10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Rodents seem to be less popular, or less available. Black-capped Kingfisher. Little Egret: There is a shrimp farm by the seaside. Very easy work. Similar to the Chinese, birds do not seem to mind eating frogs and toads. Cattle Egret. Brown Shrike. Black-winged Kite: Yes, it is a tail.

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Fish Rodents China Vegetarian 193

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2014

The rodents eat the bait, stagger out of the building looking for water, and are easy prey for whatever carnivore happens to be passing by, be it wildlife or someone’s pet. A poisoned rodent can kill whatever eats it, and death by poison is a very bad way to go.

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Rats Barn Owls Rodents San Francisco 240

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

And for rodents and reptiles as well. And for thousands of years the lizards, rodents, and birds of North America adapted to Fishers, Badgers, Wolverines, Ermines, etc. This means that they eat a lot of rodents and birds. Let me tell you this: They are. among the Mustilids, and Coyotes and to a lesser extent Foxes.

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Feral Cats North America Feral Cats 254

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Strictly speaking, Mammals of Madagascar is not a field guide, because some larger groups (rodents, bats) cannot be identified down to a species level following the concise descriptions and a single illustration. Still, there should be no problem with larger species that allow for longer observation time (e.g.

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Madagascar Mammals Lemurs Seychelles 239

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2015

” We don’t call any rodents “flightless rodents” though almost all of them are. Not all birds fly, but all birds have flight related anatomy and at least descend from those that did. Indeed, we call the very rare non-fliers “flightless.”

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Rodents Primates Bats Science 186

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

Keep birding and you might see a White-tailed Kite hovering as it hunts rodents and one of the few Bat Falcons in the Valley might dash into view. Lesser numbers of other common birds also occur; birds like the Gray-crowned Yellowthroat , Inca Doves , saltators, Groove-billed Anis , and other species.

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Costa Rica Sparrows Rodents Rats 252

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2014

Safe Rodent Control will tell you how to rodent-proof without poison. Raptors Are The Solution (RATS) has a list of poisons still allowed for over-the-counter sale , as well as their manufacturers, active ingredients, and known impacts. It was a wonderful moment of triumph. But now it’s back to work, everyone.

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Rats Rodents Pets 2014 261

10,000 Birds

MAY 24, 2013

Like most rodents, the ground squirrels of Montana seem well able to persist in the face of human hostility (although species elsewhere like the Mohave ground squirrel and the Franklin’s ground squirrel are at risk in the face of massive habitat loss.) Mammals ground squirrels rodents'

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Chipmunks Squirrels Rodents Montana 180

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 24, 2015

If no signs of rats are found by 2017, the island will be determined rodent-free for the first time since humans set foot on it more than two centuries ago. A final round of baiting just launched in what’s being called the world’s largest rat-eradication project.

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Georgia Rats Rodents 2017 181

10,000 Birds

MAY 20, 2021

Another Roller en route (they responded well to recently posted bird boxes), and we found ourselves in the Tamis river floodplain, where a White-tailed Eagle with a large rodent prey (either a Muskrat or a young Coypu , a.k.a. Nutria) flew by us (this time, it was Q. who dipped it). Several Barred Warblers were singing here.

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Serbia Romania Eagles Falcons 235

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 15, 2014

The Carolina Wren pictured above was caught in a Walmart in a trap set for rodents. See Safe Rodent Control. However, many people who wouldn’t dream of setting a leg-hold trap use glue traps, which accomplish the same thing – just on a smaller scale. I could laugh about it because the mole was fine.”. Glue traps!

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Mice Rodents Rescue 279

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Strictly speaking, Mammals of South Asia is not a field guide, because some larger groups (rodents, bats) cannot be identified down to a species level following the concise descriptions and a single illustration. Still, there should be no problem with larger species that allow for longer observation time (e.g.

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Mammals Asia Sri Lanka Bhutan 175

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 13, 2011

The nesting program isn’t to benefit the birds but to try to contain a serious rodent problem. Green Bay, Wisconsin, will put up nesting platforms and boxes in an attempt to lure birds of prey. How cool is that?

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Rats Wisconsin Rodents Birds 164

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2023

One creature that doesn’t budge for the Nuthatch is the Brown Rat, and a pair of these rodents were demonstrating their agility by raiding the bird seed. They were bold, too, unworried by my presence. I wished I was armed with my air rifle rather than my camera.

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Barn Owls Rats Japan Blackbirds 209

4 The Love Of Animals

DECEMBER 8, 2011

As the weather starts getting colder, there may be a problem with rodents coming into our homes to look for a warm place to nest. It can be ingested through direct consumption of the pellets, or indirectly from chewing on or eating a contaminated rodent. Have an exterminator professionally rid your home of rodents.

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Rats Dogs Rodents Vet 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 24, 2012

On the main Islands of Santa Cruz, San Cristobal, and Isabela it is found near the garbage dumps where food (rodents) is plentiful. The Barn Owl subspecies is the Tyto alba punctatissima and can be found on Isabela, Santa Cruz, Fernandida, Santiago, San Cristobal, Pinta, and maybe also in Floreana.

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Owls Barn Owls Rodents Birds 195

10,000 Birds

MARCH 25, 2012

Our standard Sciuridae is the Eastern Gray Squirrel ( Sciuridae carolinensis ) and while most of these rambunctious rodents are indeed gray, they sometimes come in other flavors. As a native New Yorker, I’ve seen my share of squirrels. The Bronx was beset by hordes of Black Squirrels , melanistic members of this common species.

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Squirrels Rodents Mammals Bears 196

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2024

After a day of searching out lizards, rodents, and bugs, they overnight in humongous baobab trees along this stretch of river. As the sun moved towards the west, we began to see our target birds swarming in the blue – thousands of Scissor-tailed Kites. When we first arrived, they were flying high up but as the sun lowered, so did the swarm.

