June, 2022

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Critically Endangered Birds in Costa Rica- How to See Them, How to Help Them

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Sadly, horribly, we live in an era of mass extinction. Go for a walk in a local park in near the capital of the USA and the statement seems far-fetched, absurd even. Most of the usual birds seem present, a frog or two call from a small wetland, and a few other expected animals are there too. It’s the same old background sounds, the usual natural sights; where’s the extinction?

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Ice Age wolf DNA reveals that dogs descended from 2 separate wolf populations.

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This is my dream – this is my nightmare

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Located in the Kutch District of Gujarat, the Naliya Grassland is the smallest reserve of India, covering only 2 square kilometers (yes – 0.77 sq mi), which contradict the conservation significance of the bird it was founded for, some three decades ago – the Critically Endangered Great Indian Bustard. From one side, the reserve is under the attack of spreading arable fields, from another by numerous wind generators and it is no easy task to support the surviving breeding birds within its borders

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Not enough Woodpeckers

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It is hard to imagine any birder not liking woodpeckers – they are the “motherhood and apple pie” of the avian world. So, writing a post about them is easy. Or would be, had I encountered more of them – so far, I have seen only a very small share of the approximately 233 woodpecker species, and got decent photos of an even smaller number – not much more than 10% of all of them.

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Once upon a time in Bojcinska Forest

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Once upon a time, vast forests of Quercus robur , known as common, pedunculate, European or English oak blanketed the Sava River floodplain, all the way from Croatia down to the river’s confluence in Belgrade, Serbia. Gazetted as the “nature monument” in 2013, one of the few remaining – Bojcinska Forest by the village of Progar covers 670 ha / 1650 ac, with around 108 bird species and some 60 species of mammals.

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Different, but the Same

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An eternity ago, when our now-adult children were young enough to watch Sesame Street, that show used to have segments about diversity with the phrase “We’re different, but the same. The same, but different.” My wife and I sometimes still quote that line in our daily conversations. Last week, I wrote about my recent trip from my current home of Morelia, Mexico to my childhood home of the San Francisco Bay Area in the United States, and how several species can be found in both p

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My Do-over

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Anytime I travel, I do what it takes to get in some birding. After all, the best way to find new birds is to look in new places. However, I rarely get to travel with family or friends who share my obsession. So I need to find a way to indulge myself without inconveniencing others too much. Usually, my solution involves mild sleep deprivation. Birding being best in the early morning, I get up before they do, and try to be back by breakfast — their breakfast.

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Bell’s Brewery, Inc. – Amber Ale

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One of the remarkable aspects of today’s craft beer market is that there’s such variety and abundance of breweries out there and yet still so much sameness in their offerings. Go ahead and pick a random can or bottle off the shelf of your local beer shop. If it’s not a hazy IPA – and there’s a very good chance that it is – it’s probably something nearly as trendy, like a big, dessert-flavored stout or a light, refreshing sour beer with fruit in it.

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Honestly, How Much Could It Rain?

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Any California-raised person knows that it just doesn’t rain in California in June. San Francisco averages two-tenths of an inch for the month, while San Jose only averages half that much. I was raised in between the two cities, and visited that area earlier this month. I had set aside the morning of Sunday, June 10th to cross the San Francisco Peninsula to the Pacific Ocean town of Half Moon Bay, a mere 25 minute drive away, for a few hours of birding.

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Birding Hongbenghe, Yunnan

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Hongbenghe is a very small village in Yunnan, right next to the border with Myanmar. One road simply ends here, giving the place a real end-of-the-world feeling. Even better, there is a wooden, unguarded, slowly decaying bridge over to Myanmar – so while I do not have the passport stamp to prove it, I can honestly say that I have been to that country as well.

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The Warbler Brewery – Skylight Double India Pale Ale

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Times flies. So do birds. Well, most birds do. Penguins don’t. I had a nice double IPA with a penguin on it to review last month in time for my local bird club’s annual big day – a long, grueling event that always leaves me thirsty for a strong, refreshing beer when it’s over. Well, I cracked the can open and this beer didn’t taste very good. I checked the date at the bottom of the can (something I should’ve done before I left the store) and it was over a year old!

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Revenge Birding (Shanghai, early June 2022)

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With the lockdown lasting until the end of May (ironically thus pretty much including the whole spring migration – the divine sense of humor is a rather malign one, I am afraid), June still had the freedom of birding anywhere in Shanghai, not just inside a smallish compound. In fact, I went out birding seven out of the first nine days of June – a behavior that Bella from Alpinebirding described as “Revenge Birding” I guess she has a point there.

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Young Thrushes

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Admittedly this has never crossed my mind as being remotely interesting, young birds are generally awkward things, not yet fitting into the sleek and streamlined expectation of the dictionary definition of “bird” Furthermore, thrushes are often underappreciated creatures on their own. Many times a result of their ubiquity around our homes.

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Birding Shanghai in May 2022

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The lockdown continued throughout May, making this another rather unexciting post. Well, I had to go through the lockdown while you do not have to read this post. Fortunately, the lockdown was lifted on June 1st. So, the next blog post on Shanghai birds may turn out to be a lot more interesting, though of course with regard to bird migration, May is more interesting than June … As I am unlikely to see a live gannet any time soon, I might as well point you to the song “Nigel the ganne

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Another update from the Hakea macrocarpa

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I have continued to enjoy all of the birds that have been coming to feed on the Hakea macrocarpa in Cygnet Park this week. Last week I introduced you to all of the honeyeaters that had been feasting on the nectar. The tree has a few less flowers now after some unseasonal rain this week, but continues to attract the birds. The header photo is of an Olive-backed Oriole that has been feasting on the nectar.

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Pallid Cuckoos and Processionary Caterpillars

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Back in the U.S.A.

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The octopus and human brains have the same "jumping genes."

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Gabriel PDF Webinar

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Climate change is negatively affecting bumble bees.

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Megalodon may have been higher up the food chain than any modern shark

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Study reveals 11 bizarre fish that can walk on land?

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Over 330 elephants suddenly collapsed and died. Scientists now have an explanation?

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Webinar 5.9.22

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Opinion | How Animals See Themselves

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Smilodon

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Meet Pigcasso : This Painting Pig Sells Work Of Art For $27,000 And Has Her Own Wine Brand

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Turkish man strikes up 37-year friendship with swan?

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Rabbit Body Language : 7 Things Bunnies Want You To Know

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Surely, you never thought Frogs can be cute. Why not take a look?

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Wild beaver families win legal 'right to remain' in England;

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Wall of the wild: animals on the US-Mexico border – in pictures!

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New Production Test

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