10,000 Birds

JUNE 21, 2024

The pretty village is surrounded by the high hills of the Pennines, so we soon found ourselves driving through a mixture of cattle-grazed pastures and heather moorland, and our next three birds were all waders that depend on the moors for their nesting habitat. There were four splendid c s, feeding in a field a few hundred yards away.

Sheep 245

Sheep Breeding Ducks Hunters 245

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Thus, the cattle we raise for meat and dairy are sometimes called Bos taurus while the extinct wild form is always called Bos primigenius. The trip was probably reasonably well planned and it would have been known to these travelers that game birds, as well as deer and fish, were abundant in the region they were traveling to.

Turkey 246

Turkey Columbus Spain Fowl 246

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 26, 2016

It’s also a good place to pick up some African game if you’re on a quick trip, I saw Bontebok and Eland, two types of antelope, as well as Chamca Baboons, and if you’re lucky you can find Mountain Zebra here too. Cattle Egret in spring flowers. Fynbos flowers are highlight of the cape. Greater Flamingos.

Penguins 176

Penguins Mongoose Birds Ostriches 176

10,000 Birds

JULY 26, 2014

Like them or not, in the great game of life, these are winners. – Acclimatisation Societies of New Zealand – The Cattle Egret Expansion – Feral Cats Are An Invasive Species in North America (and elsewhere) – It’s a Myth – Isn’t It?

Species 160

Species Feral Cats Feral Miami 160

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

We remember starlings not skylarks, House Sparrows not Eurasian Tree Sparrows , Cattle Egrets not… well, whatever we’ve forgotten because it didn’t do as well as the Cattle Egrets. Or, to be perfectly honest, playing games on Facebook, but let’s not talk about that. So, tentatively, welcome spring and new life.

Montana 161

Montana 2011 Bahamas Deer 161

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Together with African Kori Bustard (which I observed on a camping trip in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve), this is the heaviest flying bird in the world. In breeding season grazing cattle may walk through the nest, breaking the eggs, while wild and domestic pigs may eat both eggs and chicks. m–8 ft 10 in). What treats do they face?

Serbia 118

Serbia Romania Hungary Hunting 118

10,000 Birds

MAY 18, 2023

After several game drives, once again we are at the front gate of the Gir National Park in the state of Gujarat. A low branch is decorated by a Green Bee-eater and a tree top above it holds several Cattle Egrets. After a positive ID, it flies to the protruded roots of a large tree, showing itself well in the soft sunlight.

India 147

India Lions Boars Mammals 147

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

There is little that is less polluting and less harmful to the planet than hunting wild game responsibly. Yet the turkey she raises is a much smaller factor in advancing global warming than the cattle on her ranch because they produce meat much more efficiently. Stephanie Jenkins Highland Park, N.J., Indeed, in Ms.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York San Antonio Meat 40

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2015

These vast and rugged lands of savanna, hills, gorges and rivers still protect some of Ethiopia’s largest extant herds of typical African savanna game, including African Elephant, African Buffalo, Giraffe, Lion, Leopard, African Wild Dog and numerous species of grazers. Yellow-billed Stork. A Konso village perched atop a terraced hill.

Ethiopia 255

Ethiopia Sudan Leopards Cattle 255

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2013

My post last week where I defended game hunting as a conservation tool has, unaccountably, encountered a certain amount of push back. Who would have thought that a post defending hunting game in general would have not been universally acclaimed? And therein my quarrel with those that oppose game hunting in Africa.

Tigers 208

Tigers Hunting Game Iraq 208

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2015

But even without huge herds of elephants large game is defiantly the major draw for most people on the cruise. Hippo and attending Cattle Egret. We visited in the rainy season, to the point where our first attempt to head out was ended by a particularly monsoon-like downpour. African Darter and Reed Cormorant. Yellow-billed Stork.

Botswana 162

Botswana Lesotho Elephants Bald Eagle 162

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2012

A pair of Hooded Vultures in Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania by Adam Riley. This plain used to be little affected by humans, being grazed by just a few cattle, goats and camels. Rueppell’s Vulture scanning for a carcass at Ndutu, Tanzania by Adam Riley.

Endangered Species 234

Endangered Species Species Morocco South Africa 234

Critter News

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

Carnivores killed less than 1% of cattle (0.18%) and approximately 3% of sheep produced in the U.S.; • Out of Step with American Values - Americans value wildlife and abhor animal cruelty. Lethal control efforts of WS professionals typically remove less than 5 percent of a species' overall population.

Killing 100

Killing Wildlife Groups Endangered Species 100

Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

It is argued that beef cattle and hogs are protein factories in reserve. In order to produce one pound of beef, cattle eat approximately sixteen pounds of grain; and in order to produce six pounds of pork or ham, hogs eat approximately six pounds of grain. The proponent of the argument wants to stop replacing them when they die.

Vegetarian 40

Vegetarian Morals Meat Cattle 40

10,000 Birds

JUNE 28, 2018

The definition of the word HUNT is “to chase or search for game or other wild animals for the purpose of catching or killing.” Lacey of Iowa introduced the nation’s first wildlife-protection law, which banned the interstate shipping of unlawfully killed game. But I digress. It is obvious that hunting is NOT conservation.

Hunting 140

Hunting Hunters Gorillas Wolves 140

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2022

Somehow I did not think Cattle Egrets would eat dragonflies (shouldn’t they eat beef, at least judging from their name?) eBird describes the Grey-capped Greenfinch as “a bright gregarious finch”, so I am glad I am not one of them, preferring to spend most of my time alone. but they do.

China 147

China Birds Eggs Breeding 147