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The Collared Finchbill

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Fortunately for them (though less so for the cuckoo), in one experiment they ejected 100% of all cuckoo model eggs. A relative of them, the Brown-breasted Bulbul, relies on a different strategy to avoid being cuckolded – placing their nests away from forests (where the cuckoo lives), and aggressively attacking cuckoos.

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The Florida FWC illegally killed 34 pythons and one 10-year-old pregnant Boa constrictor

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FWC officers arrived at a reptile facility and forcefully killed 29 reticulated pythons, 5 Burmese pythons, and 1 pregnant Boa constrictor. The FWC then proceeded to kill the total 34 pythons using a bolt gun. After killing Coffee's pythons, the FWC then committed another criminal act.

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Birding Under the Influence: A Book Review

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Dorian’s gregarious personality and self-deprecating sense of humor makes even the most meditative sections one of a piece with his birding experiences, producing a good read that may make you think. Plus tales of birding from the point of view of the traveling cyclist. There are also surprises. This is a smartly written book.

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Flock to Marion

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After securing our passage, I patiently waited for this once-in-a-lifetime experience to a place we have never been and lacked any knowledge of, we were in for a complete surprise. Regardless, we made it Marion and all else added to the experience. Salvin’s Prion. Just get rid of the mice. Our Flock to Marion was no different.

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Prairie Falcon Attack on a Northern Shoveler

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I’m fairly certain that it was the deliberate strategy of the bird to kill the duck on the water and wait for it to come ashore. My time with this falcon was an experience I won’t soon forget. Here she is making one of her very low passes over the duck. The fact that I was shooting from my pickup helped me get close.

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Bird-Eating Fish

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From the abstract of that paper: The behavioral strategies developed by predators to capture and kill their prey are fascinating, notably for predators that forage for prey at, or beyond, the boundaries of their ecosystem. My own experience at catching catfish (big ones!) Here is a video of some Wels Catfish foraging on Pigeons.

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The Kirtland’s Warbler: The Story of a Bird’s Fight Against Extinction and the People Who Saved It: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

It’s the warbler that is often the last unchecked species on birders’ life lists and, whether you list or not, for most of us observing it is a once in a lifetime experience. history; they killed a young boy just to prove they could commit the perfect crime and were the models for the murderers in Hitchcock’s film Rope.

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