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Birding Shanghai in February 2022

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If you think it is rather pretentious to start a birding blog post with a Kafka story, I fully agree with you. Anyway, the story is not quite how I remembered it, to be honest, but fitting enough to describe the almost claustrophobic birding experience in ever-shrinking Nanhui. I just want to point out it could be much worse.

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Animals of Kruger National Park: A Book Review

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This is the thing—no matter how devoted you are to birds and birding, once you get to Africa, you can’t resist the mammals. This means you need to pack a mammal guide in addition to your bird guide. It’s a wonder we didn’t go into a tailspin from the sudden weight re-distribution. Believe me, I tried.

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Ingrid Taylar: Bridging the Divide Between Cat and Bird Lovers

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Years ago, I became a wildlife volunteer and advocate because of a cat who caught a bird. Back then, I didn’t know enough about birds, but I knew a lot about cats. I surprised her and she dropped the bird before vaporizing again. They simply helped me with my bird. That was my first trip to California Wildlife Center.

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Do Not Feed Baby Birds Ham

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Not only do we take care of zillions of injured and orphaned birds/mammals/reptiles/whatever, we also have to deal with and educate the public. People brought us a Brewer’s Blackbird nestling they’d fed hot dogs and spaghetti,” wrote Veronica Bowers. “He Baby birds/wildlife and milk is another entire blog, there are so many.

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The Unbreakable Bond Between Pets and Humans

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From cats and dogs to birds and reptiles, pets have a unique ability to connect with humans in ways that are both profound and lasting. Dogs, in particular, are known for their ability to ward off intruders and alert us to potential dangers. Pets also serve as protectors and guardians, keeping us safe and secure.

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The tail of the Motmot

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Every time I travel into a new area, I try to do my due diligence and have a pretty good idea of what bird species I might expect to find. On our first visit, the only opportunity to do any birding was to spend a few hours in Parque De Coloma. This beautiful bird, sporting such a unique tail seemed quite happy to see me.

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Everglades Long-Legged Birds Feed Their Young To Alligators, Everything is Good.

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There is bird version of this in the Everglades. For example, years ago, Eiton Tchenrov postulated that the wild progenitor of the domestic dog, some subspecies or another of wolf, could benefit from overlapping its breeding territory with human hunters.