10,000 Birds

MARCH 28, 2014

The subject was not hunting; it was contest killing. At the end of the day, however, no one from the club’s side ever addressed the actual issue: that people who have no problem with hunting do have a problem with mass slaughter, especially when it is being taught to children. As a group, yes, we are anti-hunting,” she said.

Killing 257

Killing Hunting Possums Hunters 257

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2021

Of course, various species of bats as well. The provision of housing and food is most gratifying, I have successfully spread this joy to one of my three neighbors, who now gleefully sends me pictures of the Cocoa Thrush family on his front porch, and Green Iguanas lounging in his avocado tree.

Opossums 264

Opossums Barn Owls Reptiles Hunting 264

10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2020

Of course, unless you live on Venus, we all know that this year is far from normal and so is the birding news. Local guide and birder David Mora Vargas has been spending much of his time at his family’s farm in the Sarapiqui lowlands. Check it out: Juvenile Tiny Hawk Show in Sarapiqui. Las Arrieras Nature Reserve.

Costa Rica 209

Costa Rica Birds Thailand Farming 209

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Not all the birds, of course, but many of the distinctive and conspicuous species. I got a picture and sent it to a birder friend of mine who unforgettably remarked “any woodcreeper is a good woodcreeper” A comment that stirred my interest in the family more than anything. Streak-headed Woodcreeper.

Trinidad 177

Trinidad Laws Family Hunting 177

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2024

This is the home of the Rusty-naped Pitta , admittedly one of the less glamorous of the family, particularly the subspecies found in Yunnan, but still a nice sight and still a pitta. No doubt, the Lesser NLT will be relieved not to be bossed around by its erstwhile bigger family member anymore.

Burma 195

Burma India Indonesia Thailand 195

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Of course this is nonsense, and they are clearly close to swifts, but with a hind toe that lets them perch like a swallow, they sit outside the family as well, in their own, rarely thought about, family. There are four species in the family, ranging from India to the Solomon Islands. Whiskered Treeswift.

Solomon Islands 166

Solomon Islands Singapore India Family 166

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 12, 2015

I get that you’re really angry, I mean, he was a popular lion and yes, his cute widdle cubs will probably die to, but I can’t help feeling you’ve kind of missed the point a bit, and well, ending all hunting in Africa will not solve much and maybe make things worse and… No, no, I’m not a hunter. I’m sorry.

Lions 205

Lions Sierra Leone Hunting Buffalo 205

10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2019

But come spring, an even luckier few may even find a fellow survivor of their own kind with whom to start a family, unwittingly causing contentious debates among birders about the countability of established feral populations in the process.

North America 113

North America Vermont America Farm Animal 113

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 5, 2015

Another day, another dead lion erupting in the world’s media, another opportunity for me to annoy my few remaining anti-hunting friends. Of course, I was young and stupid (and I have a phenomenal memory for absolutely awful, nauseating jokes, seriously, once I hear them I never forget them). Go read his take. I’ll wait. .

Animal Cruelty 168

Animal Cruelty Hunters Sharks Hunting 168

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2014

This, of course, is a major reason to be concerned about climate change — more devastating than simply warmer overall temperatures is a change in the timing of various components in relation to each other, a wrench in gears of such vast complexity that we are still only beginning to grasp them.

Woodchucks 230

Woodchucks Chipmunks Rodents Seals 230

10,000 Birds

MAY 13, 2015

As for the pseudo-warblers, I’m not actually against them so much, they are after all a family that, while wanting for a name that is descriptive and not derived from a misapplication of European names, are easy to identify and pleasant enough on the eye (with a few exceptions). Some sit it out at first.

Africa 174

Africa Ethiopia Feral Tanzania 174

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 6, 2022

The Vinous-throated Parrotbill (Tianmashan) is of course named after Lady Margaret Vinous-Throated – she was a rather modern female naturalist who insisted on keeping her maiden name Vinous even after her marriage with doctor Alfred Throated. Who would have thought?

Birds 209

Birds Chickens Mammals Japan 209

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 30, 2017

Newly re-opened after budget cuts, the park sported one staff member in the office who generously gave us a map, one woman and her dog, and one family in the set of RV camping spots at the edge of the lake. The females were drabber of course, but the male could have been pure sunlight, shining even in the deep shadows of an Alabama woods.

