10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2020

He has smartly expanded on his article, giving us more about Lendrum’s boyhood and history with conservationists in southern Africa; falcon hunting and racing in the Middle East; the life of Detective Andy McWilliam, the British wildlife officer who investigated Lendrum; and a brief history of oology, the obsessive hobby of egg collecting.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 15, 2012

The puddles right against the highway had Glossy Ibis on them and they were unconcerned about the traffic-though there really isn’t much in the outback! We had both seen it go into the hollow and decided to go and investigate from a distance to see what it was.

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Investigation Cattle Australia Humane 223

10,000 Birds

APRIL 11, 2013

My proposal, “ An integrative understanding of phenotypic flexibility ”, aims to answer these questions by investigating the molecular mechanisms underlying seasonal changes in metabolic performance of a common songbird, the Dark-eyed Junco. What are the mechanisms by which this occurs? And what cues do they use to do so? My Project.

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Panama Chickens Investigation Research 252

10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2021

In this case, the bird that came to investigate was a lovely male Berylline Hummingbird. Look to the right… A bit more to the center… There, just right. His reaction was most unusual. I feel brilliant! My little green and brown friend stayed there quite a while, just in case I might owlify after all.

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Owls Investigation Mexico Collecting 240

10,000 Birds

MARCH 31, 2013

Apostlebird investigating field-guide. We slowed right down as we knew there would be several of the birds present and being the fearless birds they are we didn’t want to collect them on the front of our car. When you travel by plane to an area that may be damp you have to consider which is the most waterproof!

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Investigation Australia Family Collecting 203

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Further investigation revealed that 30 years ago, the Pennsylvania Game Commission had brought breeding eagles down from Canada to start a Bald Eagle re-introduction program, hoping to bolster the population ravaged by DDT. Once again, Maryjane settled him in; then, since he was banded, she went online to look up the band.

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Bald Eagle Wildlife Rehabilitation Pennsylvania Eagles 257

10,000 Birds

JULY 16, 2013

” Now, I have a new answer: “There’s something about your question that doesn’t smell right!” The positions of sun and moon don’t change, they can still see features of the landscape and we know some bird species have mental maps of rivers, mountains, and coast lines. So maybe that.”

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Investigation 2013 Humane Research 251

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Am I over-confident in my thinking that we were so interesting that they were investigating us for a good half an hour, until we moved further upriver? We sailed right into a group of more than a dozen Hoatzins (cover photo, by Tyler Ficker) with their orange mohawks and blue facial skin. Later, we would be seeing dolphins every day.

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Dolphins Colombia Otters Monkeys 264

10,000 Birds

MAY 9, 2012

The day was sunny and calm (a novelty), and the time of year is right for seals. Instead we turned back and investigated the rock pools along the coast. In five years of living here and I haven’t made it there yet, though I have tried a few times. This time I was determined. In the distance you can see Red Rocks- access denied.

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Seals New Zealand Fur Marine Life 213

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 20, 2013

Especially happily that the meeting was held at the Palmer House Hilton, right near my office, so that I was able to spend my morning volunteering and still put in a full day at work.). Months prior, a call for volunteers had gone out to local birders, and I happily signed up for a few shifts.

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San Diego Ostriches Chicago Colorado 235

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

After investigating the area between the towns of Araró and Andocutín, I soldiered on to the equally-small town of Iramuco. While the reedbeds along this town’s southern shore are not actually standing in water right now, the soil is still wet enough to keep them green and, apparently, keep them from burning.

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Mexico Investigation Science Experiments 246

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2020

This spot had to be further investigated! Left to right: two Black-vented Orioles , one Blue Grosbeak , and a female Hooded Oriole. What could I do? I had to stop and take a few photos. And when I did, I discovered that I was standing in the middle of a winter wonderland of birdsong. This Eastern Bluebird was looking good, also.

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Sparrows Investigation Mexico California 255

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 28, 2014

It may take just being at the right place at the right time. In general, fish will swim to investigate anything that falls on the water hoping the object might be prey. Indeed only a small percentage of Green and Striated Herons (both closely related) engage in bait-fishing. Then the bread-easy-catch connection was made.

