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MARCH 21, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Inspiration / Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven&# Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven&# By Corey • March 21, 2011 • 4 comments Tweet Share Ravens fascinate people.

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2011 Fowl Deer Cats 249

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

The pictures are far from definitive but they are very suggestive. I have had very little experience with Brown Booby , and by very little experience I mean that I had only ever seen one, the long-staying individual that graced Cape May with its presence back in 2011. and also had the guts to call this bird.

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New York City New York Battery Experience 206

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APRIL 21, 2011

Bird song is defined in various ways, but I prefer the functional definition used by evolutionary biologists. One of the (undesirable, in my view) definitions of bird song is that it must be complex. Published online before print March 21, 2011, doi: 10.1073/pnas.1012941108 1012941108 PNAS March 21, 2011. Proc Biol Sci.

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Zebras Birds Humane Raised 261

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MARCH 9, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Beautiful Blue Backyard Bird Beautiful Blue Backyard Bird By Jochen • March 10, 2011 • 9 comments Tweet Share There is a lot of whining associated with colours and Europe’s birds. Nice piercing, dude!

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2011 Birds Deer Europe 167

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MARCH 11, 2011

In 1903, the distinguished Elliott Coues declared , “This is a definite and perfectly natural group, which will be immediately recognized by the foregoing characters, one of which, complete webbing of hallux, is not elsewhere observed among birds.&# Corey Mar 12th, 2011 at 11:45 am Excellent post, as usual, David. Good day sir.

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2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 155

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DECEMBER 27, 2013

As 2013 draws to a close we here at 10,000 Birds thought that it would be a great idea if we, like we did in 2010 , 2011 , and 2012 , shared our Best Birds of the Year. Red Knot XS41059 was banded as a 1st year bird on September 11, 2011 near the town of Tain in the Scottish Highlands on the south shore of Dornoch Firth.

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2013 Birds Costa Rica India 168

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Written in the tradition of the classic Hawks in Flight , but very much a product of the experiences of its birder authors, this is a groundbreaking book that offers a new way of identifying migratory birds at sea to all of us who observe the waters of eastern North America with expectation and excitement. ” I agree.

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Ducks Groups Species North America 240

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NOVEMBER 5, 2013

The first two questions were never definitely answered. Experiments in the field (the famed Asa Wright Nature Center veranda) involving Bananaquits and bananas came up with numbers ranging from 7 to 16, but a tanager always came along to interfere with Bananaquits’ noisy appreciation of their namesake fruit. Restall, Floyd Hayes.

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Trinidad Birds South America Research 205

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DECEMBER 31, 2012

On this final day of 2012 it is time, just like it was on the final days of 2010 and 2011 , to share your Best Birds of the Year. I have chronicled the experience on my blog. And you should definitely check out their mouthwatering list ! Indigo Bunting Greg Majewski chose a very nice, very red bird as his Best Bird of the Year.

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2012 Ghana Ireland Birds 133

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JUNE 7, 2012

It’s the warbler that is often the last unchecked species on birders’ life lists and, whether you list or not, for most of us observing it is a once in a lifetime experience. The good news is that Kirtland’s Warbler numbers are up, 1,828 singing males counted in the 2011 census. Fish and Wildlife Service endangered species list.

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Michigan Bahamas Endangered Species Research 240

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APRIL 4, 2011

If you’re planning to take in a festival in 2011 or beyond, definitely check out the big boys and girls—the ones you’ve heard your birding pals talking about. .&# We go back each June just to watch the cloud mountains forming in the West and the prairie wind running its fingers through the native grassland.

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North Dakota Birds Ohio West Virginia 145

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MAY 3, 2012

I know from experience how accessible Dennis is, last year he helped me identify a damselfly I photographed in Costa Rica (Argia anceps, no common name). It definitely was a small dragonfly, and all photos show it with flat wings. Princeton University Press, 2011. Dragonflies and Damselflies of the East (Princeton Field Guides).

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United States Costa Rica Massachusetts North America 241

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DECEMBER 15, 2012

As 2012 draws to a close we here at 10,000 Birds thought that it would be a great idea if we, like we did in 2010 and 2011 , shared our Best Birds of the Year. It was a heart-pounding scene straight out of Jurassic Park, an odd experience for a laid-back pursuit like birding. Definitely one of the highlights of my birding career!

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2012 Birds Guatemala Florida 155

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MAY 4, 2017

And, the next time I travel south (and, there’s an excellent chance that will happen within the next year), I will definitely once more read The New Neotropical Companion , by John Kricher, the latest version of this nature classic. Press, 2011). is remarkable.

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South America Ecuador Reptiles America 162

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2011

There might be some question as to if the birding that resulted from Hurricane Irene on Sunday, 28 August 2011, was the best birding ever in New York State but any day that can even be entered into that conversation is going to feature some amazingly good birding. The only report of a Magnificent Frigatebird was from an upstate location.

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New York City New York Birds 2011 154

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OCTOBER 4, 2016

It does fit into a medium backpack (though keep in mind that it’s heavy, almost 3 pounds) and definitely onto the backseat of a car. The authors themselves–Rob Hume, Robert Still, Andy Swash, Hugh Harrop, and David Tipling–collectively have 100s of years of birding and photographic experience.

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Ireland Birds Groups Falcons 150

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

Grief, friendship, gratitude, wonder, and other things we animals experience. Waterfall Dances: Do animals have spiritual experiences? By definition, it’s a feeling that one tries to hide. In subsequent experiments, Heinrich confirmed that group interests could drive what an individual raven decides to do. by Marc Bekoff.

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