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Laughing at you, not with you

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” Fortunately, most of these researchers could be taken off their antidepressants after proper sound recording was invented. Not very interestingly, the species name “squamatum” refers to the scaly appearance of the bird rather than the blue wings. , varied (or perhaps answered) by even, abrupt, squealing “fwuuuur”.

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Urban Ornithology: 150 Years of Birds in New York City–A Book Review

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Natural areas include Pelham Bay Park, Van Cortlandt Park, Woodlawn Cemetery, New York Botanical Garden, and the Bronx Zoo. The authors’ detailed delineation of problems with the accuracy of NYC breeding bird surveys or with the limits of historical writings may test a reader’s patience. It’s a very mixed chapter.

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What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds: A Book Review

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Ackerman’s new book is about owls and owl research–the knowledge recently and currently being discovered through DNA analysis, new-tech tracking and monitoring, and old-fashioned fieldwork under the auspices of organizations like the Global Owl Project and the Owl Research Institute.

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Lady Amherst’s Pheasant

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Other sources are even more exuberant – birdfact.com calls the species “one of the most striking birds on the planet” (probably again only referring to the male, though). This is the female. Well, it will learn. If you want to learn about a case of gynandry in Lady Amherst’s Pheasants, look here.

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15 Australian Birds (Episode 4)

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“A reading of recent research shows that Australian birds are more likely than most to eat sweet foods, live in complex societies, lead long lives, attack other birds, and be intelligent and loud.” It seems that quite a few zoos keep Tawny Frogmouths. ” (Tim Low, “Where Song Began”). ” ( source ).

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Birding Wuyuan, China

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The Latin name swinhoii is a reference to Robert Swinhoe, a British naturalist and diplomat with the usual shortish but colorful life of many of the colonial managers. Taking photos of such a rare species is a bit of a double-edged sword. Given the recent global developments and events, I understand the bird very well.

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The Passenger Pigeon & A Message From Martha: One Pigeon, Two Book Reviews

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We have photographs and newspaper obituaries of Martha, the last living Passenger Pigeon, who died after a lifetime in captivity, mostly in the Cincinnati Zoo. We have a lot of source material. What is amazing is that each of these three books is very different in content and tone. So, what book about the Passenger Pigeon should you read?

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