10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The indoor workshop started with a Covid self-testing (where everyone was negative), followed by lectures on the Swarovski company, its ethos and products. The next day we had an outdoor workshop and a chance to test the toys. In comparison with ELs, EL 10s and NL 12s have the same field of view, as well as EL 8s and NL 10s.

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Austria Factory Asia Battery 296

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Even more than warbler, shorebird, and sparrow identification, this is a field that tests our endurance (gull watching is too often done in bitter cold, windy conditions), patience (even getting one good photo can take hours as you try to separate the ‘interesting gull’ from the flock), observational skills (so many plumages!)

North America 198

North America El Salvador America Nicaragua 198

10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2015

Similar comparisons can be made with other bird features such as how their hips work. Most likely, the researchers have indicated, the hatched birds would be viable and not too different from regular chickens, possibly less different than some of the odd breeds generated by more traditional methods. Here’s the thing.

Alligators 211

Alligators Chickens Research Reptiles 211

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2015

But, if you capture wild birds (to make them pets) then breed them through one generation and they get out, they are bad at avoiding predators. If you capture birds (to make them pets) from the wild, and they get out, they are good at avoiding predators. The study used many species, good sample sizes, and is statistically convincing.

Birds 119

Birds Research Pets Hunters 119

10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2011

Some of the first solid research pointing to a magnetic sense of some sort in birds was being produced at that time, and there were even people testing humans for a similar ability. Loons hardly ever fly when they are on their breeding grounds or their winter-water, but the migration is for many loons a non-trivial distance.

Compassion 190

Compassion Humane Research Egypt 190

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

There is much to enjoy and appreciate here and I only wish I could have tested out some of these species accounts in pelagic waters before writing about them (sadly, the 10,000 Birds pelagic to Antarctica was canceled this year). The description then goes into detail about adult (breeding and nonbreeding), juvenile, and immature plumage.

Albatross 279

Albatross Penguins Family Groups 279

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

This display is called strutting and the purpose of this display is to attract hens for breeding. Air Force test runs in breaking the sound barrier, nearby turkeys dropped dead from sudden cardiac arrest. The fleshy growth under a turkey’s throat is called a wattle. Turkeys can have heart attacks. During U.S.

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Turkey Bald Eagle Game Alaska 241