10,000 Birds
MARCH 11, 2024
The scientific species name of the Rusty-naped Pitta oatesi honors Eugene William Oates (1845-1911), an English civil servant in India and naturalist. He published a number of books on birds of India and Burma, making me wonder how hard all these overseas civil servants really worked in their day jobs. ” ( source ).
10,000 Birds
MAY 24, 2018
It was the final day of my two weeks long first passage to India. The only person I asked before the trip was one seasoned Canadian traveler who has spent some time in the subcontinent: “Do you have any advice for an absolute beginner in India?” And in the process, I fell in love with India. Let me see, when was it?
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Animal Person
SEPTEMBER 22, 2009
and a middle-aged man who lives in New Orleans and lost everything in Hurricane Katrina, and who works/worked for Shell Oil, and an entrepreneur in India who started a low-cost airline for the people of his country (and we see none other than a Shell Oil truck delivering its fuel). A young woman in Nigeria (can you say Shell Oil?)
10,000 Birds
MARCH 6, 2023
If being hunted by evil humans was not enough, Ashy-throated Parrotbills are also hosts of the parasitic Common Cuckoo. Apparently , they use the presence of their own eggs as a cue for recognizing parasitic eggs – so without the presence of their own eggs as a template they fail to recognize a parasitic egg.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 9, 2023
One paper describes them breeding in a human settlement in abandoned clay jars. ” While this species is not explicitly associated with infanticide, the fact that the bird lays 1-3 eggs but only ever raises one chick also implies that the species should also be closely watched by child protection agencies.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 25, 2024
.” The website www.jwcpheasants.com seems to endorse polygamy for this species despite this being illegal in the USA for other animals such as humans. The species is also hunted for local consumption in Meghalaya (India), according to the HBW. The site states that in captivity, “two hens can be paired with one male.”
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 29, 2024
Of course, the same applies to pizza services for humans. Atherton (1797-1827), a naturalist (whatever that means exactly) and a member of the British Army in India. Why move toward the food when you can have the food move to you? The species name athertoni is derived from Lt. Reluctantly back to birds.
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