Alabama 113

Alabama Birds Deer Turkey 113

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

With the proposed hunting seasons on sandhill cranes being discussed in Tennessee, Kentucky and Wisconsin, we must not forget the whooping crane, which travels and winters in the big sandhill crane flocks. More states will doubtless join the queue of those proposing hunts. Quick: what’s this? Photo used by permission of Arthur M.

2011 241

2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 241

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Here and there, spits of pale sand became playgrounds for families and dogs, or hunting areas for Great Blue Herons. Of course, we’re not in wilderness at all, but at least some vestiges remain. A view of East Bay. The surface was so calm that it reflected perfectly the foliage above, in form if not in color.

Bald Eagle 154

Bald Eagle Florida Alligators Pelicans 154

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2019

There are more than 50 regional endemics to choose from, and many birds are easier to see in Costa Rica than many other places because of access to habitat and/or lack of hunting pressure. Thanks to better protection from hunting, this fancy bird is tame and easy to see at many sites in Costa Rica. Buff-fronted Quail-Dove. Wrenthrush.

Costa Rica 202

Costa Rica Panama Birds Nicaragua 202

10,000 Birds

JUNE 23, 2022

A Barred Cuckoo-Dove showed somewhat atypical behavior or had not read its eBird entry about it being “seldom seen out in the open … quick to flee when approached” Of course, Hongbenghe, Yunnan is quite far away from Chicago. A worrying trend. ” Some superstition surely should be supported.

Myanmar 147

Myanmar Birds China Chicago 147

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 20, 2011

The deer walked down the road, seemingly unconcerned with being so close to an open car window that revealed an excitedly babbling family and a clicking camera. It is found from northern California to British Columbia though it formerly ranged must further east before it was hunted out of its eastern haunts.

Deer 140

Deer Mules Alaska Mammals 140

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 22, 2022

Of course, the second explanation makes a lot more sense. While hoopoes are in their own family, DNA studies suggest that the hoopoe diverged from hornbills, and the wood-hoopoes and scimitarbills from the hoopoe. The African Hoopoe looks very much like the Eurasian one but is now considered a separate species by most authorities.

Zimbabwe 147

Zimbabwe Benin South Africa Birds 147

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Originally a hunting term, the Big Five were the most dangerous and prized targets of the great white hunters on safari. However it is now one of the world’s rarest animals after decades of relentless hunting and poaching. This hulking massive bovid has caught many a wanderer unawares, often with fatal consequences.

Buffalo 199

Buffalo Rhinoceros Leopards Elephants 199

10,000 Birds

MARCH 30, 2012

I like Julie Zickefoose’s art , her writing , her blog , her blog posts here on 10,000 Birds , and, of course, I like birds. This is going to be a rave review. So a book about birds by Julie Zickefoose, featuring her writing and art, some of which has been featured in different forms on her blog, is guaranteed to be a hit with me.

Wildlife Rehabilitation 251

Wildlife Rehabilitation Woodpeckers Emotional Hunting 251

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2011

I am excited to see new birds and that is what this blog post will be about, of course! And where will I be going that will have the birds I want to see and be acceptable destinations for a non-birding family? Desi is excited because he is still not two years old and everything is exciting. Read on, patient reader, and learn.

Seattle 160

Seattle Rhinoceros Puffins United States 160

Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 29, 2018

Thanks to social media platforms and modern communication, the feeling of missing out on a good time has become more prevalent and contagious, as our friends, family and colleagues continue to share every thrilling (and. We all have it. not-so-thrilling) moment of their lives.

Agenda 61

Agenda Experience Experiments Branding 61

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 21, 2013

Of course, this meant that we spent the first hour-plus of our morning owl-less. Our missing it while it sat in that spot seemed impossible so rather than accept the title of blundering dunderheads we decided that we must have searched too early, while the owl was still hunting, before it had returned to its roost for the day.

Owls 166

Owls Skunks Hunting New York City 166

10,000 Birds

MAY 2, 2016

On my recent short family vacation to Miami, I was granted a single day to get out and really bird like a madman. Of course, I contacted Carlos Sanchez , alleged south Florida birder extraordinaire, to maximize the returns on what time I could spend. Of course not! And could we just do a quick drive through at a fast food joint?

