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Sentient: a book review

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The subtitle of Jackie Higgins’ book Sentient: How Animals Illuminate the Wonder of Our Human Senses , aptly sets forth her thesis – though the “wonder” it refers to could equally well be used to describe animal (not just human) senses, as she shows in fascinating detail.

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Birding Kota Kinabalu, Borneo: Rice Paddies

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He is the great ascetic, the master of fertility, the master of poison and medicine, and Lord of Cattle. Why is there a Lord of Cattle, and what exactly is his job description? No further follow-on questions (“What doe Hindu mean?

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Birding Nanhui, Shanghai, in September 2021

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Cattle Egrets have perfected that smudgy look. It certainly does not refer to the status of Nanhui. At least, I managed to get a The National reference into the blog eventually. A German friend of mine saw an earlier photo of mine of a Black-naped Oriole (a slightly more attractive one, though – a proper adult male).

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Birding the Kruger Park (5): Pafuri area part 1

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Apparently, in some regions where Cattle Egrets do not primarily associate with cattle but with other animals, their name in the local language changes accordingly. So, you would have a “Hippopotamus Egret”, a “Rhinoceros Egret” or an “Elephant Bird” ( source ).

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Salon des Refusés (part 1)

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It drew huge crowds, who came mainly to mock the paintings there, including many impressionist works such as Edouard Manet’s “Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe” ( Oxford Reference ). Cattle Egret (Nanhui, China). Green Bee-eater (Delhi, India). Grey Heron (Nanhui, China). Black-throated Bushtit (Tianmashan, China).

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Shifting Baselines and Sneaky Jays

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Unlike Barred Owls they were accompanied by no great controversy , and unlike Cattle Egrets or Eurasian Collared Doves they didn’t come as an abrupt continent-hopping surprise. 1978, for reference, was the year of my birth.

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Birding Shanghai in May 2023 – Part 1

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During the breeding season, some Cattle Egrets look like teenage girls who have just discovered the existence of make-up, and consequently massively overdo it. But what do I know about the taste preferences of Cattle Egrets. It is probably all downhill from here. What’s next? Identification of subspecies?

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