10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2022

As long as you do not have British friends (or people who have watched “Austin Powers”), you can also refer to it as Little Shag without embarrassment. It is almost certainly a rumor that writing a post about Australia and not mentioning dingos is illegal, but why take the risk? ” ( source ).

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Australia Parrots Birds Memphis 147

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

The State of Louisiana has increased fines for illegal killing of bears. Seney National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1935 as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife.” Swan Lake Refuge is managed as “a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife”.

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Fish Wildlife Hunting Louisiana 157

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

It is a significant achievement, a reference work that presents as a field guide but which also conveys ornithological research from the field, library, and museum and a taxonomy informed by expertise, experience and ingenuity. There are more than 1,300 distribution maps, indicating resident birds, breeding visitors, and migrants.

Indonesia 174

Indonesia Brunei Malaysia Papua New Guinea 174

10,000 Birds

MARCH 25, 2024

” The website www.jwcpheasants.com seems to endorse polygamy for this species despite this being illegal in the USA for other animals such as humans. The site states that in captivity, “two hens can be paired with one male.” I lowered the volume and after a while they got used to it and slowly went back to sleep.”

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Burma Vietnam Birds Laos 244

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

A paper on the Chestnut-vented Nuthatch titled “Nest-Site Features and Breeding Ecology of Chestnut-Vented Nuthatch Sitta nagaensis in Southwestern China” has 8 authors. And yes, of course you missed my reference to somebody determining the mitochondrial genome of the species. Then, on to nuthatches.

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Birds China Woodpeckers Breeding 237

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2022

Most of this book is about Eurasian Wryneck, as the subtitle indicates, though Red-throated Wryneck is referred to throughout and there is a chapter focused on the species. The latter is a nonmigratory, African endemic with a scattered, limited distribution. and the rural Austrian folk name natterzunge or ‘adder tongue.’

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Woodpeckers Hungary Thailand Europe 264

10,000 Birds

JULY 25, 2022

When these birds breed, this can lead to highly cringeworthy announcements, for example from Adelaide Zoo : “We have egg-citing news!” Breeding pairs form exclusive social bonds, yet each partner will still mate with other individuals.” They just sit and pretend not to be there to avoid interaction.”

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Australia Birds Mountain Goats Ducks 264

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 9, 2023

The Bar-backed Partridge was also one of four focal species in an investigation into illegal bird hunting in Southwestern China. As usual, this refers to the silvery-grey color of the male rather than the brown color of the female. The last bird shown in this post is a Pallas’s Leaf Warbler – but is it really?

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China Hunting Birds illegal 147

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Hopefully, the winter time in Shanghai gives the Black-faced Buntings some time to relax from the challenges of the breeding season. One Japanese study found that it arrives at its breeding grounds earlier than in the past, most likely due to increased spring temperatures. No wonder no species are named after me.

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Eggs Birds Bangladesh China 262