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Birding Hongbenghe, Yunnan (Part 1)

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Given that according to the HBW, the species prefers dense primary and secondary montane forests, the note that the bird also forages among kitchen waste (in the same HBW entry) seems somewhat incongruous. Fish & Wildlife Service has a web page for this species – but it contains absolutely no information. I wonder why.

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Enhance! Enhance!

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I myself mostly poke the internet and watch other people play video games and ask myself questions like “Could cat litter be the most important invention in the history of modern environmentalism?”*. The apparent Gambel’s Quail is a spicier choice but maybe hunters did unauthorized stocking of the area.

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Drones: The Next Thing Birders Will Be Arguing About

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It included a video that a production company took with a drone in our park’s corridor. Every species is going to do something different. Say a duck hunter knows that the closed pools nearby has ducks and it’s dead in the pool where they are hunting. Here’s a guy harassing Osprey. What if the bird attacks?

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes 2015 Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges

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The Refuge is now home to nearly 200 species of birds, over 50 species of mammals, 25 species of reptiles and amphibians, and a wide variety of insects, fish and plants. Note in this 2010 video, birders, birdwatching and kayakers are mentioned, not hunters. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sk_5pt9OTLA. v=sk_5pt9OTLA.

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The Horrors of Shark Finning

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Sadly, with a fins cut off (this video is very graphic, be warned), sharks are unable to navigate in the water. While there are laws in place protecting endangered species of shark from shark finning, international waters are rarely regulated when it comes to the practice.

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World Sparrow Day 2011

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Are you going to help “raise public awareness about the decline of the house sparrow and throw light on the problems faced by the species&# or are you in the camp that hates the lowly House Sparrow ? He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. Get yours today!

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The Jewel Hunter: A Book Review About One Birder’s Quest for Pittas and Beer

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And, to give his dream year a little more oomph, he created a grand once-in-a-lifetime goal: to track down and see every pitta species in the world in one year. Each chapter of The Jewel Hunter reads like a mini-travel novel. If you want to travel the world birding and drinking beer, The Jewel Hunter is a must-buy. And leeches.

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