Pet Mag Search: Pigeon
Low diversity of mitochondrial DNA in fancy pigeons revealed by partial D‐loop sequencing
5 days ago - Animal Genetics
Diseases at Bird Feeders
The British naturalist James Fisher wrote that the first person recorded as feeding wild birds was the 6th-century monk Saint Serf of Fife who tamed a pigeon by feeding it, but...
12 days ago - Ornithology
Best Bird of the Weekend
The last weekend of March offers much, both in terms of new additions to your current suite of avifauna and the promise of more to come. Even better, April means more of the...
21 days ago - 10,000 Birds
Diseases at Bird Feeders
The British naturalist James Fisher wrote that the first person recorded as feeding wild birds was the 6th-century monk Saint Serf of Fife who tamed a pigeon by feeding it, but...
2 monthes ago - Ornithology
Doves and Pigeons and Dodos, Oh My
I was listening to A Way with Words podcast the other day, the discussion being about horses being named for their color - palomino, sorrel, bay, etc. I learned that the word...
3 monthes ago - Ornithology
CBC Shenanigans
As I gather the relevant documentation for our upcoming CBC this Sunday I caught myself daydreaming of CBCs past. The very first CBC I attended was eight whole years ago - but...
3 monthes ago - 10,000 Birds
The Crow's Story
Birds are intelligent, especially parrots and crow relatives - jays, nutcrackers, ravens, jackdaws and others. The Clark's Nutcracker stores conifer seeds in the late summer...
5 monthes ago - Ornithology
I got Snow the pigeon a couple months ago and
I got Snow the pigeon a couple months ago and we are having a good time and he fits in with the rest of the flock. - Dustin
5 monthes ago - Happy Tails
Reese Witherspoon Loses Her Beloved French Bulldog To Cancer
Actress Reese Witherspoon is a loyal dog mom to several furry friends, each with their own quirky personalities. Even after short periods of time, Witherspoon and her family...
5 monthes ago - iHeart Dogs
Birding a Kimberley Quarry in 2020
Some of you may well remember the quarry that I wrote about in October 2016. The remaining amount of water was really quite disastrous for the local bird-life. Each year is...
6 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...