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Nice, Nice Birding in Narita

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Every species I mentioned appeared often throughout the day, but diversity improved considerably as we headed towards Naritasan Temple by way of the famed irrigation channel. This terrific waterway, flanked with paths and studded with stepping stone bridges, is home to a lot of Eastern Spot-billed Ducks and Eurasian Teals.

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Moorcroft Manor, a Great Place to Lay a Birding Head Down

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And even though Moorcroft is set in fairly developed agricultural land I was able to see two species out and about from the gardens; a few Common Reedbuck in the tall meadow outside the gardens and a Common Duiker bounding through the garden one morning. The reeds around the lake alternated between drab LBJs and brightly coloured jewels.

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Campbell Park, Canberra

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Australia’s capital, set in the eucalypt-studded Great Dividing Ranges, has not got a fantastic reputation as an exciting place to be, but in truth its an attractive garden city with a lot of green spaces, parks, and other pleasant paces that make it a nice place to live. Campbell Park, Canberra.

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The Evolution of Beauty: How Darwin’s Forgotten Theory of Mate Choice Shapes the Animal World – and Us: A Book Review

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Basically, Prum takes issue with the “adaptionist” interpretation of Darwin’s writings, which focuses almost purely on On the Origin of Species and the famous maxim, ‘survival of the fittest.’ Prum proudly describes the unique methods undertaken by his colleague, Patricia Brennan, which included the construction of glass duck vaginas.

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