10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2012

If you like animals you will generally not want them to suffer and you won’t want them to go extinct. Animal rights is concerned with preventing the suffering or even use of animals by humans. You cannot care about the individual, not at that level of suffering.

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Animal Rights Rights Animal New Zealand 269

4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 23, 2017

The World Health Organization declared April 7th, 2017 as World Health Day, a day focusing on mental health, but it’s also a year-long campaign which aims to educate, raise awareness and help people suffering from mental illness. Depression, Anxiety, and … Continue reading →

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2017 Campaign Suffering Dogs 214

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2015

The sharp strings are a menace to passing birds – especially kites and other raptors – who cannot see them and sometimes suffer grievous, if not fatal, wounds. Unwilling to leave the suffering birds to die, they began bringing them home, asking veterinarians to make house calls, and keeping the recuperating birds on their roof.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation India Rescue Wounded 263

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 15, 2014

Sentient people recoil at the idea of leg-hold traps, those medieval–torture devices which cause so much pain and suffering before their victims eventually die, are killed, or (very occasionally) are rescued. Glue traps: For compassion’s sake, please do not set, place, or hang them. Here’s why.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Mice Rodents Rescue 279

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2015

Though all birds will be somehow impacted by climate change, I think it is important to note that not all will suffer. High elevation species will surely suffer from shifting and reduced habitat, and that process seems to have started already. Will early-arriving birds suffer from having to endure late winter storms?

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North America San Francisco Suffering California 244

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2022

They are only 10-11cm long, so one of the smallest birds in Australia and if you are suffering from presbycusis you will be relying on your eyesight for any little bit of movement. It’s good to know that the birds do not suffer from presbycusis, because they will move when they hear us and then we will see them!

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Suffering Australia Fish Humane 217

10,000 Birds

APRIL 11, 2012

We pay nothing, you have to suffer through my emails, and the fame associated with bird blogging is fleeting, at best. But we would like to add a new Beat Writer on a specific beat – that of Bird Topography. We are looking for a Beat Writer to write a weekly or biweekly post on the parts of birds, one part at a time.

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Suffering Birds 208

10,000 Birds

MAY 22, 2015

Neighbor A’s private property and peace of mind are both suffering because of the cats, which are killing government-protected species. Neighbor A calls the police, and they tell her there is nothing they can do. She is not capable – physically or psychologically – of trapping and getting rid of one cat, let alone nine. What can she do?

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Feral Cats Feral Cats Wildlife Rehabilitation 259

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2012

This all happened as I was suffering from the photographic affliction known as “light denial,” where I’m convinced there is still some light but sadly the day has ended and darkness reigns. Still it is always nice to add to the evidence of animal intellect.

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Raccoons Abandoning Abandon Abandonment 234

10,000 Birds

MAY 31, 2011

Three more are dead and three more have been taken into captivity, treated and released after suffering lead poisoning. Must we wait until every released California Condor is dead before fully banning lead ammunition for hunting?

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California Condor Suffering California Hunting 173

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2012

They get hit by cars, suffer from parasites, predated upon by coyotes, and die from disease. And while I am sick of the cat colonies I am even more sick of the deluded people who believe that by feeding feral cats they are somehow helping them. Outdoor cats live short, ugly, violent lives.

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Feral Cats Feral Cats Coyotes 243

10,000 Birds

JUNE 23, 2012

Then again, there are several videos out there (like the one below) that show cats fearlessly confronting bears and suffering no ill effects, so maybe people should only let cats out when there is a bear to chase off? … a.

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Bears Cats Suffering Pets 175

10,000 Birds

MAY 22, 2014

Those who look at this post and do not guess will suffer through life only seeing female wood-warblers. You get none, other than that all of these birds were photographed in Forest Park, Queens, this spring. Oh, I almost forgot.

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Suffering Birds 221

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 16, 2011

Though it was pretty warm for an October morning when I spotted this bird at Fort Tilden, Queens, it was fluffed up as if it was suffering from extreme cold. Maybe it was trying to be a big tough guy considering the volume of sparrows in the vicinity of where it was foraging?

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United States Suffering California Sparrows 218

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2014

Patrick’s Day by doing more than donning green didn’t “celebrate” so much this weekend that you’re suffering today. Hopefully, those of you who observe St.

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2014 Geese Jamaica Turkey 199

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 29, 2012

Amazingly for such a small creature it can tolerate body temperatures more than five degrees Celsius above normal without suffering ill effects, an adaptation that certainly helps it forage above ground for extended periods during the day before returning to its burrow to cool off.

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Squirrels Chipmunks Idaho Mammals 223

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Here in Trinidad, we routinely experience several of these migrants – most of these birds surely pass by unrecorded as not everyone is a birder and not all birders are huge fans of suffering from Warbler Neck. Each brings its distinctive, cheerful addition to the soundscape of forests and wetlands across T&T.

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Trinidad 2015 Suffering Cats 263

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2016

Scooter is now getting on in years and has suffered health setbacks. The bird was such a hit with residents that Kasia, who went on to found the rescue organization Kasia’s Ark Bird Rescue , continued the effort once she returned to New Orleans.

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Pets Rescue Mississippi Chickens 186

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Birders wanted the boat to go out but were concerned that the weather could postpone the trip or, perhaps worse, almost postpone the trip, which would mean a long day suffering in rough seas. You see, Saturday, 23 November, was the day chosen by Paul Guris of Sea Life Paulagics for a pelagic trip out of New York. More on that in a moment.).

