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How Birds Evolve: What Science Reveals about Their Origin, Lives, and Diversity: A Book Review by a Non-Science Person

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The text goes far beyond just those two birds, however, as Doug works his way through the puzzles presented by the incredibly wide diversity of bird behavior, even within species, citing current research and new and old theories, reasoning out the most likely and unlikely answers. The six middle chapters are my favorite reading.

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Far From Land: The Mysterious Lives of Seabirds–A Book Review

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About six-and-a-half years ago I had the privilege of watching a young Waved Albatross on the Galapagos island of Española learning how to fly. It’s not often that we have the opportunity to glimpse the home life of albatrosses, nor of any seabird species. Technology to the rescue! What about incubation shifts?

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An Open Letter to the Birds on the Webcams, Re: Nesting Season

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Steal and eat their eggs? They leave comments on your videos and give you cute names like Ozzie the Osprey and Wisdom the Albatross. I get that good nest sites are at a premium, whether you’re in the market for a box along a bluebird trail in Iowa or a ledge overlooking pigeon-rich Central Park. We all need this.

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Finding Birds on a Workday

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a job can feel more like an albatross around your neck than a goose laying golden eggs. I have to find a really stunning bird there but I have had luck photographing some common species. Or something. Yesterday, I took advantage of the friendly precincts of Van Saun Park in Paramus on my way to work.

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Where to See Kiwi (and other birds) During the Rugby World Cup

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(Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike) Dunedin You don’t have to go very far to see spectacular seabirds in this southern city, the adjoining Otago Peninsula is home to the only mainland colony of albatrosses in the world. If you can prise yourself away from the spas be sure to head for the Kiwi Encounter Centre.

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Around the World For Penguins: A Penguin Fan’s Book Review

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I’ve been fortunate to see two Penguin species in the wild (African and Galapagos) and have dreamed of seeing more–maybe even all!–especially The goal of Around the World For Penguins is simple: Describe the 18 species of penguin and their breeding grounds “from the perspective of a traveller.”

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Comebackers

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For mankind to snatch away a species’ very existence is wrong on so many levels that I can’t begin to explain them. However, despite our best efforts to wipe them off the face of the earth, some of the more vulnerable species have managed to hang on. this species breeds. this species breeds. Here are some U.S.

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