10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 30, 2012

Zelda, the Wild Turkey who makes Battery Park, at the southern tip of Manhattan, her home, managed to survive the flooding and devastation that Manhattan suffered due to Hurricane Sandy.

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Critter News

APRIL 12, 2009

By removing eggs from their ingredient list, BOCA is withdrawing financial support for factory farms that use battery-cages. Tags: battery hens eggs farm animal welfare. They are striking a blow against the cruel egg industry. Whether or not you choose to eat eggs, this is a major victory for animals.

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Eggs 2009 Battery Cages Factory Farm 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

But necessity is the mother of invention and some camera battery covers doubled up as spoons to ensure that our stomachs could stop their grumbling! Just about then I realized that I had forgotten to pack spoons when packing breakfast. I wasn’t amused, neither was my wife. A vocalizing Cocoa Woodcreeper flew in on its foraging route.

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Woodpeckers Trinidad Battery Hunting 263

10,000 Birds

JUNE 29, 2022

But, as I detailed last week , that drive to the Pacific Coast was a rather spectacular failure, because of a highly unseasonal rain, and my failure to recharge my camera battery. But this time, it would be in the afternoon, with strong winds and brilliant sunshine… and a full camera battery. And where was the nearest beach?

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San Francisco Battery California Ducks 147

10,000 Birds

MAY 20, 2013

My camera battery is probably pretty tired, too, from taking shot after shot of natural beauty and avian charmers. Birding by kayak can now come off my bucket list. … and boy, are my legs tired, from all those hours in scrunched-up airplane seats.

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Nevada Battery Experiments Experience 134

10,000 Birds

MAY 11, 2013

No batteries required. Yes, in 2013 you probably had expected an embedded video, but I am old enough by now to not be ashamed of my 20th century roots. I have no video, just this series of photographs, but feel free to print them out, bind them and use them as your own personal flamingo flip-book.

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France Battery 2013 Groups 178

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 31, 2013

If you have a Canon DSLR camera, select the “Sensor Cleaning/ Clean Manually” facility from the menu (first ensure that you have a full battery). They do not normally affect the photo unless you crop tightly, but they can be annoying. There is no need to do any manual cleaning, just turn the camera off and back on again.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2021

I took so many photos on this outing that my battery ran out of charge before I finally saw the Grebes , so no photos of those.). These birds are normally a constant presence on the lake, but because of the drought, it had been a year since I had seen the Grebes there, and a 18 months for the Ruddy Ducks. (I

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Ducks Battery Species Breeding 237

Critter News

JULY 8, 2011

Similar legislation, on hold as a result of today’s agreement, was planned in Washington State and Oregon.

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Welfare Farm Sanctuary Battery Cages Factory Farming 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 8, 2012

And when it comes to field work, you can’t beat some of my office mates, like this above Indigo Bunting who serenades me when I’m changing data cards and batteries in bat detectors. Not quite as glamorous as an ocean view, but I’d rather be here than confined to my official indoor office cubicle. But back to the ads.

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Industry Wildlife Coyotes Battery 175

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 29, 2012

No wonder folks are hoarding water and batteries! I don’t know how things are in your part of the world, but in my geographic proximity, people are freaking out. Much of the Mid-Atlantic is bracing for what has been endearingly termed a Frankenstorm. They seems pretty pleased to be on the property themselves!

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Hoarding Battery 2012 Birds 120

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2012

The bird life of Kruger National Park appears to be distilled into a small area surrounding the hide and they seem oblivious to the observers with their battery of lenses poking out from the wooden building.

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Hunting Battery Raised Adoptable 198

Critter News

JUNE 28, 2009

Tags: battery hens eggs USDA farm animal welfare us agribusiness.

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Hens Eggs Animal Welfare Investigation South Carolina 100

4 The Love Of Animals

DECEMBER 13, 2014

They don’t come with batteries, but only take 3 AA. You can also use a power adapter (not included) if you don’t want to use batteries. I tried to catch it on video: They come with the audio cable so you can get started right away! The sound isn’t bad for a little speaker.

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Animal Battery Pets Cats 100

Critter News

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

But with battery eggs costing about $2 a dozen and organic free-range eggs costing between $5 and $6 a dozen, the impact of the proposed change goes beyond poultry. This short article reports that Vancouver, BC is considering a measure similar to Prop 2 in California, but there are concerns amongst advocates of the poor.

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Eggs Battery Cages Proposition 2 Factory Farming 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

The hand warmers in my pocket not only were relief for my fingers but kept my batteries in my camera a little warmer too, extending their life. You can stuff them in shoes, wedge them in gloves and even if it’s too warm, you can use them to apply heat to sore muscles.

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North Dakota Florida Soreing Birds 260

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I should say trying to start my car because the battery had died overnight and it would not start. With a winter storm fast approaching I had to get out to Shinnecock, which is just shy of an hour-and-a-half from my house, early. I set my alarm for 5:20 AM and was outside starting my car by 5:45.

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Ducks Battery New York Cows 167

10,000 Birds

APRIL 23, 2016

In the moderate warmth of a Miami morning, he was able to sustain his fan under light cloud for longer than my camera battery could last. To make the post more complete, I should include a picture of the peahen ignoring him on the path, but that would have meant turning away from his magnificent exhibition.

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Miami Battery Zoos India 122

10,000 Birds

APRIL 9, 2011

“Beneath the bivouac’s starry lamps, We saw your march-worn children die; In shrouds of moss, in cypress swamps, We saw your dead uncoffined lie.

