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SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

Recently, a group of nature photographers were spotted using live fish to bait a family of Grey-headed Fish Eagles in Singapore, where the species is listed as Critically Endangered, with only about 12-18 breeding individuals left in the wild. A Grey-headed Fish Eagle photographed ethically.

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JUNE 23, 2024

Adult Yellow-legged Gull Raft of Cory’s Shearwaters The biggest spectacle of the summer comes when the flying fish pass in August and September. They gather in the Strait of Gibraltar in large rafts and watch out for the fish to show up.

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JANUARY 21, 2014

The teeth, being made of durable enamel (not common in fish) are readily discovered. Send this to the fish lady in New Jersey!” Tigerfish are, like many other African fish, extreme predators. That fish jump out of the water to take prey from the air is not at all new. Also, other fish eating other birds are here. _.

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JUNE 6, 2024

Kerkini is shallow and is enormously productive, producing enough fish to feed a summer population of many thousands of Great Cormorants, along with hundreds of Great White and Dalmatian Pelicans, plus numerous other fish-eating birds. Pelicans and Cormorants jostle together for the best fishing The feeding frenzy is over.

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JULY 17, 2013

Over the following thirty-seven years there has never been a concerted effort to promote what is still called the “ Duck Stamp ” by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to anyone other than hunters and philatelists. million fishing visits. million hunting visits. 30 million wildlife viewing visits.

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OCTOBER 3, 2024

Fish and Wildlife Service – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Alaska, Public Domain, [link] Source Given that Shanghai has a population that is about as large as that of the 10 biggest cities in the US combined, it may sound surprising that it is actually a decent place for birders.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

This is a real hard one, but I would have to say the stunning Pel’s Fishing Owl as this was my Spark bird-it’s the bird that got me into birding. Pel’s Fishing Owl What is your name, and where do you live? What is your favorite bird species? Marc Cronje. I am based in Nelspruit… Source

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

That successfully achieved, we then walked the 300 or so metres to a small fishing boat that was waiting to take us out to look… Source With luck, we might have enough time to grab some breakfast in the port café before we embarked.

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MAY 21, 2014

Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) entitled “ BANKING ON NATURE: The Economic Benefits to Local Communities of National Wildlife Refuge Visitation 1 , ” recreational visits to national wildlife refuges generate substantial economic activity. Fishing accounted for 21 percent and hunting 7 percent. Case in point.

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MAY 29, 2014

Sharing our thoughts at Facebook and looking for a place to go now, without a prior plan and early start, the four of us ended up at the nearby Veliko Blato fish farm, swallowed by the city’s recent spread. Soon, an immature White-tailed (Sea) Eagle was above us, with a smallish carp in its talons (click on the photo to enlarge it).

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APRIL 16, 2015

A furtive peek to the smaller part of the pond at the right hand side, some fishes are twirling at the very surface, showing off their flanks for the moment, then their backs… some strange fishes. The water is misty-golden and the fishes are all glossy in the early morning sun.

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APRIL 16, 2022

The gull has taken up a happy, seemingly retired residence in and around small fish processing shops. The gull has taken up a happy, seemingly retired residence in and around small fish processing shops. With all the fish guts and pieces it wants, the dark-backed gull from California is probably happily lost and loving it.

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MARCH 17, 2022

But now, they’ve decided to become full-time winter residents, resting along the shoreline, fishing in the shallows, swimming past me day in and day out. Active feeders, they move across the surface in tightly-packed groups, heads dipping beneath the water over and over and over in search of fish.

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DECEMBER 16, 2021

The trail is about 4 km long, and it leads to the Matraca Community of the Curripaco indigenous people that live in the forest and survive on agriculture and fishing. Fish is not just prepared and spiced magnificently, but also served on banana leaves, forcing even me to photograph it. The Matraca Trail, photo Juan Carlos.

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JULY 30, 2024

Hamerkop, Martial Eagle, Southern Ground Hornbill, Saddle-billed Stork, Pel’s Fishing Owl, Secretarybird, African Fish Eagle, Lilac-breasted Roller and Lappet-faced Vulture Lilac-breasted Roller Can you outline at least one typical birdwatching trip in your area?

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JUNE 8, 2024

A month later I had the chance to watch these impressive birds again, fishing off Cape Trafalgar in southern Spain. It’s rare to see the Gannets fishing close to the nesting cliffs, as their favoured prey are big fish such as Cod, Mackerel and Herring that are found in deeper waters farther offshore.

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JULY 25, 2021

It appears to be successful at catching small fish. The water is clear and it would be easy for the Little Egret to see the fish that are present. There is only ever one Little Egret and it runs around in the shallows of the Indian Ocean. It is quite content running about in quite deep water up to its body. Little Egret.

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JULY 29, 2021

The very best wetland birding around Belgrade, Serbia, is not to be found in the locally famous and tourist-promoted Obedska or Carska Bara Ramsar areas, but at Beljarica Backwaters and the fish farm triangle of Centa, Baranda and Sakule villages, in the Tamis River floodplain. If there were rains recently, this section of 0.3

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JULY 3, 2014

Fish and Wildlife Service is down-listing the wood stork from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Fish and Wildlife Service, I was involved in various aspects of the species habitat protection largely on the regulatory arena. On June 25, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced that the U.S.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Just before we left Victoria and returned home to Broome I was doing one of my regular walks from Foster to Fish Creek. The pair of birds flew directly overhead and on towards Fish Creek. I walked up to the look-out, which is about half way between the two small towns. I stopped to take in the view one last time.

