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The Elusive Goal of Bird-Safe Skyscrapers

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” That’s because an American architecture firm is planning what’s billed as the “world’s first invisible building” in South Korea. Hopefully, someday, these groups won’t be necessary. Or perhaps I should say “illusive.” There are larger-scale ways to address the issue, too.

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Best Bird of the Year 2011

10,000 Birds

Hoopoe was my Best Bird of the Year despite all the new birds I saw in Busan, South Korea. On Seymour Island, my group witnessed a very human-like interaction amongst three boobies , one female and two males. Pacific Loons by Clare Kines The other Clare, Clare Morton, chose Upupa epops. You can read all about it here.

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Busan to Broome

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Everywhere I have hiked around the city there have been single women, couples, groups of hikers and very little rubbish is dropped. Birds are no doubt in decline in all cities around the world as human populations increase and feral birds thrive, so we should all appreciate what we see every day wherever we are.

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