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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. American Crows live in extended families, with sons and daughters from previous years helping to raise the current brood. We simply refuse to squee.

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Locked in Guangxi: An epidemic adventure, searching for birds

10,000 Birds

Germain has lived in East Asia since 2014. It is a deep intellectual and artistic exercise, which authentically captures my passion and emotion while watching birds. I sat for hours, dreamily watching those rocks raising to the sky, covered by the dense primary vegetation of this subtropical area. Where are my binos?”

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