10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2011

’ Much I marvelled this ungainly fowl to hear discourse so plainly, Though its answer little meaning – little relevancy bore; For we cannot help agreeing that no living human being Ever yet was blessed with seeing bird above his chamber door - Bird or beast above the sculptured bust above his chamber door, With such name as `Nevermore.’

2011 252

2011 Fowl Deer Cats 252

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2024

The scope is worldwide; of the 24 birds depicted, five are from the Americas; five from Eurasia; three from New Zealand; two from Australasia; three from Africa; one from Africa and Asia; one from Antarctica; two worldwide, and two from Asia, introduced worldwide.

Barn Owls 216

Barn Owls Chicago Penguins New Zealand 216

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Actually, the Small Bird Series includes some rather hefty fowl like chickens and geese – a far cry from the kinglets, gnatcatchers, and hummingbirds I was originally hoping for. Not exactly a small bird.

Ducks 108

Ducks Houston Boston Fowl 108

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 24, 2020

And with his striking jet-black plumage, he’s the perfect fowl to represent this darker, smoky offering from The Famous Grouse. . There’s no question that the original “Red Grouse” will remain the more famous grouse, but the Black Grouse makes a worthy addition to The Famous Grouse clan nonetheless.

Sheep 234

Sheep Branding Ireland Fowl 234

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

Also frequent escapees (or very free ranging domestics) are guinea fowl and to a lesser extent a number of other gamebirds up to and including peacocks. If you think I’m exaggerating head off the beaten path on almost any of the Virgin Islands and see how long it takes for you to get caught out.

Puerto Rico 211

Puerto Rico Guam Virgin Islands Feral 211

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Vintage Champagne ads are another story though, with a handful of old examples featuring domestic fowl, as in this rooster poster… …or gamebirds, as in this especially attractive label from pioneering California winemaker Paul Masson, which features a partridge (and its eye): But this was all very long ago.

Fowl 113

Fowl France Birds Chickens 113

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 13, 2019

A Great Horned Owl illustrated in Game Birds: Life Histories of One Hundred and Seventy Birds of Prey, Game Birds and Water-Fowls by Neltje Blanchan. It’s enough to make even the most hard-bitten CBC’er hit the snooze button next year. . Considering all that, it’s no surprise that less hardy (or more sensible?)

2017 148

2017 Owls Game Fowl 148

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 25, 2019

With enough imagination and superstition, some birds can be absolutely frightening – as the multitude of spooky fowl haunting the darkest corners of human culture throughout history will attest. But our ancestors weren’t always so lucky to appreciate birds the way we do.

2015 120

2015 Denmark California Fowl 120

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2020

Of course, there may very well have been fowl-inspired weathervanes in ancient Greece and Rome. But weathervanes were not always attached to buildings: the word “weathervane” comes from the Anglo-Saxon fana (“flag” or “banner”), possibly from cloth pennants flown in battle to let archers know the direction of the wind.

New York 161

New York Belgium Farming Fowl 161

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2014

Ratites, Tinamous, and Fowl. Now it’s late 2014, six and a half years later, and here’s what we know today. Open Jarvis et al.’s ’s bird family tree in a new tab and follow along as you read.

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Family Parrots 2014 Birds 279

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Over time, the word “decoy” has lost its fowling connotations and has come to mean any kind of trick or fakery. It’s also the name of a line of wines produced by Duckhorn Vineyards of St. Helena in California’s Napa Valley.

2016 114

2016 Ducks California Fowl 114

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2011

Highlight was probably a White Throated Rock Thrush, but I’m regretting that I didnt try harder to see a Red Jungle Fowl that I heard. Check out the photo and movie in my blog: [link] Richard Mar 14th, 2011 at 3:51 am After a busy week in Jakarta and Singapore, I stayed on for Saturday to do some intensive birding.

2011 133

2011 Deer Owls Birds 133

Animal Ethics

MARCH 3, 2008

The interests in nourishment and in gustatory pleasure lead man to kill and eat cattle, fish, and fowl. This cuts down on the long-range satisfactions of the cattle, the fish, and the fowl. That is, they contribute to increasing, in the long run, the quantity of satisfaction which an individual experiences.

Lamb 40

Lamb Fowl Animal Morals 40

Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 24, 2008

Thompson has only shown his unfamiliarity with the subject, for his novel proposition is in fact an old one, which has been debated and rejected by the Vegetarian Society in its adherence to its original rule of excluding fish, flesh and fowl, and nothing else, from its dietary.

