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Birding Sukau, Sabah, Borneo

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Of course, many people still know exactly what they did when this happened. A kingfisher with a somewhat deficient work ethic, I guess. Caspar Georg Carl Reinwardt and picus , which means woodpecker, with the ti that connects the two parts possibly also having some kind of meaning. At between 4 pm and 6 pm, to be exact.

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Into the Nest: A Book Review in the Time of Nesting

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Second, reading about birds courting and parenting brings out the tendency to identify, which leads directly to anthropomorphism, the tendency to assign birds human emotions and thoughts. Of course, Sibley’s is comprehensive and Into the Nest is selective, the comparison is a little like comparing apples and oranges.

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