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Wood Warbler Names Done Right

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North American warblers, on the other hand, often bear names of, at best, marginal utility. For example, the legendary ornithologist Alexander Wilson happened upon in his broad travels a warbler previously undescribed by science. … The post Wood Warbler Names Done Right appeared first on 10,000 Birds. Well, no more!

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“Understanding Animal Behaviour” by Rory Putman

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Not sure that I impressed them, I chose to bluff them and looked left and right for a suitable tree branch to pick. At some stage, a salmon-hunting bear at a shingle beach came too close, mere 9 steps. Attempting to bluff the bear in believing that they were even bigger bears, Hoshino suggested raising their hands, to appear taller.

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For the Love of Trogons

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It is also fascinating to see how similar Old World trogons look to their New World relatives, right down to the same flamboyant color patterns. Males of both species share the odd distinction of bearing the colors of the Mexican flag, with a green head, white chest band, and bright red breast.

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The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and Who Pays for It

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But the tenets of the North American Model were developed in the 19th century, when wildlife ethics and science were a mere glimmer of what we understand today. This standing and the rights associated with it must be enforceable against the government so that the public can hold it accountable. The exploiter/developer pays.

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Birding Chongming Island in summer

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.” And after separating all the parts of the boluses and presumably weighing them, your conclusion would have been that “the most regularly occurring food items recorded are fish (63%) and insects (33%)” (the other 4% are the few remaining bits of chocolate and gummy bears brought to the chicks by their grandparents.

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Should We Take the “Christmas” out of the Christmas Bird Count?

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What’s not to like about citizen science, conservation, and transforming a day of slaughter into a day of enjoying being outside watching birds? Bear with me, keyboard commandos of the 101 Chairborn Patriot Squad. No real harm would come, right? You would at least think twice about it, right?

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Frozen Planet

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We loved seeing penguins, whales, polar bears, and wolves. Science at the Ends of the Earth – An examination of the remarkable scientific work being performed at the South Pole. We loved it when the penguins jumped out of the water, and right onto a camera man! Some of it is quiet funny as well.