10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2022

4,126: Cook’s Petrel (California, US). September: 82 checklists and 259 species. The 2022 year list is up to 1,188 species. The life list rises by 2 , to 4,126 species : 4,125: Townsend’s Storm-Petrel (California, US). Both of these birds were seen on my pelagic tour out of San Diego. Good Birding!

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2012

My Sibley Guide to Birds is pretty darn destroyed from hard use and I can’t wait to see what he has cooked up for the next edition. Are you as excited as I am? Do you have the same problem? Well, you can keep up with what David Sibley is up to on his new Facebook page.

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2013 Cooking Birds 171

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2014

This past weekend I was disconnected from the internet, stuck in the woods without electricity, reduced to sleeping in a shelter made of fabric, and cooked meals over an open fire. We spent our evenings cooking, playing cards, enjoying adult beverages, and listening to Barred Owls duets.

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New York Cooking Chipmunks Whales 178

10,000 Birds

MARCH 24, 2022

I love to travel and to read, hence, I clearly love travelogues, from James Cook to Noah Strycker. His words touched something in me at page 1, and by the end of the book, he still had my undivided attention. Now, that’s a rarity.

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Australia Cooking Birds 2015 268

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

Most offer good, home-cooked fare but very few also happen to feed the birds. In Costa Rica, there are lots of little, family-owned diners like this one. If you see “bar” and “restaurant” on the same sign, it’s because they have a liquor license. As for the Bar Rest.

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Costa Rica Fowl Cooking Woodpeckers 235

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

It is always nice to visit and give Desi a chance to have a yard to play in and cousins to play with, to say nothing of eating some of my mother’s delicious home cooking. I spent this weekend at my parents’ house in my hometown of Saugerties, New York, which is nestled nicely between the Catskill Mountains and the Hudson River.

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Salamander Chipmunks Reptiles Cooking 187

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 2, 2011

But the Northern Potoo’s call can at best be described as frightening and at worst as the sound of a night-troll cackling as it cooks an unfortunate victim. The Common Potoo’s call is a loud, descending whistle. “Whhhaaaaaaa, whu whu whu whu whu whu&#. “Its as easy as pie!

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Costa Rica Jamaica Eggs Cooking 258

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 24, 2014

Using cooking pots, the fishermen collected stained plant matter. “Local children and youngsters begun removing the already spilled oil using kitchen utensils like bowls, plates, and other cooking pots,” Mohammad Tanzimuddin Khan, a professor at Dhaka University, told mongabay.com. Photo (c) by Arati Kumar-Rao.

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Bangladesh Dolphins Cambodia Cooking 201

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Midafternoon on 9 August 1825, Andrew Bloxam, the naturalist on the HMS Blonde, shot a starling on Mauke, an island in the Cook Islands. This fact alone is not at all surprising. After all, that is how ornithology was done at the time. It was duly processed and labeled and in his notes he wrote the following: Sturnus. L 7 1/2 inch.

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Killing Rats Cooking Norway 172

Critter News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Is that all these people can cook? Today's vile episode is one featuring French cooking. I have yet to see an episode featuring vegetarian cooking. I have yet to see an episode featuring vegetarian cooking. Add cooking schools to the list of animal exploitation promoters, along with medical schools.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Made with Jamaican sugar cane and bottled at a very potent 100 proof (50 percent alcohol by volume), this golden-hued rum is unabashedly fruity, with aromas of ripe banana, lemon peel, cooked pineapple, and sweet butterscotch in the pungent bouquet, followed up by some spicy, woody notes.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

It also is home to the breeding sites of vulnerable seabirds including the Cook’s Petrel and Black Petrel, both species are considered vulnerable. Cook’s Petrel ( Pterodroma cookii ) is another range-restricted breeder that nests on Little Barrier Island.