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New York Iceland New York City Suffering 234

10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2022

. “I am not bad-looking, I am just badly photographed”: A Bay Woodpecker (Fraser’s Hill, Malaysia) using a joke from “Roger Rabbit” The pinkish eyerings of the Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker (Tansa, India) make it look as if it is constantly suffering from a hangover.

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Woodpeckers South Africa China Singapore 259

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 16, 2020

But here in 2020, the eastern half is also suffering the effects of drought — leaving it shallow enough to keep a fair number of Teals, Pintails, and Shovelers happy. Back in 2017, the eastern half had managed to remain too deep for the dabbling ducks, even when the western half had completely disappeared.

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Rights 2017 2020 Blackbirds 264

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2011

So in addition to having to suffer through that awkward teenage period of feeling like it doesn’t fit in with the other kids, the adolescent Red-tailed Hawk doesn’t even fit in with its own species. Like most teenagers, this one is experiencing some angst.

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Rodents Birds Owls Game 251

10,000 Birds

APRIL 22, 2012

The egret suffered “multiple fractures to the wing and neck area,” the report said. Jere Martin Patterson Jr. of Largo, Florida, is charged with animal cruelty. Patterson shot the bird multiple times with a BB gun, police said. Then he captured the injured bird, according to police, and killed it.

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Florida Killing Animal Cruelty Cruelty 165

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Once, and only once, a while after I became a bit crazy about birding, my long-suffering wife decided to go along with me and see what it was all about. Golf is a good walk spoiled. — Mark Twain. Now, my wife is extremely conscientious about exercise. Every day she walks one hour, to the minute.

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Suffering Species Groups Birds 290

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2020

Get out there and greet them… as far as we know, birds don’t spread or suffer from COVID-19! No matter where on this big, beautiful planet you live, you probably anticipate the passage of new species over the next thirty-one days.

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2020 Suffering Birds Species 174

10,000 Birds

APRIL 19, 2011

However, oiled birds would have suffered even more were it not for the relief workers attending to as many as they could. The April 2010 Gulf oil spill was obviously devastating to the region’s wildlife.

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Pelicans Louisiana 2010 Suffering 156

10,000 Birds

APRIL 24, 2014

Guess or suffer! By the way, the person who does best on this quiz will be rewarded with a flood of vagrant wood-warblers and those who clicked onto this post without guessing will stumble and drop their binoculars just as a brilliant bird flies past. Diabolical Early Spring Migrants Quiz 1. Diabolical Early Spring Migrants Quiz 2.

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United States New York Sparrows Suffering 184

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2013

When he felt better he moved from his hospital crate to my outside flight, where he could stretch his wings and not have to suffer the indignity of being picked up and moved each day for crate cleaning. He stayed with me for three weeks, resting and healing.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Soreing Turkey Suffering 225

10,000 Birds

JUNE 23, 2013

Summer, the season that we in the Northern Hemisphere are currently enjoying or suffering depending on your latitude and state of mind, is a time when birds often take a backseat to other diversions. But we naturalists notice them no matter what we’re doing. Aren’t we lucky?

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2013 Suffering California Birds 176

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

CESAR had alleged that Dr. Zink would suffer professional and reputational injuries because FWS rejected his research, but the court found that inadequate. “Standing” is a legal doctrine that requires a plaintiff to have a personal stake in the outcome of the controversy, as required by Article III of the Constitution.

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California District of Columbia Los Angeles San Diego 206

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Far too many of the guides, operators, lodges, and attractions we as birders love suffered the economic impact of the coronavirus as keenly as anyone and far worse than most. The entirely reasonable choice most people made to just-stay-home coupled with a patchwork of closed and open borders hit ecotourism interests hard.

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Birds Suffering Rights 234

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

Here in Western NY, we suffered a 40 point swing in temperature over two days; one moment, you’re enjoying drinks by the pool and the next finds you wrapped in a shawl sipping got cocoa. September is as unpredictable as a month can be. Was your weekend weather clement or cruel?

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New York City 2013 Fox New York 168

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 15, 2012

If she gets three in a row it will show she is the best birder in the world and Felonious Jive will suffer the sad misfortune of dropping to second place. Catherine Hamilton has been the first to get all three species correct in the last two diabolical wood-warbler quizzes.

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2012 Suffering Species Birds 167

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 5, 2012

If you’re suffering through a sweltering patch of record summer heat, you may feel much as Ralph Waldo Emerson did when he penned this line: “When summer opens, I see how fast it matures, and fear it will be short; but after the heats of July and August, I am reconciled, like one who has had his swing, to the cool of autumn.”

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New York City Michigan 2012 New York 173

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 3, 2014

Hugo Haroldo Enriquez Toledo has died, apparently as a result of injuries suffered in an automobile accident. Where an average guide makes you feel like you have front row seats to a special show, a truly great birding guide pulls back the curtain and takes you backstage to hobnob with the stars.

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Guatemala 2009 2008 Birds 229

10,000 Birds

MAY 26, 2012

Familiar birds across the European countryside are suffering precipitous declines. In order to boost food production across Europe, the wholesale ripping up of hedgerows, draining of wetlands and ploughing over of meadows has robbed farmland birds of their homes and food.

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Farming Turtles Europe Suffering 160

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2012

Ed - To see the range of birds that suffer beak deformities, check out the amazing Birds with deformed bills gallery on Flickr! ) Secondly, it could prevent them from being able to find a mate. Thirdly, a deformed beak is painful, extremely hard to adapt to living with, and takes away the beauty of the bird. (

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Alaska 2000 Science Suffering 197