10,000 Birds

APRIL 8, 2019

He gives lots of marvelous examples, such as the Blackpoll warbler, “among the most astonishing and extreme of all migratory birds.”. As a test of endurance, as a physical ordeal, it’s both miraculous and monstrous.” Example A, perfectly up to date, is the wind turbine. Eighty hours of flying. More than two thousand miles.

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Ohio Bats Legislature Ducks 194

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

For example, many photos are shot in poor light, obscuring the true colours. Lees and Gilroy delineate vagrancy status and trends for every bird family worldwide, highlighting examples, synthesizing research, and framing it all with their own thoughts and conclusions.

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Sri Lanka Malaysia Birds Suriname 217

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Covid turned out not to be too much of a hindrance – I had to show a negative PCR test upon arrival on Hainan from Shanghai, and while many Chinese hotels currently do not accept foreigners, I could leave this issue to my guide. Fortunately, they are by now fairly used to dealing with a mediocre birder like me.

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China Birds Pythons Rabbits 197

10,000 Birds

JUNE 30, 2012

I have had a couple of weeks of testing this configuration and further testing revealed some additional amazing results that I did not expect. I came across this while testing the 300 with kenko 2X TC and there we no birds to shoot. macro with the following examples. crop factor) = 960 mm !!!! meters away.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Following Dreher’s example, beers in central Europe became even paler, most notably with the crystal-clear, golden Pilsner style introduced by Bavarian brewer Josef Groll just a year later in 1842, which would become a sensation in its own right.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JANUARY 25, 2014

For example, wouldn’t it be great if your pooch could say “okay, I’m tired of this game now, let’s play something else,” or “my bed is getting lumpy, do you think it’s time for a new doggie mattress?”. However, the concept is scientifically sound and initial tests showed substantial promise.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 31, 2011

As the owner of what has been called ( by me ) western New York’s leading test prep organization , I have to meticulously analyze every aspect of these crucial college entrance exams. Consequently, I give you the IATB SAT … The SAT undoubtedly deserves the title of America’s most terrifying test.

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Birds Costa Rica Colorado ALA 165

Critter News

MARCH 6, 2009

I had read one of her books and had often pointed to her company as an example of a successful marriage between ethics and business. When she sold to L'Oreal, with its questionable history and animal testing, it was a real betrayal of the company's practices and principles (in my opinion.)

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2014

I am a Bushnell fan for example and enjoyed a morning with their Legend Ultra HD recently, but the MM3 50 ED is preferred for its lightness and it outlasts the pricier Nikon Fieldscope ED50 by having excellent eye relief for long spotting days. Travelscopes are not a new concept and there are plenty available on the market.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 18, 2009

In the unending quest to find a kindred animal rights soul amongst my current friends, I ventured into animal testing territory with three friends over lunch this week (two guys and a woman). Most of their testing is repetitive, useless, and/or designed to create clones of drugs whose patents are about to run out.

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Horses Rescue Animal Rights Dogs 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

Looking for Northern Shrikes and redpolls was a test for winter gear and wind chill factors but the birds weren’t going to be there in the hot days of summer. For example, around here, we have to watch our step for vipers wonderfully camouflaged in the leaf litter.

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Costa Rica 2019 Birds Litter 177

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Described in the “Territoriality and aggression” chapter, this is a sublime example of behaviour from the “Understanding Animal Behaviour” by Rory Putman, an Emeritus Chair in Behavioural and Environmental Biology at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. “Understanding Animal Behaviour” by Rory Putman.

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Critter News

MARCH 10, 2009

There is more and more evidence that animal testing is NOT necessarily the best route to take. This story on HIV research is one example. Even if there are certain situations in which animal testing is the only option, ie. Perhaps it was a necessary “evil.” This was disappointing for a variety of reasons.

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Critter News

APRIL 4, 2009

Indeed, it often isn't even the best science: New drugs that show great promise in mice, for example, often confer zero benefit to humans, or even prove harmful. Many animal supporters get caught up in fighting the food industry, but animal testing is as ugly and fundamental an issue. This is an important issue.

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Animal Research Research Medical Research Medical 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2015

If only you could make fine adjustments to the expression of existing DNA you could hatch a dinosaur, starting with, for example, a turkey. The second thing they did was to interfere with the genetic pathways in some chickens, which produced a chicken with beaky bits that were more like snouty bits found in, for example, a Alligator.

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Alligators Chickens Birds Research 208

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2020

The authors’ detailed delineation of problems with the accuracy of NYC breeding bird surveys or with the limits of historical writings may test a reader’s patience. In addition, many of the numbers and examples given for NYC areas beyond the Bronx represent species observed in Central Park in Manhattan and Prospect Park in Brooklyn.

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New York City New York Birds Breeding 146

4 The Love Of Animals

JANUARY 15, 2010

Here are a few examples from the book on Why Dogs Are Better Than Cats ! Cats test our patience. The book is an amazing collaboration between New York Times best selling author Bradley Trevor Greive and award-winning photographer Rachael Hale. We just loved it! Dogs are social. Cats are sociopaths. Dogs match up to people.

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Cats Pro-Test Dogs New York Times 100

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

Philosophers have shown that the standard reasons offered to exclude animals from the moral circle, and to justify not assessing our treatment of them by the same moral categories and machinery we use for assessing the treatment of humans, do not meet the test of moral relevance.

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Morals Animal 2009 Humane 40

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 24, 2018

For example, we might just enjoy the calls and antics of those White-throated Sparrows while searching for a Harris’s. Whether a birder is eager for eyefulls of common species or needs to test the birding Zen and. Birds can be enjoyed in a wide variety of ways.