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New Zealand Rats Cooking 2003 146

10,000 Birds

APRIL 4, 2013

Crossing New Zealand’s Cook Strait. where Duncan saw albatrosses and other tasty pelagics !). Now that April Foolery is over (but not forgotten ) we can turn our attention to more serious matters.

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New Zealand Albatross Cooking 2013 159

10,000 Birds

MAY 20, 2014

All this energy can really do is to cook you, like in a microwave, but for that to happen you would need to be in a microwave (or perhaps right next to a very strong emitter, so do avoid climbing those huge towers with the microwave antennas on them!). However, extensive research has shown no evidence of harmful effects.

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Humane Compassion Research Cooking 259

4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 20, 2017

When it comes to cooking, you love to whip up an incredible meal for your family; from yummy casseroles, to delicious crock pot apple crisps. Your family appreciates your cooking, so why not create something special for your pet too? … Continue reading →

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 28, 2012

And the ways in which these two fundamental ingredients are added to the color cooking pot are what produces the final colors that we see. There are two main ingredients that are essential in the making of color. The first is pigment and the second is keratin. Pigments are relatively simple color makers.

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Birds Cooking Groups Parrots 279

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2012

I never got a shot of a male Victoria’s Riflebird ( Ptilotis victoriae ), so here is one by David Cook (CC). I was barely out the door when a few feet above me a shining blue male landed, regarded me for a moment and then flew off.

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Indonesia Guinea Australia Cooking 216

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 24, 2013

A tree boa in the Caroni Swamp which our guide called a Cook’s Tree Boa but which I am relatively sure must be a Central American Tree Boa just based on range. Fortunately, forward-thinkers prevailed, the site is now protected as a Ramsar Wetland , and the hunting of Scarlet Ibis has become a social taboo.

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Trinidad Spain Cooking Hunting 211

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 19, 2023

We turn back now – a cauldron of stew slowly cooked over the campfire the entire afternoon awaits us in the camp. There is less than 450 Painted Dogs left in the wild in South Africa – 40 of them here in Madikwe. The two dogs walk right next to our rover and disappear in the dark. Barn Owl on a dry tree trunk and a… traffic jam!

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South Africa Africa Game Elephants 254

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Miriam’s is a plain, simple place offering delicious local cuisine cooked in a wood oven, combined with an awesome birding station! Northern Emerald-Toucanet After about 30 km / 20 mi, and reaching 3000 m / 10,000 ft a.s.l.,

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Costa Rica Opossums Mammals 2000 261

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

The dual name is something of a New Zealand compromise, Taranaki being the old Maori name and Mt Egmont being the name given by Captain Cook in honour of some long dead admiral that supported him. The region is named for the enormous volcano that dominates the region, Mount Taranaki/Mount Egmont.

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New Zealand Cooking Ducks Protection 167

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

After leaving behind a hectic cooking career in New York City’s fine-dining scene, Tristan moved inland to the New York’s Capital District, where the relative abundance of Pileated Woodpeckers almost makes up for the fact that he’s only seen a single Sanderling in Albany County ever.

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New York Cooking Jamaica 2010 182

Critter News

MAY 4, 2010

And, as one chef put it, cooks use meat to "express themselves." It's not about cooking "vegetarian," but cooking food you like that doesn't have meat. A lot of the meat-based meals in restaurants are due to chefs schooled in the French tradition. Well, I think this article makes some good points.

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Meat Vegetarian Cooking Vegan 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

Doctor Who-cooks-for-you: A curmudgeonly Barred Owl somehow knows what’s wrong with every sick bird he sees, but only after two false diagnoses and five commercial breaks. The Wire: A hard-hitting, critically-acclaimed series about the underprivileged lives of Barn Swallows in Baltimore.

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Dallas Baltimore Ducks Cooking 185

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

It was productive throughout (the official summary is here ) and the highlights were a Cook’s Petrel , several Black-footed Albatrosses and Least Storm-Petrels , as well as higher numbers of Red-necked Phalaropes , Pomarine and Long-tailed Jaegers , Craveri’s Murrelets , Sabine’s Gulls , Townsend’s Storm-Petrels , and Brown Boobies.

