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Faithful Loons and Human Lunacy

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Ducks are easier prey for the Eagle. Over the course of nearly 15 years, James Paruk of the Biodiversity Research Institute and his colleagues used a combination of methods to investigate winter site fidelity at four locations across North America and found that birds had an 85% chance of returning to a site in subsequent years.

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Urban Birding in San Diego

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In our early birding days, Erik and I had one of our most hilarious bird-related fights while looking at a flotilla of ducks in Mission Bay yelling at each other about field marks before realizing we were looking at two different ducks. Whether you want a short walk or a longer hike, San Elijo Wetland can offer that.

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Birding Shanghai in June 2022

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As with Chinese male humans, having your own building is still vital to raising young. One of the established ways to evaluate self-cognition in animals (including humans) is the mirror test. Among humans, there is a tendency to dress very young humans up in the most colorful way possible. Humanity is not very human.

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Parry’s Lagoon Nature Reserve

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Crocodile warning As you walk out towards the hide the birdlife is not the least bit bothered about any human activity and remains along the water’s edge. Inside the bird hide at Parry’s Lagoon Nature Reserve View from the bird hide There are large numbers of ducks including the Radjah Shelduck, Plumed Whistling Duck and Hardhead.

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Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve: the Tiger Afternoon

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As our Gypsy comes to a halt, one Oriental Honey Buzzard is investigating the new arrivals. The Little Egret walks in front of her, a dozen Lesser Whistling Ducks flies noisily low above water and through a flooded grass wades one Black-winged Stilt. It is a success, despite the heavy burden of poaching and a human-tiger conflict.

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