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A Near Conjunction

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It glared at something in the leaf litter (is there any other way raptors look at anything?) Definitely a hawk-eagle, but which? A massive shadow caught our eye on the opposite end, by the time we whispered “ Black Hawk-Eagle ” to each other it already was in view almost overhead.

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Snowy-browed Nuthatch

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Depending on your definition of wall it could be considered to be from 3,889 miles to 13,171 miles. Oriental Greenfinches used the wires to perch and a Plain Laughingthrush picked through the leaf litter on this cold November morning. The section that I visited with my colleague, Jon, was a 1.4

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May Migration in Queens

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Brown Thrashers like the one at Jamaica Bay above, are back to breed in Queens White-crowned Sparrows refuel in Queens on their way north Yellow Warblers are back and singing on breeding territories Ovenbirds forage in the leaf litter before making their way north resident Canada Geese don’t go anywhere and get a head start on breeding Summer (..)

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Australian Botanic Garden, Mount Annan

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We also had Eastern Whipbirds hopping along the edge of the road tossing the leaf litter about in search of food. There are some “fast facts” about Mount Annan available and it is definitely worth a visit if you are heading south from Sydney or you have a day to jump on a train and go for a walk! Satin Bowerbird -female.

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Review: The Moral Lives of Animals by Dale Peterson

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Unfortunately, by the nature of the problem, the history of the young field is littered with examples of researchers allowing their subconscious biases — or worse, their conscious ones — to influence how they read the data.

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On Charles and Project Treadstone

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I then promptly completely caved in and bought Wellness ' new large breed, definitely nonvegan dry food (and I always soak kibble) that has 25% protein (Natural Balance Vegetarian has 18%, and all from non-animal sources) and I've started cutting some in just in case (I'll stop at 50%). My poor boy. Wish him luck!

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Baihualing – The Sequel

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Scimitar babblers use these long downcurved bills to work through the leaf litter – they are rather terrestrial birds. And indeed, Kai’s Rule (“if even I can see the difference between two birds, they should definitely be split”) suggests that this is justified.

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