Fish 40

Fish Vegetarian Fowl Slaughtered 40

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

I take umbrage at the omnivores who buy grass-fed beef and call me a barbaric savage for harvesting Maine’s overpopulated deer, moose, rabbit and fowl. What is greener than forage-fed meat? James Siegel Portland, Me.,

New York Times 40

New York Times New York San Antonio Meat 40

10,000 Birds

APRIL 21, 2015

This mainly affects domestic fowl, and in this sense is not a topic central to 10,000 Birds. Overall the problem is not huge; the total number of birds affected is small, and the market for domestic fowl is robust. Interestingly, H5N2 has been used as a vaccine for domestic fowl to prevent H5N1, the more infectious avian influenza.

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Mississippi Fowl Minnesota Turkey 183

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 27, 2015

There are hordes of fowl here (fowl of the water) in winter, with geese having the most prominent presence. But this post is not about Falcated Duck. We were at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge, of course, which is not only home to Falcated Duck, but many other birds.

Geese 225

Geese Fowl Mississippi Ducks 225

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

So, thanks to this foul-mouthed fowl, we can now add verbal intimidation to the litany of bad behavior exhibited by wildlife Down Under, though Ripper’s unique talent seems to be an isolated case so far. Though many bird species are capable of imitating human speech, Ripper made headlines for being the first duck ever known to have done so.

2019 255

2019 Australia Fowl Ducks 255

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Lewis originated the term as a pun on Chaucer’s Parliament of Fowls. It is not necessary to read the Introduction to use the Reference Guide , but, like all good introductions, it provides context and background. A group of owls is traditionally called a parliament, though there is a line of thought that C.S.

North America 247

North America Owls America Dominican Republic 247

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2012

However, he went far afield to find a more familiar fowl. Horned Guan by Adam Riley Mike was tempted to go with a guan as well, since he had the good fortune to encounter the Trinidad Piping Guan in the only country it can be found. I traveled to the other side of the world just to see a chicken!

2012 170

2012 Guatemala Birds Florida 170

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 31, 2012

I suspect the latter based on price, they are most like guinea fowl feathers. Speaking of owls, one site is advertising Owl Feather False Eye Lashes. These are either highly illegal or false advertising.

Badgers 240

Badgers Birds Owls Fowl 240

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 15, 2009

Most moral vegetarians list fish and fowl as animals one should not eat. For an explanation of this feature, click on “Moral Vegetarianism” at the bottom of this post. What Meat Should Not Be Eaten? What is forbidden meat? But what about microorganisms?

Morals 40

Morals Vegetarian Meat Killing 40

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

This 2016 pinot noir is made by the Goldeneye Winery of Philo, California, which was founded 25 years ago by the owners of Napa Valley’s Duckthorn Vineyards, a specialist in Bordeaux varietals.

2016 256

2016 Fowl Turkey California 256

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Without large crowds to feed this year, many households are shopping for the littlest turkeys they can find – a rare commodity, as it turns out, given the unprecedented demand for small gobblers this year – and failing that, opting for another fowl entirely.

2018 252

2018 Fowl Turkey California 252

10,000 Birds

JULY 12, 2018

And that’s not all: I’m even relaxing my unwritten prohibition against featuring domestic fowl. I really felt like I was sticking my neck out there for a bit – not always a wise decision in France for fowl or royalty. I suspect I won’t be the only one drinking French wine this weekend. So I survived.

2016 103

2016 France Chickens Fowl 103

Animal Person

SEPTEMBER 5, 2009

Note to everyone who works with birds and water fowl: Hypothermia and rapid freezing are not appropriate methods of euthanasia and are not considered to be humane unless the animal is anesthetized prior to freezing. In other words, I may as well have doused him in gasoline and set fire to him.

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Euthanasia Wildlife Rehabilitation Fowl 2002 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Of course, this affiliation depends entirely on that bird’s unlucky lot to be eaten en masse (but usually not en croûte , en papillote , or en cocotte ) on a holiday that’s become so synonymous with feasting on this fowl that it’s equally well known as Turkey Day.

Fowl 134

Fowl Turkey Hawaii California 134

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Ever the moral perfectionist, Franklin argued that the turkey was a much more honorable and determined fowl, and suggested the bird – as an “original Native of America” – would make a decidedly more fitting avian mascot for the United States (seemingly implying – incorrectly – that the Bald Eagle is not an indigenous New World species).

Bald Eagle 156

Bald Eagle 2017 United States Turkey 156

10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2015

Scientists investigate the DNA of Hawaii’s free-roaming fowl. Seattle doesn’t root just for the Seahawks … study reports that Emerald City residents (and those of Berlin, Germany) find common birds like finches and corvids worth opening their wallets for. Why did the chicken cross the archipelago? Now you have.

Malta 201

Malta Barn Owls Fowl Cyprus 201