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APRIL 16, 2020

The Brown Fish Owl is the most common of all Fish Owls. Much to my surprise, he could, all within an hour`s drive of my hotel in Delhi (which after all is a contender for the most populous city in the world, similar to Shanghai, where I live). Its ear tufts seem to be almost horizontal rather than vertical.

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JANUARY 17, 2014

Nearly wiped out by human heedlessness, development, and pesticide use, under the protection of the Endangered Species Act this handsome fish eagle has made a stunning comeback, rebounding in numbers and recolonizing areas where many thought they were gone forever.

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APRIL 5, 2023

Masked Cardinal This Green Kingfisher stared at the water for several minutes, and then proceeded to pounce on a fish that was so close we almost got splashed! They all coexist harmoniously, apart from the fish perspective that is. Due to the plethora of bird species around, invariably we were to experience something breathtaking.

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OCTOBER 14, 2021

They are used for fishing by Chinese fishermen at other locations – nowadays mostly as a tourist attraction. This is possible because they seem to be very efficient at catching fish – an older scientific paper claims that they need to work less than one hour per day to get their necessary amount of fish.

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AUGUST 20, 2020

A few days ago, I saw a Yellow Bittern trapped in a fishing device. Striated Heron : Small and known for dropping items on the water surface in order to attract fish. Advice to the species: avoid fish nets. The bird got very nervous when I approached, trying to strike me with its beak through the net.

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JULY 28, 2022

Among about 430 species of birds are Grey-necked Rockfowl (with small breeding colonies in the area), Frazer’s Eagle Owl , Vermiculated Fishing Owl , Hartlaub Duck , African Grey Parrot , Great Blue Turaco , Bare-cheeked Trogon , Black Bee-eater and hornbills.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

He is the author of Underwater Guide to Seychelles (2015), Underwater Eden (2019) and Reef Fishes of Seychelles (2021). The introduction covers the geography, history and climate of Seychelles, as well as travel practicalities (language, getting there, visa, accommodation, money, getting around, a suggested itinerary, glossary).

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Does this fish look unhappily surprised or what? Osprey need fuel for their trip south and there are plenty of fish in Queens. I’m actually not sure if this Brown Thrasher is a migrant or a local bird that hasn’t headed south yet. Either way, it was fun watching it bathe at Rockaway Community Park.

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MAY 19, 2022

In the end, I opted for the Tamis River floodplain, north of Belgrade, and its fish farms, some non-operational, some selling daily angling licenses. Driving with open windows (to hear the birds) becomes unbearable and I am heading out of this fish farm.

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JULY 5, 2014

Until now our narrow cross-over had not coincided, but on a recent trip to Buenos Aires, I was delighted to get close views from the rubble beach at Costanera Sur as a single bird fished close to the shore. It caught a couple of fish as I watched and swallowed them without ceremony before diving down for more.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

“Sleep with the fishes”? At least from the perspective of the fish. Kentish Plover: Looks like a toy. Grey-tailed Tattler: I already made fun of this poor species in my last post. Little Egret: The local mafia, it seems.

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JUNE 4, 2020

albiventris ) and fish eating Pied Kingfishers ( Ceryle rudis ). In front of us a Black Egret ( Egretta ardesiaca ) was fishing under the umbrella formed by its outstretched wings, cutting off the glare from the water surface and perhaps even attracting the fish into the ‘safety’ of the shade. African Fish Eagle 1.

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AUGUST 13, 2019

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) attempts to calculate the economic contribution of National Wildlife Refuge visitation to local communities. Activities such as hunting, fishing, and trapping are categorized as “consumptive” uses. In contrast, consumptive uses were minor: fishing accounted for 10 percent and hunting was just 4 percent.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Wetland Halfway between bustling Belgrade and sleepy Zrenjanin, River Tamis floodzone contains abundant oxbow lakes (turned into fish farms) and salt marshes filled with birds. Fish farms in Baranda and neighbouring Sakule villages, about 40 km / half an hour north of Belgrade, offer likely the best wetland birding near the city.

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JUNE 18, 2024

Much of this concerns the world’s changing climate and fishing pressure off our coast. There just is not the forage fish available that the species needs to thrive and grow its numbers. We encourage our participants to get a good look at the Common Murres that usually fly just above us on their way out to fish.

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JANUARY 29, 2014

Watching Humboldt seabirds on the cold waters off the coast of South America , I noticed that of them dive for their fish/food. Small birds will take shallow dives with little or no head start (terns and some gulls) whereas other will take impressive head starts for deeper dives and generally larger fish.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

I am not sure how many tourists this pool attracts, but it certainly attracts a Tawny Fish Owl. A 2004 paper looking at the conflict between this owl and cold-water fish farmers in Taiwan found that owls were an issue at a quarter of the farms observed. The post Birding Tengchong, Yunnan (again) first appeared on 10,000 Birds.

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