10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

And used the opportunity to send an open letter to the City Mayor, enquiring about his still-unfulfilled promise of this particular area finally becoming protected. I usually forget about the World Wetland Day, 2nd of February, but this year I remembered.

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Otters Croatia Eagles Protection 264

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MARCH 21, 2014

That is, cuckoo nestlings shunted into Carrion Crow nests can secrete a godawful-smelling substance that keeps potential predators at bay and thereby protects their nestmates. If you’re fluent in Spanish, check out a video of the researchers discussing their work here.).

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Albatross Science Protection Research 223

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

This is not protecting hunters’ rights; this is taking away a law that protects the health of both hunters and wildlife. And please share the Vimeo video The Non-Lead Hunter with anyone you know who hunts. The Center for Biological Diversity wants to stop the NRA’s lead-poisoning legislation.

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Hunters Wildlife Rehabilitation Legislation Hunting 226

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APRIL 25, 2012

Note how the male retracts his talons as he approaches the female to copulate… protecting his mate from those razor sharp claws. The video below will give you a better idea of the full extent of Osprey Love ! Osprey copulate frequently and, on average, around 160 times per clutch 1 !

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California North America Sacramento Breeders 249

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2024

This design offers excellent protection against predators and harsh weather conditions. These nests are relatively small, usually around 10-15 centimeters in diameter, and are often hidden in dense foliage to protect against predators. Tailor-made, indeed!

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Sri Lanka Malaysia Asia Uruguay 246

10,000 Birds

MAY 16, 2017

A New York City Parks Department contractor just wiped out a breeding population of sparrows in tons of trouble already, on land owned by the parks department that was supposed to be protected as “Forever Wild.” Here’s a short video of the damage. Any destruction like this of a wetland would be bad, of course.

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New York City New York Sparrows 2016 223

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Rob Jett, better known as The City Birder , was not at all happy about them being in the dunes, especially considering that he had previously witnessed one of them trampling through protected habitat in Brooklyn. So he shot video of them and posted it to the New York State listserv.

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Owls New York illegal Protection 248

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APRIL 24, 2012

This lovely but technically awful video was taken with my Nokia phone placed on top of my HD Razor scope. At the time I did not have any of the adaptors to hold the camera so I had to hand hold the Nokia phone and obtained a shaky exotic video.

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Ecuador South America Parrots America 173

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 29, 2014

The video above showing the pair bonding and precopulatory behavior of the Northern Shoveler ( Anas clypeata ) was shot from the photography bind at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge , one of the refuges of the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex in Northern California. Do you enjoy National Wildlife Refuges?

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Sacramento Defenders Of Wildlife Wildlife Rehabilitation Ducks 185

10,000 Birds

JULY 16, 2013

An African Penguin peers protectively around its fluffy chick. Today, there are more than 3,000 birds at this accessible colony and they are protected by fences and stiff fines for human disturbance. Please enjoy the below video that I compiled featuring some of these birds at both mainland colonies.

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Penguins South Africa Leopards Sharks 249

Critter News

APRIL 23, 2009

The appeals court said the goal of protecting against animal cruelty was a worthy one, but one already accomplished by laws in all 50 states and the District of Columbia outlawing the practice. The appeals court noted that the Supreme Court is resistant to removing First Amendment protections of depictions even of illegal actions.

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District of Columbia Animal Abuse Animal Cruelty Cruelty 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

It really is just too damn dangerous to go there without protection if you’re holding a pair of binoculars, looking like a non-local, and driving up back roads obviously looking for birds. If you’re unfamiliar with that story, here’s a video that’ll clue you in from BirdLife Cyprus: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Kk4B4YJWiQ

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Cyprus Killing 2011 Hunters 177

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Although a few other North American birds are capable of controlled hypothermia, only the Pygmy Nuthatch links hypothermia with protected roost sites and communalism. This is a video of someone hand feeding these energetic little birds. Two articles report more than 150 individuals roosting in one tree 1.

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North America America California Collecting 168

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 15, 2014

To protect this woodpecker and the post-fire ecosystems it depends on throughout California, in September 2010 the Center for Biological Diversity and the John Muir Project petitioned to list the bird under the California Endangered Species Act, earning it “candidate” status in the state, which does offer some protections for the bird.

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Woodpeckers California South Dakota Chad 196

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Homework assignment: Is the bird in this video a male or a female? The associated bird species seek out drongos, apparently relying upon them heavily for protection. And there is a video here. Anyway, below is the female, and here are two videos. Also available as a video and another video.

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Sri Lanka Taiwan Birds Cats 246

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JANUARY 3, 2014

By the early 1980s, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was aware that poison control centers were reporting 12,000 to 15,000 calls annually regarding children under the age of 6 ingesting rat poison, and rodenticides were documented as causing large numbers of secondary poisoning in wildlife.

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Rats Barn Owls Rodents San Francisco 252

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JANUARY 17, 2012

But being a true-blooded product manager, I protect the secrecy of our babies just as fiercely. Talking about a lots of steps, we also made a little video about the production of an EL binocular: www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1PZrw_gp60 And so today is the day that I am finally allowed to say whatever I want about the EL32 Swarovision.

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Austria Thailand Montana Protection 218

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

A Fascinating Blog Post Three Brave Boys Save Secretary Bird Black-backed Woodpecker to Get Protection in California? Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners.Or The proposal from U.S. Wicked, right?

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Deer 2011 Cats New York 174

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FEBRUARY 28, 2011

The conservation need is urgent: great attention has rightly been paid to Brazil’s Amazonian rainforest but not enough resources have gone to the Pantanal and the Cerrado, of which only 4% and 5%, respectively, are protected. Wicked, right?

