10,000 Birds
JULY 7, 2015
To successfully hunt and breed they need clean and clear lakes, and so are sensitive to pollution that affects both them and/or their fishy prey. Unintentional fishing litter can also hurt the birds. Common Loon populations are relatively stable, though their southern range has retracted.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 21, 2022
A pair of Yellow Warblers hunted insects in the canopy, and a Northern Waterthrush did the same just over the surface of the water. A Spectacled Thrush foraged among the leaf litter. Skirting around the international airport to the mangroves on its eastern end, we picked up Brown-crested Flycatcher and even more Barred Antshrikes.
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10,000 Birds
JANUARY 10, 2012
Now that the colony is off limits for hunting, the population has grown and the village is benefitting tremendously from entry and guide fees, and a school is being built courtesy of conservation funds. Gray-necked Picathartes foraging in leaf-litter on the forest floor in Korup National Park, Cameroon.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 30, 2011
Shearwater remains litter the island with the carcasses picked clean, leaving just the wings, breastbone and girdle. A big moon gives enough light for the gulls to hunt by, so the shearwaters seldom come onto land while the full moon is up.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 21, 2014
Additionally, this split would mean that birders need to cut their time short in prime habitats to allow for sufficiant time in degraded, littered shrubs that hold little else that is of interest to them – just the Brown Prinia. A small brown bird. In the case of the Brown Prinia, this warning mechanism is the colouration of its mouth.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 25, 2015
It took most of the rest of the day, but finally at around 5 we found the pack literally on the southern fenceline of the reserve, deep inside the hunting concession that made up the bottom of the park. Falakhe is still alive, as is the dominant male in his litter. We had to leave Fala to find the pack. I didn’t need to.
Critter News
MARCH 14, 2009
From discussions with people who buy from breeders, I understand the reasoning behind getting a purebred dog when it comes to the hunting or working breeds. I'm sorry, every cat I've ever seen pretty much eats, sleeps and uses a litter box. There are certain characteristics that an owner may practically want.
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