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San Diego Los Angeles Cooking North Carolina 147

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Did I cook and eat some of these mushrooms? These are called Milk Caps because not only are they blue, but they also bleed a neon blue milk when cut. That’s my hand in this photo. The hand in the photo by this post’s title belongs to Nacho. Did I live to tell the story? Why yes, I am doing so here and now. Were they delicious?

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Birds Mexico Cooking Family 241

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

The first to cruise past in a hurry were the stunning Cook’s Petrels. The final large petrel species is another gadfly petrel, albeit a much larger one than the Cook’s Petrel. Fairy Prions ( Pachyptila turtur ) And then there were the “true petrels&# , insofar as that group has any taxonomic meaning anymore.

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New Zealand Albatross 2011 Cooking 178

Critter News

JANUARY 26, 2009

At issue is the population of {the Cook Inlet beluga) whales, which were put under the protections of the Marine Mammal Protection Act eight years ago, which scientists argue hasn't sped their recovery: Palin begs to differ. First wolves, then polar bears, now beluga whales.

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Whaling Whales Polar Bears Alaska 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2020

Chicago is a good place for birds: on eBird, Cook County, Illinois has nearly 400 species and more than 275,000 checklists. There are many parks, including Millennium Park , which features the famous Bean sculpture. The photos are from Millennium Park.).

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Animal Person

AUGUST 19, 2009

Farmer writes about the Creative Cooks Culinary Center in Brooklyn, where kids 5 to 11-years old are taught cooking in a place "that treats the culinary arts as an anthropological adventure." Are the kids cooking monkey, cat, dog, alligator or turtle? But I bet anything doesn't go. How about an ethical adventure ? One is male.

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Cooking Chickens Factory Monkeys 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2021

Would Barred Owls chuckle and admit that, for the record, “No, we really aren’t saying ‘Who cooks for you’?” Which would travel to tourism conventions, give fun presentations and hand out cultural knick-knacks? At the largest of conferences, logistical and cultural issues could be a real problem.

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Costa Rica Belize Guatemala Protesters 260

Critter News

NOVEMBER 2, 2008

Tags: cooking food.

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Lamb Cooking Vegetarian Humane 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2013

We turn back now – a cauldron of stew slowly cooked over the campfire the entire afternoon awaits us in the camp. There is less than 450 Painted Dogs left in the wild in South Africa – 40 of them here in Madikwe. The two dogs walk right next to our rover and disappear in the dark. Barn Owl on a dry tree trunk and a… traffic jam!

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Africa South Africa Elephants Rhinos 217

10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2011

What’s Cooking in Crow Kitchen Half-Bassed Ackwards? • Explore These Related Posts Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners World Sparrow Day 2011 Why are Birds So Important to People? Or These Blasts From The Past The Goose Whisperer? Boycott BP?

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Cats 2011 Deer New York Times 188

10,000 Birds

MAY 17, 2012

I don’t remember the outcome off that latest experiment, but I do remember that many people thought the researcher was a bit of a cook and ignored his findings generally. The same researcher then did the same thing but with big magnets strapped to the children’s heads.

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Compassion Research Cooking Transported 234

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2019

Once that tropical sun cooks the ground, thermals carry them and other aerialists way up into the blue. We may have also seen a rare Spot-fronted Swift but since it never called nor showed the side of its face necessary for identification, it never went beyond that synonym for frustration, “swift sp.”

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Costa Rica Tigers Tennessee Cooking 203

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2021

The owners have been protecting the forest and using it as a natural teaching lab for several years and the matriarch makes delicious home-cooked meals. The Centro Manu isn’t just a great birding spot, it’s also a good place to support.

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Costa Rica Puerto Rico Birds Owls 264