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Don’t Mess with Capercaillie

10,000 Birds

'A Swedish news reporter decided, for some reason, to try to interview a displaying male Capercaillie. It did not end well for the reporter or his cameraman. Make sure to wait around (or skip) to just after the two-minute mark when things really heat up, and then watch through until the end. Hat-tip to Duncan for the link to the video.

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Animal Ethics

'This blog had 1,520 visits during March, which is an average of 49.0 visits per day. A year ago, the average was 66.0.

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Orlando’s Other Magic Kingdom

10,000 Birds

'People, and by that I mean the general population, come to Orlando typically for one reason only. Amusement parks. The great crush of humanity that accompanies any visit to one of these world-famous destinations has never been my cup of tea. It’s stressful, and can turn even the most mild-mannered civilian into a raging misanthrope. We took in a bit of the Disney experience this time down – it’s hard to avoid it with young children and doting grandparents – and even I ca

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Ten Years Gone

Animal Ethics

'Here are the posts from April 2004.

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The Sibley Guide to Birds, Second Edition: A Review of an Iconic Guide in a New Edition

10,000 Birds

'Sometimes it takes an unexpected question. When my friend Victoria, who lives in Georgia and who is an avid birder but who is not an avid reader of blogs and social media, asked me “Should I buy the new Sibley? Is it different from the old Sibley?” I realized that I was writing this review all wrong. Victoria is a down-to-earth person, and she wouldn’t want to read the many paragraphs I’d already written full of detailed observations and statistics, some even written down on the computer and n