10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 12, 2021

And it prohibits human infrastructure, e.g. , roads, buildings, dams, and pipelines, etc. Wilderness areas are managed by one of four federal agencies: the Forest Service (FS); the National Park Service (NPS); the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS); and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2011

We’re pleased to share his thoughtful perspective and plea for your consideration… Dear Friends and Lovers of Birds, On Friday, October 14th, to my knowledge, the first feature film with the subject being Birding ever made, with any intent to portray birders as human beings, will be released. Or perhaps even better Show Them.

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Now, Kolbert is to focus on humanity's impact on the animal world, and in particular will look at the species that are today being rendered extinct by men and women. Kolbert's task will to be show whether or not humanity – with its spiralling population, widespread habitat destruction, over-fishing and global warming – is rivalling these.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 23, 2013

Its amazing to me that there are still places on earth where wildlife is blissfully unafraid of humans. These mangroves function as a sanctuary for fish and other animals that then make their way as adults across the channel to the coral reefs that surround the island. Red-billed Tropicbirds nest on these craggy cliffs.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Cormorants and darters have gotten a bad rap throughout human history. They’re seen as bad luck, as fish gluttons, as evil spirits. They eat all our gamefish and scare off the ducks and their guano is a threat to human health. Bald Ravens. Snakebirds. Devil Birds. Well, that last part is true, at least.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Long ago I preached the idea that rapid climate change was more important (in a negaive way) than large climate change, and suggested that the Holocene was different from earlier time periods (and thus, for instance, humans invented agriculture and large areas of forest developed, etc.) Similar things happen to both fish and birds.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Humans, you ought to be ashamed of yourselves. I have to say that the pattern suits the buntings much better than humans, though, and hopefully, it is also more pleasant for them to wear. According to the HBW, they mainly eat fish. They have a lot of spare time as their fishing technique is very efficient.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2014

Friends don’t let Ospreys build nests with fishing lines or baling twine. Humans won the evolutionary race in the long run, but Neanderthals seem to have pioneered the use of birds as a food source. Dayton International Airport in Ohio aims to find out. The bad: Well, this one’s bad news if you’re a bird-mauling cat in England.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 13, 2021

Here’s a quote about bird lungs from Britannica: “Himalayan geese have been observed not only to fly over human climbers struggling to reach the top of Mount Everest, but to honk as they do so.” Anyone with even a passing knowledge of birds knows the efficiency and delicacy of their respiratory systems.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

About one hundred yards away an Anhinga surfaced with a freshly skewered fish. These scarce residents are rarely seen – and even when visible, are usually quite wary of humans. The only time I had ever been closer to this species was when I didn’t have my camera with me (and saw an adult pass a fish over to a juvenile!)

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 24, 2024

Humankind has since modified the landscape into a recreational wonderland with open water for boating, fishing, and jet skis with an expansive spoils pile on the south side called Fiesta Island that has access for off-leash dogs, beach recreation, and more. Osprey carrying a fish La Jolla Cove has a lot going on.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2011

This phoebe of phoebes is considered a loner as far as its own kind is concerned, but doesn’t appear to mind human presence. Black Phoebes eat bugs with the same gusto as any other flycatcher, but will also go after tiny fish. In fact, this is one species that seems to thrive in the face of rampant development.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

In addition to these changes in classification and distribution, there are larger issues that may play a role in the overall future of the Galápagos as a protected area; conservationists are facing increasing pressure from the tourism industry and the international fishing industry. They complement Kricher’s text.,

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

We have American and Fish Crows , Ring-billed Gulls in abundance, Chimney Swifts in the distance, and once a Sharp-shinned Hawk , which is almost like a shrike in terms of the potential for havoc. A Chipping Sparrow came up to see us once. A Ruby-crowned Kinglet and that aforementioned Junco have both appeared lower, in the street trees.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2022

Presbycusis is age-related hearing loss in humans, but I have also discovered that birds, fish and amphibians do not experience presbycusis due to the fact that they can regenerate their cochlear sensory cells. Invariably it doesn’t take long and we find what I had already heard.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2021

Normally the slender, fairy-feathered shorebirds are shy and avoid the humans who encroach on their territory. But a small colony of them have made an exception for Elton Reed, who has fished off Chincoteague Island, Virginia for almost five decades. Snowy Egrets like to keep their distance.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2014

Likewise, the diversity of fish-eaters is pretty solid. Because what’s a aquatic fish-eater if it can’t soar like a raptor? The possibility of finding a gator of a size that could due any human beyond a toddler any harm is slim in a place like this. No nerves around humans for this guy.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 29, 2020

Prior to being served an obscene amount of fried local fish for lunch, a young local church member took us out on the estuary in his panga , a small rowboat used for fishing. I had never birded this way before, and can confirm that what I had heard is true: Birds are much more tolerant of human presence when those humans are on a boat!

