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Asia’s Deadliest Bird: The Brown Prinia

10,000 Birds

Other birders might however owe their very lives to this neglect. Thankfully, all venomous species which tend to bite in defense have mechanisms in place to warn intruders, not so much to safe the intruder’s life but to save the venom for a hunt. Many birders might regret this one day. Let me first deal with the regret.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

The article’s observations regarding “rutted roads” and “long-neglected picnic groves and campgrounds” more accurately describe the pitiful condition of the reservation. Grid searches are the best, although that would require patience and commitment, which seem in short supply in Essex County.