10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2015

There is a long list of articles and books on how to feed birds in your yard. I greatly enjoyed reading these articles on diverse topics such as suet, nyjer seed, the development of humming-bird feeders, rarities at feeders, wild bird feeding in Latin America and the Caribbean, and, importantly, “funding for birds and wildlife.”

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America Squirrels Industry Birds 250

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The “Owls and Albatrosses” chapter, for example, begins with Doug’s personal experiences observing of the nesting strategies of Malleefowl and a Moluccan Megapode, Australasian “chickens who lay their eggs in unusual ways and do not parent. And then we go back to the evolution of clutch size.

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Science Albatross Owls Research 246

10,000 Birds

JUNE 21, 2019

Today, we know a little more, such as the fact that an eagle couple produces one egg every two years, but numbers remain low, too low. And, he tells us about the time he was attacked by a parent Philippine Eagle as he handled an egg at the nest, hundreds of feet above the ground. This film could not be made without them.

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Eagles Philippines Eggs Monkeys 203

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2021

I have great admiration for Ballentine and Hyman’s ability to clearly articulate and summarize the many research articles they must have read in preparation for this book. There are no footnotes and the two-page list of books and articles for “Further Reading” is selective. This is a beautifully designed book.

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North America Research Birds America 279

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Box after box of egg. If you feel like spelunking into stupidity and bile, have a read of the comments section of the Daily Mail article. The large room the collection was held in was a profoundly weird place. Unsurprisingly the ones that most stick in the mind were the lost species.

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Collecting Solomon Islands New Zealand Fiji 270

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2012

As a Northeast birder I am familiar with the alarming decrease in the number of Red Knots along Atlantic shores and have signed petitions and written e-mails calling for legislation and rules that will limit the overharvesting of the horseshoe crab, whose eggs Red Knots depend on. million in the late 1990’s. Should the gulls be controlled?

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Delaware New Jersey Eggs Research 218

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Hints of potential warming in the HBW species description: “Date of first egg-laying on Honshu now 7 days earlier than it was 25 years ago” There are also quite a few Cuckoos. For example, the main article states that “At Lac de Grand Lieu, W France, birds commute 2–38 km between colony and feeding territories.”

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LACS Birds France Japan 264

10,000 Birds

MAY 26, 2024

Pu blishing papers, articles, and books on birds aside, Clive is also a keen bird photographer. The chicks need six months to develop so the adults lay their eggs in January. He started as a poor student with an old Zenit camera and a 400 mm lens; nowadays he works with a Nikon mirrorless system. So why are these Griffons arriving now?

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Africa Morocco Senegal 2003 246

10,000 Birds

JULY 28, 2019

Last year not a single chick survived and there is much predation of both eggs and young birds along the length of beach. The first pair of Pied Oystercatchers to lay eggs this year was the same as last year. The first egg laid is not necessarily the first to hatch and often there is a day in between when they hatch.

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2019 Camels Eggs Family 162

10,000 Birds

JULY 31, 2022

I have written many articles about our resident Pied Oystercatchers over the past twelve years. Since I found the first Pied Oystercatcher nest on Cable Beach in July 2000 I have learnt that the eggs rarely hatch due to predation and if they do hatch then a fully fledged chick is a rare and wonderful outcome. Family footprints.

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Breeding Eggs 2000 Chickens 147

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

They may be about bird eggs ( The Most Perfect Thing: The Inside (and Outside) of a Bird’s Egg , 2016), or a 17th-century ornithologist ( Virtuoso by Nature: The Scientific Worlds of Francis Willughby, 2016), or How Bullfinches learn songs from humans ( The Wisdom of Birds: An Illustrated History of Ornithology.

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Dissection Birds Europe Eggs 264

10,000 Birds

JULY 16, 2012

Some might contest this, saying that Dr. Seuss’s Horton Hatches An Egg precedes Eastman’s book by twenty years. But since Horton is an elephant, and since the creature that hatches from the egg is an elephant-bird, I’m going to wait till 10,000 Birds does a Hybrid Bird Week before discussing this representative of the Seussiverse.

