10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2014

Tropical birding demands tropical birds, those families and genera unique to their latitudes rather than shared via migration across various climate zones. But these tropical ecosystems also harbor families that remind us by their very presence just how close we’ve come to the Equator and how far we are from the poles.

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Colombia South America Argentina Ecuador 190

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 19, 2015

One particular family of owls had particularly evaded me. Two Great Horned Owl chicks had successfully fledged from Veteran’s Park at Baywalk , a small park that was once a three-hole golf course on Okaloosa Island. Almost the entire family had us surrounded. Until this past Sunday. Veteran’s Park at Baywalk.

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Owls Florida Raised Family 150

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.

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North America Vermont America Farm Animal 113

10,000 Birds

MARCH 31, 2022

Not bad given that the 5 families in the inner circle of the laughingthrush family have a combined number of about 68 species. And of course, I would have been wrong. 36, if my counting is right and there has been no very recent split or lump. This post shows some of them.

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San Diego Malaysia China Zoos 203

10,000 Birds

MARCH 27, 2020

But Mars’s character is less about being an eagle and more about the fact that he was stolen from his nest, raised in captivity, and now considers almost all of mankind – except Luna – to be his enemy. It was when Hélène says to Ned, “And when the stakes were the highest, you raised an eagle on your glove.”.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Bald Eagle Eagles Wildlife 252

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

I tried to get a better idea of what exactly the definition of cuckoo-dove is but am still not very clear about it – Wikipedia only offers the rather formal definition “any of several species of bird in the genera Macropygia , Reinwardtoena, and Turacoena of the pigeon family.” But I may well be wrong.

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Geese Birds Fish Sparrows 147

4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 26, 2014

During the course of his concert he talked about how a blogger saved his life. He was struggling to make it as a musician, with a family to support, and then suddenly one of his videos hit it huge. We run fund raising for causes that help rescue animals and donate part of our ad revenues to the animal causes we support.

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Raised Shelters Pets Rescue 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2012

There are few families of birds as bewitching as the birds-of-paradise. There are, however, two species that are more accesible than the rest of the family. I’ve written before about how satisfying I find locating new families , and this was a pretty sweet new family to get. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VGongXYDGo

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Indonesia Guinea Australia Cooking 188

10,000 Birds

MAY 25, 2016

Of course, when I get back to the gallery, and I am looking at the shots from the day, I am always impressed with the poise, color and beauty of the bird. They are part of the Penduline family, and resemble the true t**s in most ways, but have sharp pointed bills. One of the smallest of the passerines, the Verdin measures in at 4.5

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Eggs Raised Protection Family 104

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2023

Not a cover species The Black Kite is not actually black, but of course, misleading bird names are not exactly rare. It is mostly a question of economics – raising just one is troublesome enough given the resources required to feed and educate the chick. Like this bird family b. A bit unfair, I think. Like bad jokes and c.

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Iraq Birds China Ireland 130

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2015

I’m happy to say that Laura Erickson and Marie Read have written a book, Into the Nest: Intimate Views of the Courting, Parenting, and Family Lives of Familiar Birds , that is not too cute and that does not anthropomorphize. Part Two: The Family Live of Selected Species” describes and illustrates the family lives of 49 species in 25 chapters.

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Eggs 2006 Family New York 263

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2020

Luis Gonzalez is a Miami resident and IT major who was originally born and raised in Cuba. The bird family that got his attention was originally the herons, egrets and other wading birds, but as time went on New World warblers, woodpeckers and ducks fueled the passion further.

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Canada Cuba Miami Florida 165

4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 16, 2011

After all, she currently has four fur babies– all tuxedo cats (formerly strays) from the same family! And of course, the three are named after old Hollywood stars — Brando, Jimmy Dean and Monty.

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Stray Fur Dogs Cats 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Birders have a natural tendency to appreciate variety in form, from the bewildering range of colors displayed within a single avian family, to minute distinctions between otherwise similar birds wholly inscrutable to the untrained eye (or even to those of many birders!).

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Ohio India Hawaii United States 113

4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Breast cancer is something that is near and dear to our family. So of course when we got this press release we were more than happy to share the word. What a fun event, and a great way to help spread the word and raise funds for a great cause! Founded in 1982, the organization has raised more than $1.5 About Dogtopia®.

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2002 Animal Welfare Raised Dogs 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

According to his writings, the Cuban Macaw’s behavior was typical of the genus, living in pairs or family parties that kept in contact with loud, raucous calls. It is correct, of course, to think of extinction this way during the Holocene Extinction, which we are living through right now. … Extinction is forever.

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Cuba Columbus Parrots DC 242

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. Raising $67,000 plus for conservation! : The real reason for the Champions of the Flyway Bird Race is to raise money for desperately needed conservation efforts in the Mediterranean. VisitIsrael!

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Israel Costa Rica Eagles Raised 171

10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2022

This is also why you very rarely find a photo of a giraffe on top of one of these posts – the other reason of course being that a giraffe photo would be relatively pointless in a birding blog. Of course, there is nothing I like better than ending a post with the photo of an anonymous leaf warbler.

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Mountain Goats Singapore Giraffes Birds 147

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2017

Species Accounts are arranged taxonomically, grouped by family. Of course, there is always the index, but that’s an extra step.). The focus of the species account is, of course, vocalization: spectrograms of the species’ various sounds. Knowing the order allows us to know where to find the species. (Of

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North America America Sparrows Birds 166

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

Hunting sandhill cranes in the Eastern flyway will put those 100 whooping cranes at even greater risk of being brought down by gunfire, hunter education courses and handy color brochures notwithstanding. Quick: what’s this? Photo used by permission of Arthur M. Peslak, Nature Images by Art Did you hesitate in calling that a sandhill crane?