Florida 117

Florida Miami Birds Owls 117

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2012

The wonderful family Meropidae contains 27 dazzling species, of which Africa is endowed with no less than 20 species, the balance occurring across Asia and with one as far afield as Australia. After breeding they also disperse over the rainforests and savannas of West and Central Africa, where they hunt for aerial insects.

Africa 263

Africa Gabon Uganda South Africa 263

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2015

We were able to take a thoroughly enjoyable boat ride on Lake Chamo, whose shores teem with birds, including such typical African species as African Fish Eagle, Goliath Heron the world’s largest, Yellow-billed Stork and the incomparable Hamerkop , a species in its own family.

Ethiopia 239

Ethiopia Sudan Leopards Cattle 239

Animal Person

JUNE 12, 2010

They hunt them down in "the wild." But more important is that the man has a family: a wife, a boy, a girl and. Of course the man's a good guy--he hasn't killed and eaten his dog. As long as there is a family with a dog, there is hope. But the line that delineates good guys from bad guys goes deeper. The man doesn't.

Humane 100

Humane Killing Cooking Animal Rights 100

4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 3, 2013

Of course, the fact of the matter is that you provide the food in your household, or one of the other humans does. What can your pup do to exercise their mind, if they aren’t involved in the pack’s hunt? Of course, if there is food stashed inside, getting at that food is a challenge that almost any dog will set their mind to.

Puppies 100

Puppies Squirrels Dogs Game 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2021

There is a mushroom hunting expedition in Anna Karenina, Tolstoy’s use of a popular Russian pastime. The guide has been expertly, even lovingly revised, expanded and updated (as the authors’ names indicate, this is largely a family affair). McKnight and Vera B. McKnight published in 1987.

North America 252

North America America 2018 Species 252

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2013

Of course, this raptor pattern baldness exists for a good reason, which is another of the distasteful aspects of vulturine biology. Old World Vultures are nestled within the family Acciptridae along with the hawks and eagles. Vulture Hunts Down and Ravages Sea Turtles – Dale Forbes, 10,000 Birds. Dead things.

California Condor 179

California Condor Turkey North America Jordan 179

Critter News

MARCH 14, 2009

But I can't help wishing she'd go to a shelter and save a cat that needs a family and a home. From discussions with people who buy from breeders, I understand the reasoning behind getting a purebred dog when it comes to the hunting or working breeds. But of course I didn't tell my deputy director that.

Kittens 100

Kittens Kansas Purebred Breeders 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2016

The high point of scouting was of course seeing a bunch of birds, something guaranteed at Eilat, especially during March. I should also mention that Eilat was easy to visit, service excellent and professional, the cuisine likewise excellent, and the surroundings safe enough to visit with the entire family. VisitIsrael!

Israel 171

Israel Costa Rica Eagles Raised 171

10,000 Birds

APRIL 28, 2011

This past weekend had the family and me visiting my folks for Easter in my hometown of Saugerties, New York, “Where,&# as the slogan says, “The Catskills Meet the Hudson.&# Because I am an absurdly early riser of late I had some time before breakfast on Sunday to get out for some birding.

Canada 161

Canada Zoos Birds Louisiana 161

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 18, 2018

I love the challenge of “the hunt” and the satisfaction of the find but I also have the ones I want to see the most, my biggest targets if you will. I was of course elated, I even wondered if I had actually, truly seen a Bald Eagle because how could that be? This bird does indeed glow.

Costa Rica 101

Costa Rica Bald Eagle Eagles North America 101

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2020

The authors trace the creation of swamps, wetlands, and meadows by farmers, and then the destruction of wetlands by the building of golf courses, the loss of meadows by the construction of train tracks. An identification guide for an overlooked bird family? It’s a very mixed chapter. And for good reason. More field guides?

New York City 148

New York City New York Birds Breeding 148

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Of course, most natural histories are based on research, but Weidensaul’s approach is highly specific. But, for those owls who are more well-known and easier to find, we have the delight of seeing them in full-body portraits, perched in their habitat, with mates, as nestlings, hunting and flying, in concealment postures and eating prey.

North America 219

North America Owls America Dominican Republic 219