10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2023

I am only including them in this post to give you my real-life Kabul experience … Four species are the most easily seen in the few urban parks (into which women are not actually allowed to enter – I am not sure about female birds). The photos taken with my mobile phone all suck.

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Afghanistan Birds Feral Zoos 223

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Our guides were researchers from Callisto, patient and always smiling Yannis Tsanakis (above) and Maria Petridou with her infectious laugh and stories of her Sun Bear and Jaguar research experiences. Feral Pigeon – Columba livia dom. Also, trekking poles proved useful. The cuisine was magnificent, especially lamb.

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Bears Greece Europe Slovenia 271

Animal Person

APRIL 24, 2009

We are a far bigger problem on this planet than the (over)population of feral cats, elephants, Canada geese, or any other creature we "manage" or want to manage, "humanely" or otherwise. In my experience there are at least a handful of issues that involve compromise when the idea of veganism collides with real life.

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Project Treadstone Feral Cats Spay Spaying 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2022

Solid Air: Invisible Killer- Saving Billions of Birds from Windows is the summation of Dr. Klem’s expertise, experience, and professional life–what we scientifically know about bird and glass collisions, a handbook on how to prevent them, and, not insignificantly, the story of a remarkable career.

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New York City Illinois Science Killing 264

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Comical with their green feathers and unique faces, they have established feral populations in cities across the country since their accidental release in the 1960’s. I have always wanted to see a Monk Parakeet.

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Austin Texas Mississippi Non Human 130

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2021

Like all talented travel writers, Dunn is adept at drawing us into his experiences. There are also frustrations, such as the faltering efforts of the Isla Robinson Crusoe conservation group, which can’t stop the spread of invasive plants, feral cats, and bird disease that is probably dooming the Juan Fernández Firecrown.

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Costa Rica Brazil Bolivia Ecuador 264

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 9, 2017

A Cooper’s Hawk devouring a Feral Pigeon ! It was a very rewarding experience watching the hawk feed on the pigeon though perhaps not as memorable as one eating shish kebob. Binoculars to eyes and wow! It dragged the pigeon through the phragmites.

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Oakland Blackbirds Feral Experiments 112

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2024

Her experiences are framed within the larger scientific histories how once common species become endangered, and of how people and organizations have strategized and explored controversial paths to bring their numbers up and nurture them till they fill our skies. This is the chapter where Osborn talks about “second chances.”

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California Condor Falcons California Coyotes 175

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

The Spanish Colonial Experience and Domestic Animals. Thus, the cattle we raise for meat and dairy are sometimes called Bos taurus while the extinct wild form is always called Bos primigenius. Early Holocene Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) Remains from SOUTHERN Utah: Implications for the Origins of the Puebloan Domestic Turkeys. Thornton, E.,

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Turkey Columbus Spain Fowl 238

10,000 Birds

MARCH 30, 2017

He has seen them before in Cape Town, but those were introduced and feral birds, while in the Balkans they are indigenous and – countable! Worried that such experience might traumatise young Spongebob, I held the paddle as an obstacle, pointed at the angry bird. Well, for me – no, but for Nicolaas, Mute Swans were a lifer species.

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Birds Namibia Greece Feral 156

Animal Person

MAY 12, 2009

Now I have the drama of the feral cats and of course the greyhounds. And by phase I mean I have intense and frequent experiences with them or around them that cause me to learn more about them than I thought I ever wanted to learn. There's never a shortage of creatures who need our help.

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Geese Ducks Feral Cats Vermont 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

They range from the successful eradication of feral cats from Marion Island (hear that, Corey?) That was easily fixed by adding a post-Safari trip to Eastern South Africa, led by dashing Rockjumper guide Clayton Burne, to my itinerary. The small group was a good counterpart to the large, convivial ABA Safari group of 98 birders.

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South Africa Africa Leopards Penguins 255

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Experiments in the field (the famed Asa Wright Nature Center veranda) involving Bananaquits and bananas came up with numbers ranging from 7 to 16, but a tanager always came along to interfere with Bananaquits’ noisy appreciation of their namesake fruit. (2) Which hummingbird was more beautiful—Tufted Coquette or Ruby-topaz Hummingbird? (3)

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Trinidad South America Birds 2011 234

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 7, 2016

If the experience of handing over that box can be transformative instead of alienating or shaming, there’s a possibility of change. Statistics come to life in the suffering of one dove or one mockingbird, the one needlessly stricken and dying for the sake of a personal choice.

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Cats Stray Cat Stray Wildlife Rehabilitation 223

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2020

You may notice a few non-commital “sp” entries and/or a few domestic/feral/hybrid forms. These are included as part of the summary and are maintained in the list, despite objections by some purists, to give the full, rich experience as enjoyed by your lucky, lucky beats. Graylag Goose (Anser anser). Brant (Branta bernicla).

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2020 Sparrows Niger Woodpeckers 163

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Sure, they’re beautiful and powerful, a reminder of the feral freedom of the skies. ” I’m curious about your experiences with these guides or other hawk books (or apps) in the field. I confess, I don’t always love hawks. This is probably why I number so many hawk books in my collection.

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2011 Eagles Utah North America 225

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

They are going to watch the situation but one told me that this man has hunted with a wild snowy several years ago, so he’s had experience working with them. Who knows, maybe after a couple of years hunting together, he will release the Snowy Owl back to the wild.

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Wisconsin Falcons Owls Hunting 260

10,000 Birds

JUNE 14, 2011

During the filming of this production, I got to experience “dirt hawking&#. I will admit that there are legitimate concerns that have been raised about falconry – birds that are not native to an area sometimes escape and become feral; humans should minimize their influence on nature.

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League Against Cruel Sports Rabbits Falcons Hunting 270

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2013

There was also evidence of the damage that feral pigs can do all along the trail and along the water’s edge and we soon came across a small group of them. No doubt the National Parks are aware of the situation, but it is also hard to deal with feral animals in remote areas. Feral pigs. Turtle shell. We were undeterred!

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Feral Pelicans Pigs Ducks 162

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2023

My book of choice for this time of year is Jerry Liguori’s Hawks At A Distance: Identification of Migrant Raptors, a brilliant tutorial on how to recognize raptors by shape and flight style, distilling years of experience and expertise into 216 pages. I haven’t seen the whole video yet, but it looks promising.

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2011 North America 2005 Eagles 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2018

The causes were the usual reasons for island extinction—deforestation by both humans and invasive plants that crowded out native plants, hunting, and invasive rats, mongoose, monkeys, and, of course, feral cats. Is this the type of avian experience we want? We know what those large flocks were like.

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Mauritius Stud Zoos Eggs 107

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 24, 2012

In the event I’m in a life or death struggle with an Oregon Junco or a particularly feral Dunnock I’d rather my birding companion was at least nominally on my side. It’s an unnerving experience and not at all pleasant even if the bird doesn’t connect often, and I am no stranger to bird attacks.

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New Zealand Kangaroos Birds Australia 180

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

It was a startling but forgivable experience, and not nearly as unsettling an attack by nesting goshawks (or so I’ve heard): it seems an encounter with Haviken involves a certain amount of risk in either case. More prominent was the taste of dark, dried fruits like fig and raisins, accompanied by faint touches of toffee sweetness.

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Penguins Cooking Belgium New York 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 10, 2011

Many a birding trip starts with a longish drive from the airport to the first birding site with these common roadside birds being the first taste you get of a country’s wildlife, and I feel that many bird trip reports, interested mostly in mega-rarities, gloss over the amazing experience this first drive can give.

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New Zealand Birds Thailand Falcons 198