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Flock to Marion

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Hannah Buschert was first exposed to birds and birding during a required ornithology course at Oregon State University and she quickly caught the birding bug. This is Hannah’s first contribution to 10,000 Birds. Hannah and Erik ready to see some birds! I love to go on cruises.

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Newly Hatched Baby Birds Actually Look Kinda Like Dinosaurs

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According to Wikipedia, birds (class Aves) are feathered, winged, two-legged, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrates. The fossil record indicates that birds emerged within the theropod dinosaurs during the Jurassic period, around 150 million years ago. Conservation Cavity nesting birds nestlings NestWatch'

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The Geladas of Ethiopia

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However recent research has shown that they are in fact not baboons, despite superficial appearances, and they are now just called “Gelada”. Males sport a larger heart-shaped bare batch encircled by pale fur, that shows off their dominance status. Male Gelada in his prime. Photo by Adam Riley. Portrait of a male Gelada.

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The Eagle Huntress–A Film Review

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It’s a gripping scene, especially as Aisholpan struggles to capture the lively young bird on the small cliff ledge as the parent eagle flies overhead. If this image sounds familiar, it may be because photographs of Kazakh eagle hunters are on the cover and title page of the encyclopedic Birds & People by Mark Cocker.)

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

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Scientific research shows that many animals are very intelligent and have sensory and motor abilities that dwarf ours. After publishing my stories I got emails from people all over the world who had seen similar behavior in various birds and mammals. Grief, friendship, gratitude, wonder, and other things we animals experience.

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The Feather Thief: A Book Review

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He roots the theft in the history of collecting bird skins, in the brief life history of Edwin Rist, in the secretive world of classic fly tying, and in his own efforts to follow up on a police investigation that got the man but not all of the loot. Only, birders don’t require pieces of dead birds to satisfy their desires.

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A Field Guide to the Wildlife of South Georgia: A Book Review by a Penguin Groupie

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The descriptions of the territory’s birds, seals, whales, introduced mammals, invertebrates, and plants are written within the framework of the conversationist, so it is more than a field guide, it is a record of endangered wildlife and the efforts being made to protect it.

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