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Into the Nest: A Book Review in the Time of Nesting

10,000 Birds

Second, reading about birds courting and parenting brings out the tendency to identify, which leads directly to anthropomorphism, the tendency to assign birds human emotions and thoughts. We simply refuse to squee. Some people love books like that. Think of birds too much as humans and you lose the specialness that makes them birds.

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Jochen’s Top 10 birds of 2016

10,000 Birds

This allowed for my first very nice views at this species since the year 2001, which made me very happy. Thanks, Marsh Sandpiper (seen on the right with a redshank on the pic below), your presence was highly appreciated! I didn’t get a picture, but the following image will surely convey the atmosphere.

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