rescue 100

Critter News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

If custody goes to the province, Aldworth said, the humane society will put the dogs up for adoption, regardless of whether the owner is charged or not. The owner of the kennel has maintained she was targeted by animal rights activists and that inspectors found only trivial violations.

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Kennels Dogs Puppies The Humane Society 100

4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 4, 2011

.&# She’s more than your typical pet lover; she truly is dedicated to animal rights issues and is passionate about design, eco-conscious products, sustainability, and socially responsible business practices. She is an ambassador for the Best Friends Animal Society , a major non-profit in animal rescue and adoption.

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Homelessness Kennels Pets Adoptable 100

4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 16, 2011

Complete with great tips on how to decide if a pet bunny is right for you. A blog hop around some fun animal blogs to help encourage adoption of house bunnies. A blog hop around some fun animal blogs to help encourage adoption of house bunnies. 5 Ways to Help the Easter Bunny. Cute ideas on how to celebrate Easter.

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Rabbits Pets Shelters Campaign 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

But its not just parrots that are doing well in their adopted city. Nearly 70 species of parrots have been recorded flying free at some stage or another in Miami, including Hyacinth Macaws. Dozens of other introduced bird species, largely escapees from pet owners, now call Miami home. There has to a logical reason.

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Miami Parrots Research Alaska 184

4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 14, 2011

However, that doesn’t mean they can’t make great companions for the right adoptive family. Sadly, however, one of the reasons people are hesitant to adopt these dogs is because of the assumption that such dogs are always “damaged goods,&# and can’t be re-trained. Kicking Separation Anxiety.

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Emotional Rescue Dogs No Kill Shelter 100

Animal Person

JULY 12, 2009

When we adopted Violet Rays we knew she was diabetic and we chose her because we were told she was unlikely to be adopted (and had already been returned) and was living in a crate all day and night, just like at the track but at someone's house instead. (If you've ever seen the Bill Cosby bit about that, it's hilarious!)

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Wombats Adoptable Greyhounds Pets 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2019

I pushed for Wikipedia to adopt them, and then to follow the taxonomy, and given the dominance of Wikipedia in Google search results, this is no small thing. We here at 10,000 Birds have decided to right some wrongs and improve the birding world by renaming birds the way they should have been named from Linnaeus to the present. (Or,

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Iran Barn Owls New Zealand Africa 174

Critter News

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

The practice gained wider publicity after the animal rights group PETA said earlier this month that 1 of its agents spent eight months working undercover at University of Utah research facilities. They say cats and dogs at the lab get excellent veterinary care and survivors are placed into a volunteer-run adoption program.

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Stray Utah Shelters Research 100