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Grouse in PA, Grouse in Costa Rica

10,000 Birds

Groups them by family too and by their shape” His extra long arm extended and passed me that precious book. One such surprising experience happened with grouse. In keeping with gamebird tradition, my first experience with grouse wasn’t one of a bird on a branch or something singing from a tree. “Check it out!”

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The Bird Way: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Ackerman surrounds each individual story with background facts and studies on other birds who mimic, play, parasitize nests, engage in complex cognitive routines, parent in unusual ways–presenting a complex mosaic of avian behaviors amongst bird families and the scientific histories of trying to understand them.

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The Too-Friendly Scrub Jays of Cruickshank Sanctuary

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Fortunately for attendees, there are around 60 family groups of the charismatic and affable birds scattered throughout the Brevard County area, and many of the field trips at the festival run across them at various times. Florida Scrub-Jays have extraordinarily specific habitat requirements, or at least it seems that way now.

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So, I’m Writing a Field Guide

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All three of those authors have far more experience than I do and the upcoming releases for next spring, California and Pennsylvania, are written by authors just as illustrious! But to find a Cerulean Warbler a New York birder needs a bit more information, so I included a couple of parks where they can be found. And the references I use!

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Picathartes – Africa’s strangest birds

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The family Picathartidae consists of two very unusual birds; White-necked or Yellow-headed Picathartes , endemic to the Upper Guinea forests of West Africa; and Gray-necked or Red-headed , restricted to Lower Guinea forests of Central Africa. Gray-necked Picathartes foraging in leaf-litter on the forest floor in Korup National Park, Cameroon.

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Guest Post: Bonding with your kitten.

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Whether you have bought a kitten, or your cat has given birth to a litter that you intend to keep, you will most likely want to bond with the new member of your family. Grooming is a fantastic bonding experience for you and your kitten. This guest post comes to us from Joy, from Animal Friends Insurance.

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

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Grief, friendship, gratitude, wonder, and other things we animals experience. Chimpanzees and elephants grieve the loss of family and friends, and gorillas hold wakes for the dead. Waterfall Dances: Do animals have spiritual experiences? by Marc Bekoff. Paul says, “He would lick my face, or cry gently, or bark even.

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