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A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching: Getting to Know the World’s Most Misunderstood Bird: A Book Review by a Pigeon Cynic

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Mosco understands that there’s a wall of reasons why people hate Rock Pigeons and proceeds to dismantle them one by one using a powerful tool–information. “Pigeons have lost their usefulness. And when we stop thinking that animals are useful, we find it a whole lot easier to hate them” (p.

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Hornbills of Sabah

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If you want to see photos of all 8 of them, there is a nice one-page leaflet online which is also the source of some of the information below. Another paper reviews information on Oriental Pied Hornbills raiding the nests of various bird species in Singapore and even pet bird cages. A good reason to come back soon then, I guess.

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Big Day on a Tiny Island

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We made the executive decision to abandon that trail and try another – one which proved incredibly fruitful. Part of the flock of Laughing Gulls , all in fresh breeding plumage. At the start of this new trail we accidentally flushed a White-tailed Nightjar that was sitting on a lone pink egg.

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Urban Ornithology: 150 Years of Birds in New York City–A Book Review

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The authors’ detailed delineation of problems with the accuracy of NYC breeding bird surveys or with the limits of historical writings may test a reader’s patience. Because, as this book demonstrates so well, it is sometimes important to look back in order to move forward. Remove Phragmites and replace it with cattails.

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The Endangered Andean Flamingo

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Egg harvesting to sell as food was intensive then, with thousands taken annually from the breeding colonies in Chile. Conservation organizations such as the Flamingo Specialist Group is actively trying to inform the public on the vulnerability of flamingos. Foraging Andean Flamingo (Photo: Emily Chin – Flickr).

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Reddell Beach shorebirds

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Reddell Beach or Riddell Beach, depending on your source of information is a very picturesque beach in Broome between the port of Broome and Gantheaume Point. You are then able to position yourself behind the shorebirds and enjoy their magnificent breeding plumage! Standing behind shorebirds an hour after the tide has turned.

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Revenge Birding (Shanghai, early June 2022)

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When writing posts like this one, I am always looking for bits and interesting information. … Nest dismantling by the Hair-crested Drongo may be an adaptive behavior to increase fitness by reducing risk of future predation and competition for nest sites in the following breeding season” ( source ). ” ( source ).

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