National Audubon Society - Birds in Decline Audubon's unprecedented analysis of forty years of citizen-science bird population data from our own Christmas Bird Count plus the Breeding Bird Survey reveals the alarming decline of many of our most common and beloved birds. Since 1967 the average population of the common birds in steepest decline has fallen by 68 percent; some individual species nose-dived as much as 80 percent. All 20 birds on the national Common Birds in Decline list lost at least half their populations in just four decades. The findings point to serious problems with both local habitats and national environmental trends. Which Species? The wide variety of birds affected is reason for concern. Greater Scaup and other tundra-breeding birds are succumbing to dramatic changes to their breeding habitat as the permafrost melts earlier and more temperate predators move north in a likely response to global warming.
Identifying Rooks Top left: Juvenile Rook by Breffni Martin. Bottom left: Adult Rook by John Harding. Right:Carrion Crow by Jill Pakenham. (Click to enlarge). Adult Rooks are easy to identify thanks to the bare, greyish-white skin around the base of their bill. A juvenile Rook, however, is similar to a Carrion Crow as it doesn't develop the bare bill-base until its second calendar year. Rooks also have a straighter, more pointed bill, unlike the Carrion Crow's thicker, blunter and more curved bill. Corvid Identification Video Watch the BTO Rook Identification video to help you tell apart a Rook from a Crow. Find out more about Rooks You can find out more about Rooks, including their breeding behaviour and distribution, by having a look at the BTO's July 'Bird of the Month' feature.
NABU Naturschutzbund Deutschland e.V. FBA Home Page Started in 2001, the FBA continued its ongoing sponsorship program in support of British racing which is ultimately the driving force behind the business of all FBA members. 10th MAY 2013, ASCOT The Federation of Bloodstock Agents Maiden Fillies Stakes for 3yo+ over 1m2f was race three at this evening meeting. It was won by Sea Meets Sky who was making her racecourse debut, owned by The Niarchos Family and trained by Sir Henry Cecil. A very well judged ride from Ian Mongan, she was driven and switched to the outside over 2f out and stayed on to catch the leader in the last stride. 21st SEPTEMBER 2013, NEWMARKET The Federation of Bloodstock Agents EBF Maiden Fillies’ Stakes for 2yo’s over 1m was run on good ground. 25th MAY 2013, GOODWOOD The Federation of Bloodstock Agents Maiden Fillies’ Stakes over 7f for 3yo’s was run on good to soft ground. The EBF Federation of Bloodstock Agents Maiden Stakes Division II for 2yo’s over 1m was run on soft ground on 6th October 2012. 26th MAY 2012, YORK
Wildlife Conservation – The Weak Link : The Viewspaper In present times when Global Warming, E-waste, Waste management, et al take centre stage when it to comes to policies and debates on environmental conservation, the four- legged one and his habitat are more often than not neglected. Wildlife Conservation as an issue has been recognized for long now but has not been given the serious brainstorming or policy regulation and framework as some of its contemporaries. Stone Age people and hunter-gatherers relied on wildlife, both plant and animal, for their food and hunting, fishing, or gathering wildlife is still a significant food source in some parts of the world. In other areas, hunting and non-commercial fishing are mainly seen as a game or sport. It is believed that increasing demand for wildlife as a source of traditional food in East Asia is decimating populations of sharks, primates, pangolins, which they believe have aphrodisiac properties. Mridul Kumar [Image source:
4 Poisonous Birds Toxins: they're not just for snakes and spiders! While no bird currently known to science wields a venomous bite, a fair number do in fact release noxious poisons from their skin, making them dangerous to consume... including one species upon which humans have been precariously dining for centuries. Here's a quartet of toxic avians. 1. Though New Guinea natives have long known that these stunning orange and black songbirds (above) are indeed quite poisonous, the scientific community didn't catch on until relatively recently as explained in this video: 2. Wikimedia Commons Back in 2000, a team of researchers collected a pair of these insect-eating Oceania natives and discovered that the feathers of one specimen actually contained secretions of a toxin similar to that used by the notorious poison dart frogs of Central and South America. 3. Wikimedia Commons In nature, you are what you eat. 4. Wikimedia Commons So what makes these seemingly harmless fowl so dangerous to nibble on?
SEO/BirdLife Northern Racing College | Centre of Excellence for the Racing Industry Araneus diadematus (Cross Orbweaver) Pictures and Spider Identification About Araneus diadematus Taxonomic Hierarchy → Kingdom: Animalia → Phylum: Arthropoda → Class: Arachnida → Order: Araneae → Family: Araneidae → Genus: Araneus → Species: Araneus diadematus Common Name (Official / AAS) Cross Orbweaver Other Common Names European Garden Spider, Cross Spider, Diadem Spider, Garden Spider, Garden Cross Spider, Gartenkreuzspinne (Germany) Author Author of species name: Carl Alexander Clerck. Pronunciation uh-RAY-nee-uhs dye-uh-dem-AH-tuhs Meaning In Latin, Araneus means “spider”; diadematus means “crown” or “decorated with an ornamental headband.” Notable Previous Names Aranea diademaEpeira diademata Identifying Traits of Araneus diadematus Size Body length (excluding legs) of adult female ranges from 6-20 mm; adult males range from 6-13 mm. Female Primary Colors Male Primary Colors Eyes Total of eight eyes. Legs Legs relatively thick and very spiny, as well as banded in a variety of colors, like white, orange, black, brown, and yellow. Body Range of Araneus diadematus United States Web
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