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Brazil Wildlife 2011 Deer 248

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Casa dowii is located in Cartago Province, along the Panamerican Highway in the Navarro Sombrero Protected Area that buffers Tapanti and Los Quetzales National Parks. I sent a video of the interior to my wife, she said, oh, it’s so charming.

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Costa Rica Panama Squirrels Nicaragua 264

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

There is little factual material here about global conservation and protection, but that is not the book’s purpose. This is Gooddie’s web site, the host of his original travel blogs and a platform for pitta photographs, video, and paintings by fortunate birders and talented artists. This is a travel adventure book.

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Hunters Sri Lanka Asia Solomon Islands 240

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JUNE 20, 2012

All swallows are included under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 as migratory insectivorous birds and as such are protected by state and federal regulations. In the meantime, if you are like me and you enjoy watching Cliff Swallows , here is a video I shot of a colony nesting under a bridge over Cow Creek in Shasta County.

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San Diego illegal California South America 165

Critter News

OCTOBER 17, 2009

Six members of Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty were convicted at a 2006 trial in New Jersey of conspiracy to violate the 1992 Animal Enterprise Protection Act. The law, since revised, aimed to protect animal research laboratories from illegal, sometimes violent protests. Tags: huntingdon animal enterprise protection act.

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Guinea Pigs United Kingdom New Jersey Protest 100

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MARCH 3, 2011

and Colombia respectively, have secured thirteen new conservation easements in Colombia with private landowners that will protect important habitat for the Cerulean Warbler – North America’s fastest declining neotropical migrant songbird. The proposal from U.S. Wicked, right?

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Colombia Deer 2011 Brazil 145

10,000 Birds

MAY 11, 2013

Click the video for a not-yet-pink baby Flamingo hatching, guzzling from a syringe, and just generally being cute and fluffy.). Speaking of birds in nests, five Chilean Flamingo chicks who were raised by a human “surrogate dad” at a British wildlife center have now graduated to joining the adults in the center’s colony.

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Michigan Chile Tennessee North America 155

10,000 Birds

MARCH 10, 2017

Once he was a black child, and he grew up on a farm in Edgefield County, South Carolina, surrounded by protected woodlands and troubled human history. Lanham is also an activist on the topic of getting more diversity into the birding community: you can see a video of his work here. Drew Lanham is a black man. Drew Lanham.

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South Carolina Stray Cows Blackbirds 174

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

Fortunately, there are some people working to protect the Scarlet Macaws of Honduras. Though Scarlet Macaws are threatened in Honduras there is hope that they will get protection and recover at least some of their numbers and former range. Their plumage is simply amazing and the colors are astounding. The proposal from U.S.

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Honduras 2011 Deer Denmark 172

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Fish & Wildlife Service expects sea levels to rise due to global warming, swamping beaches on which Snowy Plovers currently nest, it is good news that the number of beaches proposed for protection as Snowy Plover nesting habitat has doubled. The proposal from U.S. Wicked, right?

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Ducks 2011 Deer Brazil 235

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 20, 2022

Their local guide excitedly confirmed the bird as a Harpy Eagle (only the most dearly wanted species for every birder in Costa Rica), took photos and video, and spread the news. while simultaneously working to educate locals about the importance of protecting this top bird of prey.

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Costa Rica Eagles West Virginia Albatross 252

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Fish & Wildlife Service expects sea levels to rise due to global warming, swamping beaches on which Snowy Plovers currently nest, it is good news that the number of beaches proposed for protection as Snowy Plover nesting habitat has doubled. The proposal from U.S. Wicked, right?

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Nicaragua El Salvador 2011 Deer 233

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

Video and desultory apology here. Fish & Wildlife Service expects sea levels to rise due to global warming, swamping beaches on which Snowy Plovers currently nest, it is good news that the number of beaches proposed for protection as Snowy Plover nesting habitat has doubled. The proposal from U.S. Wicked, right?

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Owls Barn Owls 2011 Deer 145

Critter News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

Fortunately, someone else does and they don't protect it. OK, I know that sounds wrong, but I don't plan on streaming any videos etc. Well we made it to Gustine CA. We don't have wifi. So, we'll be posting from here every day.

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Protection 100

Critter News

APRIL 20, 2010

The high court case stemmed from the arrest and conviction of a Virginia-based documentary producer named Robert Stevens who sold videos containing scenes of dogfights. Mr. Stevens said his videos were aimed at portraying the aggressive characteristics of pit bulls and the use of pit bulls in hunting.

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Animal Cruelty Pit Bulls Cruelty Laws 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2012

The wood duck was very scarce in many portions of its range, at least in part, for the same reason and probably owes its present status to provision of nest boxes and protection from overhunting 1.” This is one of my favorite videos from National Geographic showing the incredible fledging of the Wood Ducklings. Talk about cute!

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North America America Barn Owls Fur 255

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2011

Fish & Wildlife Service expects sea levels to rise due to global warming, swamping beaches on which Snowy Plovers currently nest, it is good news that the number of beaches proposed for protection as Snowy Plover nesting habitat has doubled. The proposal from U.S. The proposal from U.S. Wicked, right?

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Deer 2011 Fish Cows 145

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FEBRUARY 27, 2013

The male shown in the video above, filmed at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, was in the process of gathering nesting material for what usually adds up to a dozen to two dozen nests! I shot this video of the male bringing in the nesting material and arranging it within the nest before flying back out to a branch to sing.

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Sacramento North America Wildlife Defenders Of Wildlife 167

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2011

Fish & Wildlife Service expects sea levels to rise due to global warming, swamping beaches on which Snowy Plovers currently nest, it is good news that the number of beaches proposed for protection as Snowy Plover nesting habitat has doubled. The proposal from U.S. Wicked, right?

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Ducks 2011 Deer Costa Rica 235