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

They eat only seafood, including fish, squid, krill and other organisms. However, we now know that human ancestors became upright first, and were bipedal for millions of years before they started to use tools extensively, and then another million years went by before their brains started to evolve a significantly larger size.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Whilst catfish have around 100,000 taste buds, rabbits around 17,000 and humans approximately 9,000, birds rarely exceed 100 of these receptors. But certain bird species go against the grain here and some even appear to have a better sense of smell than many mammals, humans included. Let’s talk about taste.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Then I started to wonder if what I initially thought was a snack was in fact some kind of human-artifact like string or plastic. If it is, say, the innards of some kind of fish does that make it less of a priority to help the bird? In fact, the snack appeared to have gotten somehow stuck to or tangled around the bird’s bill.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 18, 2015

Photo: Kathleen Smith, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The Florida Bonneted Bat is vulnerable to a wide array of natural and human-related threats. Habitat loss, degradation, and modification from human population growth and the associated development and agriculture are major threats.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 23, 2011

The epicenter of large, charismatic, and often photogenic, fish-eating birds is in Florida, at places like Everglades National Park and Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, the only site in the park system that could convincingly be named for an exotic dancer. My personal favorite are the Tricolored Heron s.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2023

Ducks and grebes paddled around, Anhingas swam beneath the surface, occasionally appearing with a skewered fish. These small crocodilians pose no threat to humans, but I had never before seen one in these ponds. I had been visiting the ponds for the ducks, but stayed for the general ambience.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Because of that, the bird has a manure-like odour and is only hunted by humans for food in times of dire need” [ Source ]. Hoatzin is one of the species I always dreamed to see, and then I forgot they are possible on this tour, so I didn’t expect them! Left to right: my guide Edson Moroni and the local shop keeper Daniel Luis.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2012

Thinking, say, about the Ramble and its contested history, its constructed underpinnings, its role as both a facsimile and the real thing, a pocket-edition of something valued by a few landscape architects and their patrons now treasured and vital to so many, both human and avian. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo courtesy of the U.S.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2012

Every part of the world has it’s suite of parking lot staples, those urbanish species that seem to prefer to linger about humanity subsisting in no small amount to the magnanimity, or more likely the laziness, of humankind. But Boat-tails still have a few field marks to differentiate themselves besides their massive (less so now) tail.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Fish and Wildlife Service. Alaska’s long-lining fleet now must have bird-deterrent measures in place, which means a lot more Laysan, Black-footed and Short-tailed Albatross are not being injured or drowned in fishing gear. But within a couple of decades, it’s effects on both wildlife and humanity became apparent.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 19, 2011

I enjoy fishing almost as much as I enjoy birding. For me there are few experiences more satisfying than releasing a fish that has put up a great fight. However there are places where, with a little human ingenuity, one can see even very rare species with some ease. Although for some, it is buried deeper than others.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2018

Perhaps it’s fitting that Sooty should choose to nest with all its family on one of the most inaccessible national parks (for humans) in the world. Between February and September, Bush Key is ‘closed’ to human traffic. Photo by US Fish and Wildlife. Sooty Tern. Photo by © Toby Hudson. Brown Noddy. Photo by © Toby Hudson.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 12, 2019

A world without bird and/or mammal, fish and reptile rehabilitators would be a very sad one. The questions that are raised with a rehab bird are things like; without human help, would the bird have lived? This week, I have been pondering the value of bird rehabilitators. Would it be here in a city park?

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 22, 2024

Fortunately for human males, the typical courtship of humans differs from that of the Coppersmith Barbets , which the HBW describes as follows: “When the nest is ready, the male may begin courtship feeding, offering fruit to the female. I hope there are still a few species left for future scientists to analyze.

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Critter News

MARCH 8, 2010

Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) received the Humane Society’s Legislative Leader award for her leadership in protecting animals. The Humane Society of the United States cited Senator Cantwell’s efforts to improve marine mammal rescue capability, including such challenges as disentangling marine mammals from fishing nets.

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Animal Person

APRIL 1, 2010

Here are some of the my favorite quotes: In reality, species don't evolve toward greater humanness but toward greater adaptiveness in their ecological niche (105). No living group of nonhuman animals--no existing species of invertebrate, fish, amphibian, reptile, bird or nonhuman mammal--is ancestral to humans.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2013

Fish and Wildlife Service, the American Bird Conservancy, and other groups teamed up to translocate 50 of the birds to another island, Laysan. Thanks to a little human intervention, the future looks much brighter for Millerbirds. Fish and Wildlife Service). **And Photo of the Nihoa Millerbird by S.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2022

These cunning herons have been observed using small leaves and sticks as bait to lure fish closer. Even human-discarded foodstuff has been utilized by these resourceful birds! The pond next to which we had our breakfast was also the source of breakfast for an Anhinga as well as an Osprey.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2015

These three aspects combine to produce one of the most productive spots in the North Atlantic, a place where birds and fish and marine mammals congregate. A place where we humans can travel to in hopes of seeing things we may never expect to see from shore.

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