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Costa Rica Species San Jose Birds 177

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2015

Research into bird origins provides a premier example of how paleontological and neontological data can interact to reveal the complexity of major innovations, to answer key evolutionary questions, and to lead to new research directions.

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Rodents Primates Bats Science 184

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Before I acquired my own Swarovski binoculars, I had the chance to test both ELs and CLs for months at a time and so, from my own experience I knew what level of quality this brand guarantees. For example, the Ada Huja Promenade in Belgrade. Similarly, I had a good clue what to expect from the STX scope. Did I said “extra sharp” image?

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Greece Battery Experience Experiments 167

10,000 Birds

MAY 14, 2016

When we scuff our knees and test the resiliency of our joints to peer into a bush at a Swainson’s Warbler in an urban park? Ok, that last example might be more indicative of obsession than something from the world of Doug Henning but I bet you get the point.

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Costa Rica 2016 2001 Battery 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 29, 2022

The Crimson Chat is a species found in arid inland areas – for example, densities of up to 3·7 birds/ha were recorded at the delightfully named Lake Disappointment in Western Australia. You can search for a Chestnut-breasted Mannikin drinking among other birds in Clare’s post. ” ( source ).

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Birds Australia Sheep Zebras 147

4 The Love Of Animals

DECEMBER 6, 2011

At this point the vet will run a series of tests to rule out fleas, dermatitis, infection or parasites. For example, your vet may perform a skin test to see if the reaction is due to environmental allergens (such as dust) or they may take samples of discharge from your dog’s ears to see if there’s an infection.

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Pets Vet Dogs Humane 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Where predators are rare, turning more attention to feeding might produce a Darwinian benefit, for example. The most famous example of this is probably the Galapagos Islands. In fact, let’s take a moment to look at that particular example because most people have it wrong. Invasion of the birdie snatchers.

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Birds Research Humane Pets 117

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2011

Although I am pretty confident that this species is not the long-lost Bogota Sunangel or even a Heliangelus, more will be known once DNA testing has been done. The reserve is an example to others on how one family can make a massive difference to the preservation of birding habitat. Bogota Sunangel is only known from one skin.

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Colombia Family 2011 Species 229

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

The example of the Eurasian Collared-Dove in Florida during the late 20th century provides a model application of this rule (Population Growth and Range Expansion criteria), even though the origin of this species in the state may be in doubt. Let’s look at these criteria in order, shall we?

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Chickens Florida Feral Species 193

4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

It’s no coincidence that the two species that pass Hare’s pointing test also share a profound cross-species bond. Wolves, for example–the probable ancestors of dogs–live in packs that hunt together and have a complex hierarchy. . But scientists had carried out few studies to test those beliefs–until now.

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Wolves Dogs Fox Puppies 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Honeyguides, for example, are strongly attracted to the smell of wax. I remember watching a David Attenborough episode once where he tested the theory that new world vultures could locate carcasses by smell alone. Most appear to have a very limited sense of smell and mammals appear to have better developed olfactory glands.

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Birds Mammals Mozambique New Zealand 209

10,000 Birds

JULY 27, 2011

One big example of change this week was that as I was brushing my teeth at 4:35 am and it was the first time that a robin was not singing on territory outside my bathroom window, summer is on the downswing already. Each week a new species tried to test the patch for nesting territory. The first week it was a Sedge Wren.

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Birds Cattle Blackbirds North America 161

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2011

Robins at the White House Tips for Your Christmas Bird Count Another reason not to own a parrot We Should Arrange a Cage Match with Dick Cheney About the Author Mike Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist.

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2011 Deer New York Owls 151

Animal Ethics

JUNE 9, 2008

Hare has impressed upon me, simply this: philosophy is concerned with testing arguments for soundness, and the occupation of the philosopher is to carry out this testing. pries into and generates examples and counter-examples, both realistic and hypothetical, and so on. That may not seem like a lot, but it is.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

Take the Wood Sandpiper above as an example. You can set up a test subject and partly obscure it to make a practice piece. Do you have a picture that is spoiled by an intruding piece of plant stem? Would the photograph be better if the whole bird was portrayed without being masked by unwanted greenery?

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Unwanted Eggs Neglecting Rights 186

Animal Person

APRIL 14, 2009

Here's another direct action and its result, as described in an interview by Larry Mantle on KPCC Radio (it's the one called " Animal Rights vs. Animal Testing "). A combination of tactics will force these people to stop torturing animals, he says, and even mentions an example of a researcher who took up non-animal alternatives as a result.

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Animal Liberation Front UCLA Animal Liberation Primates 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2013

New World Vultures are their own family, Cathartidae, that has moved around a bit with the proliferation of genetic testing such that for a while they were thought to be allied with storks, but is now pretty well within, but not too within, the other diurnal raptors.

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California Condor Turkey North America Jordan 176

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Each specific example of promotion counts as one entry in a random drawing for our third copy of the new Crossley ID Guide. They also serve who share the news about giveaways like these. We can’t credit you for shouting about it from the rooftops, but can reward anyone who links, tweets, stumbles, or facebook shares or likes this post.

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2011 Deer Owls New York 216

Animal Ethics

MARCH 11, 2008

For example, exposure to these substances is negatively impacting the reproductive abilities of some fish species, threatening their extinction. Orlando; Dallas; and Phoenix have tested positive for an array of pharmaceuticals — analgesics, antibiotics, antidepressants, antihistamines, anti-hypertension drugs and anti-seizure medications.

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