Ducks Raised Science 
10,000 Birds
MAY 22, 2013
We have a simple solution to raise more money for the National Wildlife Refuge System. This just doesn’t seem like rocket science to me. Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp (Duck Stamp) sales were at their peak in the 1970′s with 2.1 Eighty years of Duck Stamp sales, $800 million and 6 million acres protected?
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
Birkhead, the experienced storyteller who is also Emeritus Professor at the School of Biosciences, The University of Sheffield, author of multiple scientific articles as well as books of popular science, knows how to make it readable and fun. Colonialism and appropriation of knowledge is discussed in Chapter 6, The New World of Science.
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 14, 2011
Letters from Eden (Houghton Mifflin, 2006) will soon be followed by a memoir about the birds she has raised, healed, studied and followed throughout her life. You don’t even have to have a duck stamp! She illustrates her books and magazine articles with her own sketches and watercolor paintings. Isn’t that neat?
10,000 Birds
MARCH 20, 2011
My friend Vickie Henderson , who has some serious long-range vision, looked at the science behind Tennessee’s crane hunting proposal and found it badly wanting. Letters from Eden (Houghton Mifflin, 2006) will soon be followed by a memoir about the birds she has raised, healed, studied and followed throughout her life.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 20, 2014
The magnificent history and diversity of birds on Earth came into sharper focus this month with the publication of 28 new scientific papers in Science and other journals. Have you noticed ducks and quail replacing loons and grebes at the beginning of newer bird field guides and checklists? American Flamingo photo by Dick Culbert).
10,000 Birds
JULY 7, 2020
This is a delightful book, large (8-1/2 by 11 inches), filled with Sibley’s distinctive artwork and an organized potpourri of research-based stories about the science behind bird’s lives. His art is beloved (if you have owned a Sibley calendar at least once in your life, raise your hand) and his bird expertise is widely respected.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
Attempting to bluff the bear in believing that they were even bigger bears, Hoshino suggested raising their hands, to appear taller. Mallard duck, Anas platyrhynchos. Now, you should know Lucky, he’s no taller than my wife, who is of average height for a woman, and that bear was at least 4-5 times heavier than him.
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