10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

It notes that there are around 1,000 people who have had birds named after them, but no fewer than three of them – Frank Linsly James, Eugenio Prince Ruspoli and Johan August Wahlberg – were killed by elephants, not a common form of death. Collecting birds was clearly a dangerous pastime.

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Falcons Wounded 2003 Killing 210

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

I am taking a sip of coffee, my eyes following an impossibly colourful Kill-Bill ( Keel-billed) Toucan , flying against the background of the Irazu Volcano slopes and, farther to the right, water-vapour ‘smoking’ Turrialba Volcano on the horizon. Some years later, he returned to Rancho for a few months as a volunteer.

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Costa Rica Rats Raccoons Parrots 235

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 19, 2019

And here in Europe, they are the real deal, an indigenous species and not domesticated animals gone wild. The only wildcat I found was illegally killed by hunters during closed season. These handsome finches breed in the far north of Europe and come here for the winter only. I barely started when some sulphur (a.k.a.

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Serbia Otters Boars Hunters 241

10,000 Birds

APRIL 8, 2015

It is now treated as its own species, confined to Africa and the tip of Arabia (Black Kites also migrate here from Europe and Asia). I saw these individuals in Imfolozi Game Reserve, where they were hanging around a kill.

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South Africa Africa Botswana Wolves 160

10,000 Birds

APRIL 16, 2015

My first live otters ever (the only previous one was a road-kill)! Birding Europe Mammals otters Serbia' Now, one by one, there are rising their heads for a breath of air. Because they aren’t fishes, but – Eurasian Otters! Are they playing or mating… who would know? Photo Matthias Kabel / Wikimedia Commons.

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Otters Serbia Fish Mammals 172

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2015

Turtle Doves have been declining in Europe since the 1970s, and in this century alone, the continent has lost 40% of its population of the species. And on their way south, they reach the killing fields of northern Serbia ( Newsweek on poaching in the Balkans ). Nowadays, the flocks are even smaller, merely a few dozen birds.

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Serbia Slaughter Slaughtered Turtles 270

10,000 Birds

JUNE 22, 2011

After all, Hooded Crows are a bird of eastern and northern Europe, Central Asia, and the Middle East and are not known as long distance migrants. I thought that by going to see this particular bird in Staten Island’s Great Kills Park I might not only get to see a great bird but might also evoke some nice memories as well.

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New York Kazakhstan New York City North America 208

10,000 Birds

JUNE 23, 2022

One would think that for a species as common in Europe as the Grey-headed Woodpecker , the HBW would spend some effort to update the species entry. Instead, the entry asks us to “Please bear with us while this update takes place” A few months ago, I wrote an email to my bank asking them a specific question.

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Myanmar Birds China Chicago 147

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2019

But they are also highly-prized for their ruthless and powerful efficiency in killing – medieval illustrations depict them downing cranes and a twentieth-century painting by Louis Agassiz Fuertes shows a falconer’s Gyrfalcon inflicting a lethal strike on a Gray Heron ( Ardea cinerea ).

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2016 Iceland Falcons Egypt 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 13, 2013

Serbia holds 13 per cent of the European breeding population of this “electrified” species which is not only Endangered in Europe but also listed as Globally Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The grass is swaying under a passing vehicle, spreading pollen and killing me with allergy. Illustrations.

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Falcons Serbia 2007 Europe 213

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Various bits of Europe celebrate the day in various ways. And in Ireland, well… In Ireland they killed Wrens. Stephen according to the Catholic calendar (you may recognize this from the carol Good King Wenceslas or from the occasional grumble that Boxing Day is too secular.) Sleigh rides. Feasting on pasta.

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Ireland New Zealand Hunting Cooking 129

10,000 Birds

JULY 25, 2012

There are groups dedicated to species like Eastern Bluebirds and Purple Martins and with extensive writings on how to keep starlings at bay and even recommendations on how to legally trap and kill them should they drive away North American birds. However, populations in Europe are floundering.

