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On Ducks and Geese

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If you pay attention you realize who likes whom, who's a loner, where the nests are, and that, for instance, Muscovy ducks like those above have routines and rituals that involve seeking, pleasure, sun bathing, lots of grooming, and if they have a certain personality, a desire to connect with those around them, including humans.

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Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve: the Tiger Afternoon

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The lake consists of a large body of open water, a belt of tall yellow grass (where a big orange cat can blend and disappear if it chooses so) and, all around it, thick forests of predominantly teak, interspersed with thickets of bamboo. On a branch above the road, one Black-winged Kite is scratching its throat and… we brake!

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My Loo List

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Yes, fellow birders, I keep a detailed list of all the species I have seen whilst I have been on the throne, peeing behind trees, or making like the proverbial bear in the woods. A glorious black monstrous male, he pecked at a berry with his ivory-white beak then turned and ducked back behind cover. I take it to the toilet.

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Polygynandry and avian swingers

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