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Birding Nanhui, Shanghai in October 2021

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Oriental Scops Owls are quite possibly my favorite bird at Nanhui. Bird-shaped cuteness. in psychology from the University of Buffalo. Estren said that humans should be mindful of their bias for cute animals, so animals that would not be considered cute are also valued in addition to cute animals. Estren, a Ph.D.

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Birding Shanghai in March 2024

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Birding Shanghai has its own specific annoyances apart from birds not showing up. Finally, there are specific restrictions for foreigners – I guess we might steal some vital state secrets that have some kind of relationship with the local birds. Tianmashan had two interesting birds in March. One, a Ryukyu Minivet.

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Birding Shanghai in June 2023

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Their migration is quite fast compared to many other larger birds – in one study , several birds flew 4000 km within 5–7 days while one individual even flew 5600 km non-stop. That includes breeding birds, as indicated by the presence of some rather cute chicks ( video ). Also as video.

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Outdoor/Feral Cat Problem? Call the SWAT Team

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This is what we need for birds, whose rights as government-protected species are violated every day by free-roaming cats. What birds need is their own SWAT team. She is not capable – physically or psychologically – of trapping and getting rid of one cat, let alone nine. You call the SWAT team. Neighbor B has nine outdoor cats.

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Solid Air: Invisible Killer Saving Billions of Birds From Windows–A Book Review

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In 2007 I was working in a university building that was just begging for bird feeders. This was where I set up my bird feeders, just one at first, then expanding as everyone expressed delight in seeing the Carolina Chickadees, Dark-eyed Juncos, and Downy Woodpeckers. There were no dead birds for weeks. I hoped it was an anomaly.

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Of Eagle Abduction

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My friends, knowing my interest in birds, were eager to show me. Joking aside, the instant viral popularity of this video seems to me to be speaking to some deep-rooted fears in the human psyche. Joking aside, the instant viral popularity of this video seems to me to be speaking to some deep-rooted fears in the human psyche.

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The Incredulous New Caledonian Crows

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We know that the human mind has capacities that are not common in other animals. For example, humans have “Theory of Mind” which is not a theory in the scientific sense, but rather, a capacity whereby we have an internal theory of what is going on in other people’s minds. But that’s another story. Just eat the food.

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