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North America Europe Livestock America 151

Critter News

DECEMBER 21, 2011

Russia does have its own seal hunt, but apparently they banned killings of animals under one year old. I don't see what they get out of it, unless they want to impress Europe, which has already banned seal products. Apparently, some claim about 90 percent of Canadian sales are to Russia. Excerpted from the Globe and Mail.

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Russia Seals Belarus Fur Industry 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 15, 2011

From July 6-8, there was a European conference in Larnaca about illegal bird killing , organized by Terra Cypria. It took out the power plant which supplies 60% of the Republic’s power grid, killed 13 people, wounded some 60 more, and pretty much destroyed two villages. So it’s not a good week in Cyprus!

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Cyprus illegal Wounded Killing 172

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Still, the romantic notion of beery terroir remains persuasive and in some corners of Europe, rustic beer styles persist, despite the homogenizing effects of – or perhaps in reaction against – modern industry. Historically, saison was a beer tied to time as much as it was to place.

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Belgium Vermont Farming Europe 117

10,000 Birds

JUNE 29, 2013

Between finishing one graduate program and begining another, he embarked on a whirlwind tour of Europe. Here’s his first stop: Before starting graduate school at the end of June, I planned a whirlwind trip this spring, visiting the major cities in Northern Europe. Trips Europe Iceland seabirds' Total Species: 37.

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Iceland Puffins Europe Birds 181

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2016

After the Common Starling , my second bird of the morning becomes the largest eagle of Europe, the White-tailed Eagle , this one with a fairly white tail, yet still dark beak, that I estimate to be in its 3rd calendar year. Looking miserable with its feathers soaked, one yellow and blue European Bee-eater sits on a dead branch.

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Sheep Serbia Eagles Mammals 122

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2015

My guess is, those nervous ones were some migrants, while the majority were locally breeding birds – the southernmost population of Europe! If you are coming by car from Central Europe and heading for the Ionian islands of Corfu or Kefallonia, consider at least a day or two stopover at Mikri Prespa Lake. and dual digits. Other taxa.

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Greece Pelicans Geese Albania 252

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2012

Actually Little Owls were introduced from Europe during the 19th Century and I believe that they were allowed to fly free indoors to help keep down the vermin populations. As ever, controversy accompanied the introduction and accusations were made against the owl that it was killing native bird species. Did I say British?

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Owls New Zealand Europe Mammals 173

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2019

The horse landed on the young duchess, breaking her back but not killing her outright. Her father Charles the Bold had been killed only five years earlier at the Battle of Nancy in 1477. Medieval treatises Europe paint the agile sparrowhawk as a fussy and flighty bird, given over to unpredictable fits.

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France Hunting Horses Falcons 113

Critter News

JULY 22, 2011

It could have a snowball effect for other countries in Europe, although probably it certainly won't be seen as politically correct. However, Jewish and Islamic groups which can prove animals do not suffer more during ritual killing than in an ordinary slaughterhouse will be able to apply for permits. Excerpted from the Irish Times.

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Livestock Slaughter Slaughtered Netherlands 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2013

It breeds in a broad and not quite coherent band from Iceland in the west through central Europe and southern Scandinavia all the way to eastern Russia, wintering in Africa, parts of India, and Southeast Asia to Australia. Somehow – given our current weather – I can relate. .

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Germany Russia Iceland India 172

Critter News

MARCH 22, 2009

The Canadian government has authorized the killing of 280,000 harp seals. The only way it will end is if the market for this product in Europe dries up. I won't even bother asking the Canadians to stop this barbaric practice. The US already has such a ban in place.

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Seals Hunting Canada Europe 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2013

So there you go, Europe! May 2013 was the wettest May on record, like… ever, with extreme flood events that even killed people. The awful mess that’s been going on for the last few years is not getting better in spite of all the predictions and all our efforts. As a matter of fact, it is getting worse by the day.

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Algeria Germany Mali 2013 147

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 17, 2019

Barnacle geese breed mainly on the Arctic islands of the North Atlantic, while the nearest wintering areas also lie along the northern coasts of Europe: the Netherlands and the Baltic Sea (Estonia, Finland, Denmark and Sweden). we will kill it!”, Here in Serbia, in the south of the continent, this species is a proper rarity.