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Birds Switzerland Owls Lions 257

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

There is also the usual article about the first sighting of the species at a new location. When there are cuckoos around – which parasitize Daurian Redstarts – the females have a higher rate of egg rejection. If you want to pretend to combine learning Mandarin and learning about this species, watch this video. How exciting.

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Deer China Birds Owls 246

Critter News

AUGUST 15, 2010

Last week there was a slew of articles about the agreement in Ohio between the farm industry and animal welfare activists to expand cage sizes for calves (veal), hens and pigs. This New York Times article argues that it could lead to other states following suit. Well, maybe, although I think there is still a long way to go.

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Factory Farm Factory Farming Factory Farming 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 2, 2022

One of Whittaker’s first experiments was to place other birds’ preen oil on the nests and eggs of Dark-eyed Juncos. There is no bibliography, a References section lists articles by chapter, in the order in which they are discussed in the text. 241) that contribute to a bird’s odor.

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Science Research Turkey 2006 264

10,000 Birds

MAY 26, 2024

The island is teeming with so many birds that their eggs and young chicks were once harvested for food. Northern Gannets on cliffs Dense Northern Gannet colony While researching this trip, there was a common theme in the articles relating to the gannets: Avian Flu hit this colony hard in 2022.

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Puffins Sanctuary Lamb Investigation 231

4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

I was happy to find this article in my inbox recently! The recipe is part of an article on Guideposts, click here to read the whole thing. Mix in egg, oil, vanilla, honey and carrots until well combined. Carrot cake, for dogs! Doggie Carrot Cake. Ingredients. 1 cup whole wheat flour. 1 teaspoon soy flour. cup vegetable oil.

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Dogs Eggs 2009 Animal 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2023

All three species mentioned in this article breed on these islands, but the Piratic Flycatcher employs a truly piratic strategy: the breeding pair targets a recently built woven nest, often by a Yellow Oriole or Yellow-rumped Cacique but they have also been recorded targeting the nests of other flycatchers.

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Trinidad Abandon Abandoning Abandonment 200

Critter News

JANUARY 25, 2012

Full article on Food Safety News. The law, finalized in 1999, comes after a 12-year "phase-out" period meant to allow egg farmers time to implement the costly transition away from battery cages. egg producers an estimated £400 million ($613 million). As of Jan.

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Battery Cages Battery Animal Welfare Welfare 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

An accomplished popular science writer, Ackerman started out as a writer and researcher for National Geographic ‘s book division and has since written articles and books on such diverse scientific subjects as heredity, the common cold, dragonflies, and wildlife in Japan.

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Science Birds Costa Rica Research 264

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

As we know from the French documentary La Marche de l’Empereur ( March of the Penguins) , the females skedaddle from the breeding colony once she produces an egg, leaving the egg to be incubated by the males, who fast for 120 days while keeping the egg in a flap of their feet. (I And it really is annotated!

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Penguins Seals Leopards Mammals 220

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2013

Brauning, a Summary of Atlas Results by Physiographic Region and Section, Breeding Phenology (date ranges of nest building, nest with eggs, nest with young, fledged young), Atlas Safe Dates (the period of time within which it is safe to say that if you saw or heard a bird in suitable habitat it is likely breeding, ruling out migrants).

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Pennsylvania Breeding Sparrows Birds 258

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2018

Birds are able to fly away, but their nests and eggs can be destroyed. An excellent Audubon article states “What do birds do when wildfires break out? ” The article goes on to mention that fires are not all bad. Fire can also cause wildlife to be burned, dehydrated and malnourished. No surprise here: They fly away.

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Wildlife Sacramento Shelters Connecticut 116

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

All of the text–geographic and species facts and data–are supported by a list of scientific literature and online article citations in the back of the book. The travel information for South America, other than the Galapagos, is briefer and more limited than for the other areas. © Otto Plantema, used with permission.

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Penguins Georgia Albatross New Zealand 279

Critter News

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

For the full story, check out this link to the New York Times article. Animal rights advocates have singled out the crates, known as sow stalls, as inhumane, and several states have moved to ban or restrict their use not only in pork production, but also in the production of eggs and veal. Here's an excerpt.

