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Vagrancy in Birds: A Book Review

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Thank you, goddess of birding luck and text group people).* The book is richly illustrated with contributions from a group of birders/photographers who were fortunate to see and document many of the vagrants covered. internal compasses tied to the earth’s magnetic fields? other compass senses like the stars?–and

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Manky Muscovy Ducks

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Not only are the individual ducks hard to look at, but in groups, the feral populations create the same messes other masses of waterfowl do. Frankly, I find them gloriously grotesque, akin to New World vultures in their bare-faced beastliness. Part 1 Freeport Pelagic Trip: 9/16/07 Nashville in New York Collared!

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Common-sense, rational reforms reflect the emerging consensus of mainstream animal protection groups like the Humane Society of the United States and millions of Americans who care about animals. It is time for us to widen our circle of compassion and follow Spain’s lead in granting legal rights to apes.

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On Fighting for "Animal Rights"

Animal Person

in today's New York Times, and I couldn't resist posting. I spent several years writing, daily, and often with shock, about how, for instance, the NYT- -the New York Times (OMG!!!!!)--would would call HSUS an animal rights group (after all, HSUS doesn't even do that). And then I read the "OMG!!!!!OED!!!!!LOL!!!!!"

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What is the National Bird of Nicaragua?

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YourBirdOasis.com Mar 11th, 2011 at 11:00 pm Motmots are totally cool group of birds! OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct.

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Petrel Paradise

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Prions are an interesting little group of procellariid, distinct from the gadfly petrels, shearwaters and fulmarine petrels, and I’ll dedicate a post to the group at some point in the future. Fairy Prions ( Pachyptila turtur ) And then there were the “true petrels&# , insofar as that group has any taxonomic meaning anymore.

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The plovers of Estero Lagoon, Florida

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This is an endemic breeding bird in North America and much is now being done by various federal and non-profit groups to ensure and foster its conservation. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! These Blasts From The Past What is a Phoebe?

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