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Geese Serbia Estonia Ukraine 138

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2012

Marabous have also learnt another trick, and that is to follow vultures and scavenge off the remains of Lion and other large predator kills. They have even been known to kill children who have been incautious enough to approach too closely.

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Africa Tanzania South Africa Uganda 231

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 29, 2014

My parents are in England, should I be worried about the conflict on the other side of Europe in the Ukraine?” The disease had killed a tourist like ourselves. .” I’ll sometimes add “It’s in West Africa, I’ll be in South Africa. ” Ebola is in the news a lot at the moment.

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Humane Animal Ukraine Africa 160

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 15, 2013

” The Wels Catfish, Silurus glanis , is the second largest fish in its range, which covers much of Europe and parts of West Asia. In parts of Western Europe, it is considered to be “exotic” because it has been introduced, possibly by anglers, in lakes and rivers in France and the Iberian Peninsula. pigeons, Columbia livia ).

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Fish Whales Whaling France 197

10,000 Birds

APRIL 21, 2015

Will H5N2 Kill Wild Birds? We have seen H5N2 become an important virus for domestic poultry, suddenly, starting in Asia, moving to Europe, then to North America with wild migratory birds as the likely vector. They also have made progress in developing H5N1 fowlpox vaccine. So, what about wild birds?

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Mississippi Fowl Minnesota Turkey 173

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Beside natural grasslands, they breed in arable fields (primarily alfalfa) where there is no grazing, but they risk being killed by combine harvesters. In breeding season grazing cattle may walk through the nest, breaking the eggs, while wild and domestic pigs may eat both eggs and chicks.

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Serbia Romania Hungary Hunting 103

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2012

They are part of the scarab beetle complex and over 300 species have been described, occurring not only in Africa but also Europe, Asia and the Americas. This sleek, stunningly patterned cat was a formidable hunting subject, and in its cunning sometimes ended up hunting and killing the hunter.

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Buffalo Rhinoceros Leopards Elephants 193

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Nearby, the Karas River is anything but a river – in this section, it is a water body that was killed by cutting off its curves, covering banks with rocks and concrete and forcing the former river to flow in the straight line. Trips Europe Serbia wetlands' A lot of Mallard on the river, some Eurasian Coots and a few Common Goldeneyes.

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Killing Mali Serbia Geese 221

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2014

Other areas of New York City where the parakeets were seen in 1970 included the upper East side of Manhattan, Great Kills, Staten Island, Ellis Island and the area around the Statue of Liberty. According to a December 1970 article in the New York Times , there was a flock of 9 to 12 birds in Fort Tilden.

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Chicago New York City Illinois New York 193

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2017

The illustrations of bird behavior–a Laughing Falcon with a kill, Swainson’s, a Crested Caracara with its head thrown back–offer opportunities for a little individual style to shine through. The colors are rich, much deeper and beautiful than the muted inks in my copy of Hawks of North America. .”

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Mexico America North America Falcons 152

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

That was a wild cat, a wild Wildcat, the cat that lives in the wild because that is where it is from and where it belongs, at the southern end of its pan-African range that extended at one time well into Europe and Asia. This is approximated by the size of the animal, but really, this has to be adjusted for depending on modality of killing.

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Feral Cats North America Feral Cats 251

Animal Ethics

JULY 19, 2007

After witnessing hours if not days of senseless killing, someone finally musters the courage to take on the killer and delivers what has to be a devastating blow. One can't kill horses for human consumption within the U.S., Cavel, a Belgian company, kills horses in Illinois for export to Europe.

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Horse Slaughter Horses Slaughter Slaughtered 40

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2017

And, when the eagle fights and ultimately kills the fox, we get a bloody glimpse into another side of eagle hunting—its savagery and its original purpose. The Eagle Huntress has been well received in Europe and the U.S. It’s exciting. It’s part of the natural order of things. Photo by Andrew Yarme, Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics.

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Eagles Mongolia Hunters Hunting 101