10,000 Birds

MARCH 29, 2019

While the hunting of game with trained birds of prey can be a controversial topic among birders , falconry was a valuable early source of information on birds, and its history, culture, and imagery continue to fascinate bird lovers, as we shall see. In English, the plays of William Shakespeare abound with the language of the falconer.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Because of that, the bird has a manure-like odour and is only hunted by humans for food in times of dire need” [ Source ]. We found Black-collared Swallows breeding in cracks among the lower riverside rocks. Instead of a Pterodactyl, we had one rare Orange-breasted Falcon by the mountain top, which greeted us in the scope-view.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2021

Great Frigatebirds engage in “unihemispheric sleep” on hunting trips of six to ten days, never landing, sleeping less than an hour in a 24-hour cycle, often keeping one-half of their brain awake while the other slept. Many of these stories will be known to avid readers of environmental news items and social media.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

As I neared the shore, I spooked a hunting Striated Heron who in turn spooked a Neotropic Cormorant hunting the shallow water. The subtle white edging to the gape of this bird indicates it is near breeding time. Peregrine Falcon. But I quickly realized this was no slow morning. Except for a smaller, distinctive shape.

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Trinidad Birds Parrots Falcons 195

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 29, 2023

These birds (usually juveniles) are clearly linked to the growing breeding population in the region. Pallid Swifts were already back at their breeding sites, while the marshes provided a host of waders, including year-ticks such as Whimbrel, Curlew Sandpiper and Kentish Plover. These are Dunlins. A migrant Whinchat in Kefalonia.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 30, 2011

Red-tailed Hawks and American Kestrels are a sure thing and Ferruginous Hawk, Merlin and Prairie Falcon can be found by the experienced observer. I looked over to see this beautiful male hunting from a perch directly across the bridge from me. Driving on these less traveled country roads is always relaxing and unhurried.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2020

So, curious about which birds nest in two places, I quickly found out that it’s Phainopepla, a western bird, a relief because I was concerned that it might have implications for my data collection for the NYS Breeding Bird Atlas. copyright @2020 by David A llen Sibley. The Portfolio of Birds is comprised of 87 2-page spreads.

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2020 Birds North America Sparrows 262

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2016

Migrants will be around but their hormone driven urges to get back to the breeding grounds for procreation make them less than reliable on count day. Scouting for race day : Another high point, although this could also be viewed as a low point if scouted species pull a no-show on race day. And yes, the need is desperate.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2013

In the 70s, with the survival of the species in jeopardy, the entire wild population was captured and brought into a captive breeding program in southern California. Vulture Hunts Down and Ravages Sea Turtles – Dale Forbes, 10,000 Birds. The California Condor has a story well-known by anyone with an interest in birds.

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California Condor Turkey North America Jordan 176

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 2, 2014

This is evident in the introductory material, which includes sections on The Origin and Evolution of Borneo’s Birds, Conservation in Action, Vegetation and Bird Life in Borneo, Climate, Rainfall and Bird Breeding Seasons, and Bird Migration. The plates show differing plumages as required by the individual families and species.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

The site serves as a breeding centre for endangered birds and animals, and you can walk around large aviaries and even a night house to see captive kiwi. The sanctuary has a population of Little Spotted Kiwi, as well as a range of other rare species such as Takahe , Stichbirds , New Zealand Falcons , Brown Teal and Red-crowned Parakeets.

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New Zealand Penguins Sanctuary Fur 157

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2013

This year produced the lowest lifer count since I started birding (just cracking 50 lifers compared to average of 500+ a year for the past 10 years) mostly due to the arrival of my son, William Falcon in April. Hence my birding travel (and blogging) has been curtail (but life much enriched!)

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10,000 Birds

MAY 30, 2019

That summer of 1938, when he was ten years old, Cade read of two brothers, Frank and John Craighead, who wrote of their experiences with falcons in National Geographic. I knew no falconers. ” Falcons could be taken from the nest just before they were able to fly or caught wild after maturity. The concern possessed him.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 25, 2011

We also have a richness of falcons. Within 4 kilometres of where I live there are two active aeries, a Gyrfalcon’s and a Peregrine Falcon’s. However, in the context of this week, my point is that there is a lot of prime real estate up here for falcon aeries. The landscape is dramatic to say the least.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2020

It didn’t occur to me till I started reading The Falcon Thief: A True Tale of Adventure, Treachery, and the Hunt for the Perfect Bird that there was also a possible threat to the eagle herself: poachers, who steal raptor eggs and chicks. McWilliam realizes he’s dealing someone special, a career falcon egg-thief.

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Falcons United Kingdom Zimbabwe Eggs 200

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2024

If you see a flock of kestrels in southern Europe, then the chances are that they will be Lessers, for the Common Kestrel never flocks, though occasionally in summer you will see a family hunting together. On their breeding grounds in Spain, Lesser Kestrels are very much city birds, for 95% of the population nests in towns.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Peregrine Falcon ( Falco peregrinus ) at Delevan NWR (click on photos for full sized images). I’m sure most of you know that the Peregrine Falcon became an endangered species because of the use of organochlorine pesticides, especially DDT, during the 1950′s, 60′s, and 70′s. Don’t miss it!

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Falcons Wildlife Sacramento Endangered Species 132

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 16, 2018

On December 7th an odd looking Peregrine Falcon was observed in Broome at the Sports Ova l. In Australia we often observe Peregrine Falcons and they are the subspecies Falco peregrinus macropus. The Peregrine Falcon at the Sports Oval has been perching on the light towers and is easily observed, but it is a long way up.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2014

There is a total of 235 different bird species in Greenland, most of them are migratory birds with approximately 60 species breeding within the land. Some of the most common breeding birds are White-tailed Eagles , Northern Fulmars , Black Guillemots , Common Eiders , Rock Ptarmigans , and Arctic Terns. Source: Shutterstock ).

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North America Eagles Breeding Eggs 175

10,000 Birds

MAY 22, 2022

The Magpie Geese have been known to breed in the area and sometimes you will observe them amongst the lilies, but sometimes they are perched in the trees at the end of the wetland. If they are hunting you will undoubtedly find out if there are Nankeen Night-herons in the area when they take off. Purple Swamphens. Black-necked Stork.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2014

I got to see a beautiful female and owlet on a trip to a secret nest location near Howard Prairie Lake (human-made nest structures have enhanced local breeding for these huge owls whose nest success is boosted to 83% on artificial platforms vs. 66% at natural sites). Larry’s BBOTY – Great Gray Owl.

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2014 Costa Rica South Africa Penguins 183

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2019

While the hunting of game with trained birds of prey can be a controversial topic among birders , falconry was a valuable early source of information on birds, and its history, culture, and imagery continue to fascinate bird lovers, as we shall see.

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