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Flycatchers in the Cocoa

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There is something about a mature rainforest, for example, that cannot be replicated by any human. Targeting a nest that is just approaching completion, the flycatchers persistently annoy the builders until they eventually abandon the nest. When out birding, I prefer completely wild habitat.

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Hornbills of Sabah

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For example , fallen figs do not seem to mind catching a ride with Oriental Pied Hornbills. One paper describes them breeding in a human settlement in abandoned clay jars. There are some reports of the species having bred in captivity, for example, in a British Wild Life Park.

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There goes the neighborhood

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I have still seen each of these species out in the forest between two days and three weeks after they abandoned my yard. But I am sure I have seen my last examples of these species until the fall; especially since a total lockdown was just decreed for my state of Michoacán.

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The Incredulous New Caledonian Crows

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For example, humans have “Theory of Mind” which is not a theory in the scientific sense, but rather, a capacity whereby we have an internal theory of what is going on in other people’s minds. It turns out, for example, that “Theory of Mind” is very rare in the animal kingdom. But that’s another story.

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Baihualing – The Sequel

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Apparently, one of the threats to this species comes from the bioaccumulation of mercury in its feathers – though I balked at paying USD 40 for the scientific paper providing the details, from the abstract and the location of the authors, it seems they examined feathers of this bird living in an abandoned mining region in Guiyang, China.

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The Pleasures of Collective Nouns and Murder — a Review

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To the police men and women that he supervises, he can often seem disengaged, following investigatory paths that the others have abandoned, or see no promise in. As his boss, the leader of the station, Colleen Shepherd, says, “He does so like his obtuse angles.”.

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15 Australian Birds (Episode 6)

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The Crimson Chat is a species found in arid inland areas – for example, densities of up to 3·7 birds/ha were recorded at the delightfully named Lake Disappointment in Western Australia. You can search for a Chestnut-breasted Mannikin drinking among other birds in Clare’s post. I think this is a juvenile Grey Fantail.

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