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McDonalds Gestation Crates Gestation Veal 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2023

Harrison, and Nests, Eggs, and Nestlings of North American Birds, 2nd ed. Baby Bird Identification focuses on scientific data, synthesizing information gathered from reference books, journal articles and databases, unpublished data, and data collected by the author herself. These books are concerned with behavior.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Family Birds Collecting 290

Critter News

DECEMBER 23, 2008

Thought-provoking article in the Boston Globe.some green thinkers are now coming to a surprising conclusion: In exceptional circumstances, they say, the only effective way to protect the environment may be at the barrel of a gun. In Nicaragua, the army patrols beaches to protect sea turtle eggs.

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Central African Republic Protection Sea Turtles Rhinos 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 25, 2014

Thirteen different insects have been introduced into Montana in their turn as biological controls for knapweeds, from weevils that attack the roots to flies that lay eggs in the seed-heads. Since then, it has been pulled and plucked, sprayed and dusted, mowed and set on fire. And yet it persists. So, a big no on knapweed.

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Montana Goats Sheep Species 171

4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 15, 2012

Brush top with beaten egg. Visit Melody at AllNaturalPetCare.com and read her articles on the All Natural Pet Care Blog. Formulated by Melody McKinnon exclusively for 4TheLoveOfAnimals.com. Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour (or flour substitute). 1/4 cup pureed sweet potato. 1 TBSP extra virgin olive oil. 1 TBSP plain yogurt.

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Chickens Dogs Pets Seals 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

The accounts aim for specificity and authority; dates and locations of rarity sightings are given, and research articles on nesting and behavior are cited. No online sources are cited, but if you want to know what articles ffrench or Alexander Skutch or Barbara and David Snow wrote on West Indian birds, this is the place.

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Trinidad South America Birds 2011 245

Critter News

OCTOBER 8, 2009

There's a reason for the security that keeps Beagle burn videos from surfacing like egg farm videos. No wonder the research community wraps a "saves lives" cloak around its work whether falsified journal articles or Larson's "speech" studies. It keeps the public from saying YOU'RE FUNDING WHAT? For how many years? With what results?

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Animal Research Research Egg Farm Animal 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Articles on the Bermuda petrel have appeared in scientific journals and popular birding magazines, and Wingate has been the subject of articles in the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and has received the Linnaean Society’s of New York prestigious Eisenmann medal.

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Rats Breeding Birds 2012 208

Critter News

DECEMBER 12, 2009

Look at all these incidents that have occurred there (listed in the Montreal Gazette article in the above link).I In April 2009, unseasonably cold weather froze two whopping crane eggs. Another animal dies at the Calgary Zoo and more questions are being raised about their practices.

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Zoos Animal Welfare Welfare Elephants 100

Animal Person

AUGUST 26, 2009

Instead, our LGUs teach the false ancient beliefs that maintain meat -- including dairy, fish, eggs, and feed crops -- as an institution. . Today's message and call to action is from David Cantor of Responsible Policies for Animals (thanks, Mike!). Responsible Policies for Animals Members & Friends!

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Meat Responsible Policies Miami Speciesism 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2022

The article to look for is titled “ Ceratospira inglisi Ocular Infestation in a Wompoo Fruit-Dove” After viewing these photos, it is a good idea to relax your eyes by looking at a Brown Songlark. Similar to the (fortunately now gradually changing) situation among humans in China, these birds seem to prefer males over females.

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Australia Parrots Birds Memphis 147

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

This is in addition to the many articles and exhibits and even film devoted to the bird, one of the few species whose death was witnessed and noted down to the exact day, Tuesday, September 1, 1914 (though there is some question about the exact time). How many eggs did a pigeon lay? How many times did it nest?

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2014 Killing Michigan Kentucky 174

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2024

The text describes the species’ appearance, including plumages and molts, habitats, migration patterns, feeding behavior, courtship and breeding behaviors, nest and egg information, subspecies, and population data.

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North America America 2006 Delaware 264