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2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 241

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

We’ve only recently begun to completely piece it together, using fossils and scientific analysis, but what is shows is that, once upon a time, the rail family was one of the most, if not the most, species rich family of birds in the world. But they are, as a family, prone to remarkable wandering. Image by Greg Hume, CC.

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Hawaii Guam Mammals Fiji 201

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 18, 2012

Releases are magical, of course, and they’re what make our insane way of life worth it, so you want to share the feeling … but not with too big a crowd. For a heart-stopping second he lost altitude, then he raised his wings and rocketed up toward the far trees. That night Ty and his family looked through the photos.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Rescue Killing 2012 160

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2011

Of course, I’m speaking of the mysterious Wood Stork , Mycteria americana , the only representative of that famous family to regularly occur north of the Mexican border and present in large numbers along the northern coast of South Carolina, where I found myself a couple weekends back.

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Pedigree North America South Carolina Brazil 170

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

The person with the average income can’t afford to raise a family, traipse off to Attu Island for a week in the hope of snagging a couple of ABA ticks, buy the newest Nikon or Canon camera body and then reserve a spot on that Antarctic cruise they have been meaning to do.

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United States Endangered Species North America Protection 156

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

Not, as Linneaus thought, an ostrich, nor even, as later scientists concluded, a distant cousin of pigeons deserving of family rank, it was an honest-to-goodness pigeon, deeply embedded within the family Columbidae. That’s a hard-fought gain, and we’ve made so many mistakes in the course of the struggle. So what now?

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Solomon Islands Guinea Mauritius 2006 274

4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 26, 2012

It’s a wild ride that we readers get to watch unfold, from high peaks, crazy storms, family dynamics, and even politics, the story truly has a bit of everything. You can also connect with Tom (and Atticus of course) on Facebook and Twitter. And like I said, this is a true story, which makes it all the more interesting!

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Dogs Raised Family 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2020

Diversity of habitat means, of course, great biodiversity, and the Introduction boasts that Bolivia “is the richest landlocked nation on Earth for bird diversity, the sixth richest overall, and the fifth richest in the Americas” (p. This unfortunately happens with the large Tanager (Thraupidae) family here.

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Bolivia Birds Brazil Switzerland 171

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2015

Of course, you don’t have to worry about not seeing a single bird. This Cape Francolin was raising a family less than a hundred metres from the main gate. Even if you never saw a single bird in the park you couldn’t help but be impressed by the displays of proteas, euphorbias, ericas, restios and Afromontane forest.

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Africa South Africa Mongoose Birds 184

10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2012

Yellow-throated Warbler by Carlos Sanchez Of course, for many local birders, part of the excitement in this hobby is finding the unusual or rarely recorded, and winter offers perhaps the greatest deal of excitement in this regard. What does this mean for the visitor?

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Florida Miami Cuba Bahamas 158

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 15, 2013

The Peru Birding Rally Challenge is a joint initiative between PromPeru and the Inkaterra Family of hotels. Raise global awareness of Peru’s potential as a top-notch birding destination whilst highlighting the need to conserve bird habitat across the country. Think the Birding World Cup or the International Birding Open.

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Peru 2012 Bears Falcons 223

Animal Person

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

The General Principles of Deep Vegan Outreach, including addressing "Economically-disadvantaged individuals and families, and racially and ethnically diverse populations" and the enormous implications of the increase in animal consumption among developing nations. Of course, the name brings Deep Ecology to mind, which is a plus in my mind.

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Vegan UCLA Los Angeles Pro-Test 100

4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 12, 2009

Together with the ASPCA, their Rescues and Runways program hopes to find homes for pets, and raise money for shelters. Families who are facing hard financial times are being forced to surrender their dogs, cats and other pets to animal shelters at an alarming rate. “By Homeless Pets Need More Help Than Ever Before. Duluth, Minn.

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Rescue ASPCA Shelters Pets 100

Animal Person

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

And more important is that those storytellers include people who ran small, family operations that animal welfare advocates would not have a problem with. For all of us.

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Farm Sanctuary Slaughter Slaughtered Speciesism 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The beginning of each chapter begins with a stunning, full-page photograph of a gull on the left; each photo shows the gull with wings raised, facing right as if in expectation of wonderful things. But, I think the birding world is big enough to accommodate more than one way to identify the members of this infamous family.

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North America El Salvador America Nicaragua 198

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2017

Can a family-focused trip—even to one of the world’s most biodiverse countries—deliver enough opportunities for avian observation to satisfy this serious world birder? With enough planning, you can enjoy a family-friendly, bird-rich vacation in the Panama Canal zone. If you have kids, you’re probably as curious as I was.

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Panama 2017 Monkeys Family 100

4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

This day of fun with Hollywood flair will raise funds for seven Los Angeles animal rescues, all non-profit 501c3 organizations, who together help save thousands of animal lives. She says, “The solution, of course, is for everyone to spay and neuter their animals and eliminate the overcrowding that causes so many to end up in city shelters.

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Rescue Los Angeles Unwanted Pets Stray Cat 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2012

The land was of course already occupied by San (Bushmen) hunter-gatherers for millennia and more recently Bantu tribes of the Nguni branch (most notably Zulus and Xhosas). The famous Verreaux family who made several expeditions into the province through the 1820’s and 1830’s procuring specimens for rich collectors.

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Mozambique South Africa Africa Collecting 185