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Fish Ostriches Woodpeckers Breeders 176

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2011

I recently heard from Chris Kirkby, the Managing Director and Principal Investigator at Asociacion Fauna Forever , a Peruvian not-for-profit organisation based in Lima and Puerto Maldonado, about a series of bird-banding workshops being held this June and November in the rainforests of Tambopata in south-eastern Peru. Wicked, right?

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2022

To the right of the toucan, a Scaled Pigeon still rests comfortably, while one of many pairs of Orange-winged Parrots flies past in the background. We stopped periodically to investigate various patches along the road. Dusky-capped Flycatcher (lower right) and a Rufous-tailed Jacamar. Broad-winged Hawk. Slowly, we continued.

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Trinidad Birds Tigers Monkeys 264

10,000 Birds

JUNE 16, 2021

It is also fascinating to see how similar Old World trogons look to their New World relatives, right down to the same flamboyant color patterns. I would love to know how the order spread across these regions, since that spread must have involved either crossing oceans or the frigid regions that these birds avoid.

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Mexico Indonesia Arizona North America 258

10,000 Birds

MARCH 31, 2016

Since only male responses counts as a breeding pair, we continue with the playback and she comes to a branch right above the car to investigate. Was it the right way? We break, play the call and get the response of a female. I cannot resist but turn my headlamp on – what a gorgeous girl!

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Owls Birds Investigation Breeding 189

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

There is a great song by The Chills titled “ Complex “ Great link, right? Ideally, however, you should either find somebody else to pay for these toys or at least convince your wife that these toys are not toys but highly useful.

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Eggs Bald Eagle Birds Owls 263

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2011

There is a lot of bird movement around Australia at the moment due to the weather, so time to go and investigate! Plumed Whistling Ducks and Red-kneed Dotterel We waded off the edge of the road to investigate what was in the fields apart from the hundreds of Straw-necked Ibis and discovered a kindergarten of Black-winged Stilt !

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Investigation Birds Cattle Ducks 140

10,000 Birds

MAY 14, 2022

Better magnification is always preferred but there’s no need to investigate tiny toe palmations or miniscule feathered details on these magnificant mud probers. In between way north and way south, the majority of Hudwits either fly right on over, or stop at regular rest and refueling sites. We weighed our options.

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Costa Rica Morals Guatemala Rights 264

Critter News

JUNE 24, 2010

The investigation cleared the animal lab. MALAYSIA will not shut down a controversial British-funded animal testing lab after investigations showed that the animals were not exposed to torture, a senior official said on Thursday. From Straits Time.

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Malaysia Research Rodents Rabbits 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2016

Of course, that certainly piqued my interest, so I closed the store immediately and went to investigate. After a few days, I could stand right next to the nest, 2-4 feet away, and she would swoop right in and off load her meal to the quickly growing little ones. Mom on nest. Mom flies by with lunch.

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San Diego Seattle Eggs California 189

10,000 Birds

APRIL 20, 2011

Armed only with a cellphone camera, she walked right into the flock to take a photo, putting a big flock of skimmers up into the air. Get a load of the mandible on the granddaddy skimmer to the far right. When the fish rise to investigate, a split-second snap of the bill captures a meal. What an oddly proportioned bird!

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Florida Tail Banding Ohio Ducks 145

Critter News

JUNE 6, 2009

I recently became a member of PETA because I admire their investigative arm and their ability to get media attention. And I think that, yes, there is a place for shock value in the animal rights movement. Sometimes you have to have a "bomb-thrower" (figuratively speaking!)

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PETA Animal Rights Movement Investigation Animal Rights 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 30, 2018

So, the next best thing, and arguably a slightly more palatable option for me, was to investigate beer and Peep pairings. I always thought shorebirds had to accumulate huge fat deposits for their amazing annual journeys. These peeps must be non-migratory.

