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The return of the Old Man

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There’s something wonderfully primeval about the Northern Bald Ibis: it has the look of a bird that really ought to be extinct. The fact that it’s not is quite surprising, as this curious bird has come very close to the brink. Sadly, they no longer breed in Algeria, while in Turkey no free-flying birds remain. (In

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Bird Day: A Story of 24 Hours and 24 Avian Lives–A Book Review

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Bird Day is a lovely, little jewel of a book. The idea is to portray one bird for each hour of the day in words and art, presenting the diversity, beauty, and wonder of avian life. Angell’s black-and-white illustrations bring sparks of energy and visual clarity to the fascinating bird behaviors described by Huber.

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Birds and Us: A 12,000 Year History from Cave Art to Conservation–A Book Review

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They may be about bird eggs ( The Most Perfect Thing: The Inside (and Outside) of a Bird’s Egg , 2016), or a 17th-century ornithologist ( Virtuoso by Nature: The Scientific Worlds of Francis Willughby, 2016), or How Bullfinches learn songs from humans ( The Wisdom of Birds: An Illustrated History of Ornithology.

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Power Companies and Springtime Tree Removal

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It’s a beautiful Spring morning… humming insects, calling birds. Maggie Ciarcia, a solo wildlife rehabilitator in Carmel, NY specializing in small mammals and game birds, received a notice from New York State Electric and Gas that tree trimming was scheduled for her neighborhood and someone would contact her.

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The German Eagles

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Whether the inspiration to this post came from Germany winning the U19 European football championship yesterday right on the heels of our (adult) team winning the world cup (Yes! or from Coreys small series on national birds is left for you to decide. Ospreys have shown a remarkable recovery in Germany. Four stars!!),

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The Amazing Exploding Dove Meets Montana

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And reports of birds nesting – not owls, of course, those weirdo snow fetishists, but other birds nesting – light up my life. With a hardiness that belies their delicate looks (but helps explain their phenomenal success), these pioneering pigeons are already sitting on eggs at at least one location in Montana.

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Birding Tongbiguan, Yunnan (part 1)

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Welcome to Birding Tongbiguan, part 1. Particularly the latter – Nabang – would in the past easily have merited its own post, but recent developments there that now make the place a bit like the former border between West and East Germany changed that. They provoke honeybee colonies, which then fly out and attack the bird.

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