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When my mother died in 2015 we took over the
When my mother died in 2015 we took over the care of her two parakeets. We weren't sure of their ages, but when one of them died, we didn't want the other to be alone. We knew...
2 days ago - Happy Tails
Millions of Red-eyed Vireos, Eastern Kingbirds, Chimney Swifts in Costa Rica- All Heading North
Birds are arriving in North America, flying from places far to the south. Many come from Central America, a good number fly much further. When birding in parks and woodlots of...
8 days ago - 10,000 Birds
Research in Ornithology
You often hear the word “research” related to someone looking up new information - researching a new car, researching a term paper, researching a recipe, etc. Here is example...
12 days ago - Ornithology
Kori Bustard Day
Blog Home Happy Kori Bustard Day! March 27 is Kori Bustard Day! But you may be asking yourself, “What's a Kori bustard?” So we caught up with our amazing Bird Keeper, Kyle...
23 days ago - Phoenix Zoo
Fingerprint Snapdragon Craft Tutorial
Flowers are beautiful creations of nature, and most people love to decorate homes, gardens and more with them! Have you ever wondered why flowers are such beautiful plants...
25 days ago - Pause For Tails
All‐male production by marker‐assisted selection for sex determining loci of admixed Oreochromis niloticus and Oreochromis aureus stocks
Summary Crossing Oreochromis niloticus females with Oreochromis aureus males results in all‐male progeny that are essential for effective tilapia farming. However, a...
30 days ago - Animal Genetics
A high‐density genetic linkage map for Chinese perch using 2.3K genotyping‐by‐sequencing SNPs
Summary Chinese perch, Siniperca chuatsi , is one of the most commercially important cultured fishes in China. In the present study, a high‐density genetic linkage map of...
1 month ago - Animal Genetics
Research in Ornithology
You often hear the word “research” related to someone looking up new information - researching a new car, researching a term paper, researching a recipe, etc. Here is example...
1 month ago - Ornithology
A high‐density genetic linkage map for Chinese perch using 2.3K genotyping‐by‐sequencing SNPs
Summary Chinese perch, Siniperca chuatsi , is one of the most commercially important cultured fishes in China. In the present study, a high‐density genetic linkage map of...
2 monthes ago - Animal Genetics
Chongming Island in winter
Chongming Island is part of Shanghai - but it does not look much like the rest of the city. Located right where the Yangtze River enters the sea , it is mostly flat farmland...
2 monthes ago - 10,000 Birds
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Guide to Long Distance Binoculars
Guide to choosing the best high powered long distance binoculars to be used for land based observation. Most high lower bins are usually designed with astronomy in mind...
Best Birding Binocular 2016/2017
During the year many, many binoculars arrive on my desk for testing and review. So at times even I can find it a little overwhelming as to which is best. This every year I...
BirdWatching Binoculars 101
If you are new to birding, choosing your first pair of binoculars can seem a little daunting, but it needn't be. This guide takes you thought where to start and all the...
Lost Dog Returns Home After Five Years & 823 Miles
If only dogs could talk to us. Then, we could find out what they are thinking or what their pasts were like. But most importantly, lost dogs could tell us all about their...
Best Bird of the Weekend
April tends to be one of those months that contain multitudes, at once as temperate as any spring or fall but then turning quickly to extremes. What is moderate in mid-April...
Save Snow Leopards
Find out more about current snow leopard work. Big Cat Rescue supports the Snow Leopard Trust by selling Erbis Enterprises items in our gift shop. These items fund villagers in...
Earth
For this Earth Day 2021 I'd like to share the biggest idea I've ever had for saving the planet. In 1997 my daughter and Big Cat Rescue's President, Jamie Veronica, then age 16...
How To Transport Wild Birds
I am so happy to be back on 10,000 birds - I have missed Mike and Corey and my fellow Beat Writers! Normally I rant about environmental dangers and describe...
Time to head north
It is that time of year again when we start to see the shorebirds around Broome change into their beautiful breeding plumage. We then witness their departures each evening over...