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Fort Worth ALA Texas Investigation 178

Critter News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

But within the last year, an animal cruelty investigation almost shut one down because spikes were being used to antagonize the bull. Next time, though, I might want to hook up with an animal rights group to protest. This was a clear violation of animal law. We are in Gustine and we were invited to the spectacle being held tonight.

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Critter News

MARCH 18, 2010

"It's important to highlight the fact that I am being targeted just because I am a public figure on the subject" of animal rights, Young said in an interview Tuesday. Law enforcement there has a long-running investigation into animal releases at a University of Iowa laboratory. A federal judge in Iowa issued the warrant.

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Animal Liberation Front Iowa Animal Liberation Utah 100

Critter News

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

Thanks to PETA's undercover investigation of University of Utah labs for bringing this issue to media attention. The practice gained wider publicity after the animal rights group PETA said earlier this month that 1 of its agents spent eight months working undercover at University of Utah research facilities. From the AP.

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Stray Utah Shelters Research 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 8, 2017

It is not always obvious which side of a bird-related conservation lawsuit is the right side. As a historical note, one of the judges on the panel in the Court of Appeals was Ken Starr, who later became the independent counsel who investigated President Bill Clinton. Hester , 801 F.2d 2d 405 (D.C.

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California Condor California District of Columbia Utah 157

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Greater Double-collared Sunbird (right) is less common and more localized than its smaller cousin. The Southern (or Lesser) Double-collared Sunbird (left) is an often abundant species that is usually first detected by its cheery song. It is most reliably found in mid-elevation ranges, especially where Aloes are flowering.

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South Africa Lesotho Swaziland Africa 258

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Capuchin monkeys, macaques, Cotton Top Tamarins, Chimpanzees, and many other animals, including various birds, have been investigated and found to be unable to make inferences about HCAs. UCA distinction has shown this to be rare as well. You have probably heard about the famous New Caledonian Crows ( Corvus moneduloides ).

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Abandon Abandoning Abandonment United Kingdom 271

Critter News

DECEMBER 24, 2010

The Davis County Commission has agreed to pay the legal fees of an animal rights group after settling a lawsuit over animal shelter records. Follow-up from the Utah scandal in which shelter animals were being sold for research purposes. For the full story, go to NECN.com.

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PETA Shelters Ethical Treatment Utah 100

Critter News

MARCH 14, 2010

Yeah, right. The 52-year-old Long Island resident was charged after state police and animal welfare investigators raided his farm in Coxsackie in April and seized 177 malnourished horses. He didn't know how his horses were being treated on his own farm? Come on, that's a Michael Vick defense that didn't work with him either.

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Animal Cruelty Cruelty Michael Vick Horse Farm 100

Critter News

JANUARY 11, 2009

I found a link to them on ANIMAL's blog (ANIMAL is a Portuguese animal rights group.) These scientists are NOT an animal rights group. Our primary concern is the advancement of investigative methodologies that lead to effective cures and treatments for human diseases. Here's a group I've never heard of.

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Groups Advocacy Biomedical Research Animal 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 25, 2018

My neighbour chose this moment to keel over and by the time we righted him, the caterpillars had wandered off and I had to use soaked meal worms instead. It didn’t take long for a robin to come investigating, but it kept its distance and only came down to ground very briefly.

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Fox Investigation Rights Birds 124

4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 9, 2009

On July 23, ASPCA Supervisory Special Investigator Annemarie Lucas and Special Agent Kristi Adams arrested Brooklyn resident Andrea Stewart, age 39, after the woman attacked the two Agents. The kitten’s leg was broken,” says Supervisor Lucas. “As As of now, he might lose his paw and is suffering from a rib fracture as well.”

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ASPCA Kittens Animal Cruelty Neglecting 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 30, 2019

It wasn’t until about five years ago that I realized my next home, the city of Morelia, is right in the middle of one of the world’s great zones for endemics. I have eased the pain somewhat by traveling a bit further each visit, as well as investigating nearby wooded areas.

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San Francisco Mexico Turkey California 153