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Thought experiment

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Although I love dogs they're too dependent on humans, it's true that stray/feral dogs can form packs and survive in the wild a regular dog like a golden retriever would get eaten by a lion instantly. In my opinion dogs would be the first to go. Cats would be the next.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (First of 2020)

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In that spirit, Corey chose the lowly feral Rock Pigeon as his Best Bird of the Weekend. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. They really are pretty when you take the time to look at them! What was your best bird of the weekend?

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Birding Kabul, Afghanistan

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I am only including them in this post to give you my real-life Kabul experience … Four species are the most easily seen in the few urban parks (into which women are not actually allowed to enter – I am not sure about female birds). The photos taken with my mobile phone all suck.

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Feather Trails: A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds–A Book Review

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Her experiences are framed within the larger scientific histories how once common species become endangered, and of how people and organizations have strategized and explored controversial paths to bring their numbers up and nurture them till they fill our skies. This is the chapter where Osborn talks about “second chances.”

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Fourth of February 2014)

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The Feral Pigeon has many virtues to admire, but who is going to brag about encountering one of those? If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. As much as I love hearing about and sharing Best Birds of the Weekend, sometimes I have cause to ponder just what that term means.

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A True Mouse Anecdote -- does anyone have a similar story?

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I have read that they "self domesticate" -- just like feral wolves will occasionally befriend humans, so apparently will mice. I even met a feral racoon at like 3 or 4 am. Because the mouse in my apartment, after I guess it figured I meant it no harm, one night came into my bedroom, stood on its hind legs and looked at me.

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Solid Air: Invisible Killer Saving Billions of Birds From Windows–A Book Review

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Solid Air: Invisible Killer- Saving Billions of Birds from Windows is the summation of Dr. Klem’s expertise, experience, and professional life–what we scientifically know about bird and glass collisions, a handbook on how to prevent them, and, not insignificantly, the story of a remarkable career.