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Birding Sepilok, Borneo (Part 2)

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It feels good to start a post with some truly attractive birds – such as two species of broadbills. Strangely, there do not seem to be many papers on this species. In one paper , you can find fascinating sentences such as “The new species is most similar to D.

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Who’s watching whom?

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Which is why the past two weeks’ outings have been more about native plant propagation than finding new species. Last Monday, I collected Jamaican Nettletree seeds. I only saw 32 species for the day, which is quite a low number for me down here, even on a short outing. His reaction was most unusual.

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Apostlebirds

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They are inquisitive birds that will take an interest in human activity and seem to have no concerns. Apostlebird investigating field-guide. We slowed right down as we knew there would be several of the birds present and being the fearless birds they are we didn’t want to collect them on the front of our car.

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

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My surprise at reading such a detailed account (I don’t have Klem’s dissertation in front of me, but I’m imagining this is a more personal retelling) was tempered by the thought that Klem wasn’t describing any old research, this was the FIRST research project investigating why birds fly into glass. Did the model work?

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Lest we Forget – BP Oil Spill 2010

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As you read the below timeline and see the below images, don’t ever forget the perils that walk hand-in-hand with human greed. Oil begins to wash up on the beaches throughout May and June of 2010 May 6, 2010 Oil washes ashore on the Chandeleur Islands off the Louisiana coast, an important nesting and breeding area for many bird species.

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The Birds of Trinidad and Tobago: Two Guides, One Book Review

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Do not buy these books, unless you are collecting old bird books. First published in 1973 in association with the Asa Wright Center, the book focuses on species descriptions, with illustrations grouped together in plates positioned in the center of the book. Even during the breeding season the birds appear to be quite unwary of humans.

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Licking Clay: the Macaws of Tambopata, Peru

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Found throughout South America in ever-dwindling numbers these extremely beautiful birds – threatened by habitat destruction and collection for the wild bird trade – are often difficult to see and hard to find. Each bird, regardless of species, seems perfectly content to wait for the other to make the first move toward the colpa.

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