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Delhi’s Birds Need Help!

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Birders, nature lovers, anyone who can appreciate the triumph of compassion over seemingly insurmountable odds … here’s a chance for you to be part of something great. See WildFilmsIndia’s 6-minute video of the brothers’ work; see Wildlife Rescue’s Facebook page ; see a blog about their work – and join the indiegogo campaign! “I

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Terrifying Truth about Crow Intelligence

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I may have to quit blogging… Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Besides founding 10,000 Birds and I and the Bird , Mike has also created a number of other entertaining sites and resources, particularly the Nature Blog Network. I blame Charlie Sheen. Thanks for visiting!

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Want to Go Bird Banding in Amazonian Peru?

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Using the Birds of Peru field guide to identify a species of antshrike This course has three admirable objectives: To train the next generation of Neotropical bird researchers, both international and Peruvian, in efficient and standardised mist-netting, bird ringing/banding, and bird ageing skills. Thanks for visiting!

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A scaredy cat is always a scaredy cat

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Now this, might not sound like anything of particular ground-breaking significance, but in the context of animal personality research, it is a fairly big thing. While studying, he also worked on various conservation/research projects (parrots, wagtails, vultures, and anything else that flew) and ringed thousands of birds.

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A Question of Migration

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Way back when I started what turned out to be my thesis research (on humans), it became important for me to learn about bird migration. I was involved in the study of human movement and navigation on land, and there was a lot of research coming out about bird navigation. But I’m getting a bit ahead of myself.

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Fun, Fun, Fun Crossley ID Guide Giveaway

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Many Happy Returns to the Owl Research Institute Ring-billed Gulls Seeking a Handout About the Author Mike Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist. National Wildlife Week and Quick Links « Zoologirl's Blog Mar 16th, 2011 at 9:59 pm [.]

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Spotted Thick-knee

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The nom de blog Redgannet was adopted to add an air of mystery and to make himself more attractive to women. Redgannet (the blog) fledged in February 2009 and the 100th post was published as he was invited to become a beat writer for 10,000 Birds. Feeling lazy, or I would do the research myself.) How do we know this?

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