Items about ornithology 316 Bird Watching 2012-02-08T17:52:25 Life Styler barry.david.adams@googlemail.com Birdfreak.com 2012-02-08T10:27:45

Our second day in Florida we spent seven hours at Tampa’s famous Lowry Park Zoo. We took hundreds of photos and saw a lot of cool birds and other animals. Here’s some of them. Giraffes The super rare Okapi Relatives to giraffes! Shoebill Stork Helmeted Guinea Fowl White Ibis (wild) One of the coolest experiences [...]

da8036c2efb902b64f5892c1743d2179 Birdfreak.com 2012-02-06T08:03:16

To escape from the winter blahs of northern Illinois, Stacia and I headed to the Tampa area in Florida for a week. We were able to fly out of Rockford (instead of Chicago) which meant it was super easy and hassle free. Shortly after landing at St. Petersburg/Clearwater Airport, we headed to Weedon Island Preserve [...]

ed279424abf1d718588429c1e87ec84f Birdfreak.com 2012-02-05T05:08:34

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0fe099d63a2da3dcf80fe07ff40ab088 Telegraph Wildlife 2012-02-01T15:05:21

Last weekend, bird-lovers up and down the country participated in the RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch. It was a good chance for amateur photographers to capture what they saw on film.

c7ea7be03f2e191a095d7d324c79d9cf News for Florida animal advocates 2012-02-01T14:13:09

Today is the 20th anniversary of an incident in Palm Bay, Florida that made national headlines and was one of several similar incidents that motivated a generation of animal advocates to speak up against the cruelty of traveling circuses. On February 1, 1992, a few minutes before a Saturday afternoon performance of the Great American Circus, [...]

b6c74c92164cf8b16d2c1b8f03b01077 Birdfreak.com 2012-01-29T05:12:29

Join in now on the 179th edition of Bird Photography Weekly!! Help spread the word with these badges: Copy this code to place this badge: <a href="http://birdfreak.com/category/bird-photography-weekly/"><img src="http://birdfreak.com/images/bpw-sharing-logo-wide.jpg" width="225"/></a> Copy this code to place this badge: <a href="http://birdfreak.com/category/bird-photography-weekly/"><img src="http://birdfreak.com/images/bpw-sharing-logo-smaller.jpg" width="125"/></a>

8d55eb901eb05e73d45aafa617817477 News for Florida animal advocates 2012-01-25T17:03:24

Senate Bill 1184 and House Bill 1021 contained a provision (Section 6) that would make it a crime to take photographs or make any audio/video recording at a farm without the owner’s permission. If enacted, the legislation would criminalize exposing animal abuse, unsafe working conditions, and environmental problems on factory farms. During Monday’s meeting of the [...]

82e9220bdad0a9b886b2e31c6f7fe3b6 Round Robin 2012-01-23T20:03:47

We’re in the midst of creating a free, online bird ID tool that can answer everyone’s first birding question, “What is that bird I saw?”—and we need your help to train the system. The project, called Merlin™, combines artificial intelligence with input from everyday birders and bird occurrence data from eBird. By using observations from birders [...]

010389bc699352e3acc6a8a688f57b2f Birdfreak.com 2012-01-22T05:59:56

Join in now on the 178th edition of Bird Photography Weekly!! Help spread the word with these badges: Copy this code to place this badge: <a href="http://birdfreak.com/category/bird-photography-weekly/"><img src="http://birdfreak.com/images/bpw-sharing-logo-wide.jpg" width="225"/></a> Copy this code to place this badge: <a href="http://birdfreak.com/category/bird-photography-weekly/"><img src="http://birdfreak.com/images/bpw-sharing-logo-smaller.jpg" width="125"/></a>

adc3e332628ba69089edf4930664987e News for Florida animal advocates 2012-01-20T15:58:25

Yesterday, the Hillsborough County Commission unanimously approved a strong anti-tethering ordinance. When the law goes into effect in August, it will be illegal to tie up a dog outdoors unless a guardian is outside along with the dog. Please thank the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners for their compassionate vote. Click here to send a [...]

1784ead32f3825ac49fe49ec882c4c9b Complete Bird Watching Guide 2012-01-16T00:10:48

Welcome to Sam Deacons Sites Sites. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!

193049945548cef688be76e2f51bd084 Birdfreak.com 2012-01-15T05:58:37

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62c5d7ea3f8a8a64072c2f7748e23a51 News for Florida animal advocates 2012-01-14T22:28:41

In October 2011, ARFF launched Stolen from Paradise, a website arguing for a ban on the export from St. Kitts & Nevis of monkeys destined for the research industry. ARFF sent letters and emails to the Prime Minister and to the island’s tourism authority’s, and we encouraged animal advocates and visitors to the islands to [...]

07bb352e7838735f9164b38659e78be1 Birding 2012-01-14T14:46:35

So, you want to find a rare bird, eh? Well, that’s easy enough to do. But first, a couple of questions: What is a rare bird? And, why? The answer to the first question is easy. A rare bird can be anything you want it to be. Really. You can make any birding quest to [...]

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