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Battery Legislation Alaska Birds 148

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2017

This is a chance to recharge out batteries, spend a little quite time together and try to get in a whole bunch of birding done. Then, I try to you avoid the bad parts. As has been our tradition, my wife and I head out to some secluded desert spot, between Christmas and New Year’s Eve.

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Sparrows 2017 Battery Pelicans 136

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2012

I dropped my meager box of baby supplies off and stopped to chat to the two volunteers who were already helping people who had stopped in looking for warm clothing, batteries, and a sympathetic ear. I have never seen Evening Grosbeaks in Queens. It was almost enough to make this avowed atheist believe in karma.

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Battery New York City Suffering Birds 108

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2016

Some birding friends of mine do use it in the field and are happy with it, but I am still reluctant to go completely electronic and skip the paper… The simple explanation may be, the battery in my notebook never goes flat, but there is more to it: I write faster than I click.

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Romania Sparrows Battery Turtles 158

Critter News

APRIL 10, 2009

Tags: battery hens animal cruelty eggs undercover investigation farm animal welfare.

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Cage Free Eggs Egg Farm Animal Welfare 100

4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 23, 2010

Also, you never need batteries, as it is totally person powered! The bubbles fill a small reservoir in the blower, and then with a few pulls of the trigger, bacon flavored bubbles come out for your dog to catch. They are safe to eat, and though I didn’t try tasting one, they did smell like bacon! Plus, it’s fun to use too.

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Battery 2010 Dogs Humane 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 23, 2022

I had thought that my camera use on two previous neighborhood outings was not enough to demand recharging its battery. One might think I had already had enough troubles on this outing, but, no, one more problem would present itself. I was wrong. At first I was quite upset.

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San Francisco San Jose California Battery 147

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 15, 2015

I reach for my camera, only to realise that the batteries were flat. The first good bird was one Grey Plover (in North America a.k.a. the Black-bellied Plover) perhaps five metres from the road. After I changed them, I realised that I had forgotten to recharge the other set! So, I was downgraded to mobile phone photos.

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Greece Dogs Pelicans Cattle 240

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2019

Ben Lizdas commented somewhere how fascinated he is with optics: in this electronic era, the top-notch binoculars are true high-tech, yet they work without batteries. My life list is not even a thousand species long, yet, I birded four continents and the list of bird families should be quite interesting.).

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Costa Rica Birds Greece Colombia 160

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Head for the sea only when you fully recharge your batteries. In the case of Ionian Sea and the Prespa Lakes National Park, I would recommend two full days / three nights, and in the case of Aegean and the Kerkini Lake National Park, my recommendation goes towards three days / four nights.

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Greece Albania Macedonia Europe 182

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 23, 2010

I could not wait to get the batteries in and start taking photos. It arrives inside a round tin with a photo of a cat face on it. Once you pop the top open, you then see the camera, which follows the cat theme with it’s fun wink and lens eye.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 30, 2014

With the aid of solar panel and a battery a 5 gram tag can be fitted to a bird and the information gained will enable the researchers to follow the species as it makes its journey through remote areas. A small flock of shorebirds roosting in Broome.

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Belarus Cameroon Taiwan China 162

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2018

1PM – Clare: Cameras with AA Batteries are the Best. If you managed to miss anything during our week of belligerence and strong opinions here’s your chance to go back and click on some wonderful posts! 7AM – Intro Post. 7AM – Corey: Snowy Owls are Superior in Every Way to Great Gray Owls.

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Bald Eagle Battery Hunters Owls 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2016

A set of over three hundred pictures would not have been possible with reel film, but with 16GB of storage card and a fresh battery, it was easy to just keep firing until the bird shuffled heavily up onto the bank to digest. At times like this, the advantages of digital photography make themselves abundantly clear.

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Unwanted Battery Fish Birds 100

4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 9, 2012

Even with the battery for the light, it isn’t any heavier than her regular collar, and she seemed to find it comfortable to wear. Baby thought it was a lot of fun to be able to go out walking after the sun started setting, something she doesn’t normally get to do! I think she did.

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Dogs Dog Training Battery Humane 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 24, 2018

1PM – Clare: Cameras with AA Batteries are the Best. We are more refined, merely enjoying invasive species, thinking extinct birds are gone and you should get over it, and that those who like to watch gulls probably have a screw or two loose. You can see our full week’s worth of scheduled offerings below: SUNDAY.

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Bald Eagle Battery Monkeys Hunters 108

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 9, 2019

At this point, I am going to take a short break from writing, rest a bit, get the batteries recharged and figure out what we are going to do for an encore to 2018. So there you have it, my favorite birds of the year. It will be a very hard act to follow, but I am sure we will come up with something to do, and some more birds to track down.

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2018 Costa Rica South Africa New Zealand 188

4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 14, 2009

If you have to leave your pet in the car for a few minutes, Pets on the Go suggests parking in the shade and using a small, battery-operated fan to keep the car cool. Even with windows cracked open, temperatures build up fast. Kelly and I wish you safe and happy travels!

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Pets Guinea Pigs Hamsters Battery 100

Critter News

MAY 28, 2009

I still eat eggs that come from battery hens, even though I do try to buy free range, and I wear leather, even though I only buy it used. But the rest of us rat-killing, horse-racing, lobster-boiling, deer-hunting carnivores should take the planks out of our eyes before trying to remove the speck from Vick's. None of us is pure.

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Michael Vick Guinea Pigs Animal Cruelty Animal Abuse 100