10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

The potpourri covers some interesting bird related science of the last few weeks, and the promise is this: I’ll get to that other stuff soon, I promise! So, here we go… Fighting in Iraq has been affecting starlings. “We may be talking about 50,000 to 100,000 deaths. ” Crows are smart. Ifrasound waves are cool.

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Science Iraq Research Birds 151

10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2014

During the decades that preceded the Iraq war there were two schools of view on how to deal with that country and its troublesome leader. I’m not a fan of some of the cuts to science, but National came in in 2008. Conservation conservation science hunting logging' And not everyone is happy about this.

Rhinos 167

Rhinos Hunting New Zealand Science 167

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2014

It’s relatively easy to classify birds into family groups based on physical characteristics. and also Modern Iraq, Egypt, Albania, Mexico, Poland and the Philippines. (Substitute Snowy Owl here if you’d like the modern version). Perhaps it’s because the topic is so huge, it’s difficult to comprehend in a systematic way.

Birds 207

Birds Egypt Family Eagles 207

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2023

I am not sure about the security situation in Iraq these days but at least some people do ornithological research there – resulting in papers such as one titled “Breeding observations of the Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus (Desfontaines , 1789) in Iraq” Impressive. Fortunately, they are quite common in Shanghai.

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Birds Iraq China Ireland 130