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Senegal Gambia South Dakota Birds 192

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

Common throughout India with a range that covers much of South-east Asia, it can often be seen around habitation where it catches small rodents, insects and invertebrates. Its Latin name, Athene Brama, obliquely acknowledges it’s importance in Hindu culture with a hat-tip to Brahma.

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Owls Rodents Transported India 179

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2017

Loggerhead Shrikes are well known for their hunting skills, chasing down lizards, various insects, small rodents and even an occasional snake. It is not uncommon to find results of their skills, in the form of a lizard or other trophy, left on a cactus thorn or barbwire, there for a future meal.

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Rodents Hunting Rights Birds 122

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 22, 2014

Like most buteos, the Swainson’s Hawk feeds its young rodents, rabbits and reptiles but not so during non-breeding season. This video of a kettle of Swainson’s Hawks will give you some idea of this phenomenon. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7tVjohOIdI. v=Q7tVjohOIdI.

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Nevada Utah Oregon North America 160

4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 29, 2009

As the name suggests, they rescue rabbits, but they also rescue other small animals like ferrets, and other small rodents. Tags: rescue spotlight ferret rabbit rescue rodent. Rabbit Meadows is a rescue group out of Seattle. They also have a huge vision and mission for their sanctuary!

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Rabbits Rescue Rabbit Rescue Ferrets 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2021

Giant anteaters, giant otters, giant armadillos, giant river turtles, giant termites and giant waterlilies that can sustain the weight of a human baby! Giant waterlilies at Karanambu Ranch.

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Guyana Otters South America Colombia 278

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

This area, with its year round water supply, supports a huge amount of life, with coyotes, fox, bobcat and many different rodents, like this Mexican Ground Squirrel. The is no refridgeration, so if you do visit, be sure too include a cooler with ice.

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Coyotes Rodents Reptiles Fox 133

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 26, 2014

But there are abundant lizards here, along with small rodents and no shortage of bird-feeders to plunder. It’s not easy to reconcile the vision of this quintessential desert bird in McMansion land. It’s bizarre cross-toed feet look strange on a lawn of cropped fescue instead of desert pebbles.

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Missouri Mississippi Agenda Rodents 202

4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 26, 2011

Yes, we realize that not everyone shares our love of rodents, but you have to admit this mouse is just plain adorable!

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Rodents 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Stroll through the park, which turns out to be at least twice the size I expected it to be, tiny Goldcrests and numerous Long-eared Owls … These owls spend winter roosting in parks where there is no pesticide spraying, supposedly because of larger population of rodents in towns and villages.

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Serbia Owls Rodents India 238

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

I’ve seen red-shoulders go for snakes, rodents, bugs, birds, frogs and once a garden hose (although I’m sure it thought it found a huge snake). Here’s one of the most common hawks in urban areas (and one of the prettiest) and it needs further study! What kinds of things have you seen a red-shouldered hawk go for?

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Chickens Rodents Meat North America 220

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

The only mammals of the day were feral Nutrias (Coypus), aquatic rodents originally from southern South America released from the bankrupt fur-farms and well established here. I am checking for darker heads and necks, but the sunset is taking over… “How do you manage to tell them apart,” I ask him. Watch for the dark beaks.”

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Geese Boars Hunting Serbia 173

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2014

A bit alarming, given the events of the last few weeks in Missoula, but after years of close encounters with chipmunks and ground squirrels I have finally gotten to have a pretty good idea of a rodent when I hear one.

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Woodchucks Chipmunks Rodents Seals 231

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

They would realize that wild owls fly silently through the night and grab unwary rodents, not unsuspecting packages of processed cow meat. We receive nestling owls who have been fed nothing but hamburger, whose bones are so brittle from lack of calcium that they break when they try to stand. In a perfect world, people would know better.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Wildlife Feral Cats Hamburgers 257

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 15, 2011

Baby owls swallowing large rodents were called to mind as the gull wrestled with its lunch. The first klaxon sounded as the gull ejected the starfish for the first time (the judge was standing in for Simon Cowell who is resting after an unpleasant case of over-exposure). Do birds not have a gag reflex?

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Rodents Owls America Birds 200

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2021

610)) to a little history (“The elegant White-tailed Kite was formerly shot in large numbers by farmers who thought it threatened their chickens, although these birds feed almost entirely on insects and a few rodents” (p. 334) is how Black Skimmer is introduced).

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North America America California Condor Birds 278

Critter News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Pibarot has yet to begin collecting data through testing rodents and he says that a clinical trial in humans is hypothetical at this point - at least a decade of positive results and funding would have to be established first. The research at Laval University is still in the earliest stages.

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Seals Medical Research Industry Research 100

Critter News

JUNE 24, 2010

The lab, which is run by the Britain-based Alpha Biologics, uses monkeys, dogs, rodents and rabbits for toxicology testing. The veterinary services department launched a probe this month after animal rights campaigners accused the Progenix Research lab based in the northern state of Penang of cruelty to animals.

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Malaysia Research Rodents Rabbits 100

Critter News

JUNE 14, 2010

Animal rights campaigners have accused the Progenix Research lab, which uses monkeys, dogs, rodents and rabbits for toxicology testing, of poisoning the animals to death.

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Malaysia Investigation Rodents Rabbits 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 13, 2019

So, Stolpman’s creative director, Kari Crist, created an attractive woodcut for the bottle’s label art that features the most widespread tecolote of the New World – the Great Horned Owl – as a nod to both Maria’s hometown and to the resident owls of this species that provide ruthlessly efficient rodent control at the vineyard.

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2017 Owls Game Fowl 137