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Sentient: a book review

10,000 Birds

This example leads to a discussion of such (seemingly, but not really) disparate topics as the results of small, insignificant touches on the arm by waitresses (scientifically proven: bigger tips) and other fleeting physical contacts between humans which can be “mysteriously potent.”

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Machi the Whimbrel Gunned Down by Hunters

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And though the satellite transmitter let Machi be tracked it did not protect it from the hunters’ guns. It is estimated that tens of thousands of shorebirds continue to be taken annually by hunting clubs on just these three islands. Shorebird hunting within these areas continues to be unregulated to the present time.

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Pied Oystercatchers breeding in Roebuck Bay

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The area is used as a hunting ground for large raptors including the White-bellied Sea-Eagle and Brahminy Kite. Our observations recently have shown that the adult Pied Oystercatchers are roosting amongst the shorebirds where possible and it may well protect the juvenile Pied Oystercatchers.

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The Owls of Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, Texas

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There are an additional 1,200 acres of surrounding protected refuge, supporting a documented 525 bird species! This species hunts at night from low to mid-level perches, such as fence posts, in open areas adjacent to forests and woodlands. The Stygian Owl hunts the same type habitat as the Mottled Owl. Stygian Owl.

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Birding Sukau, Sabah, Borneo

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They look crap but presumably offer some protection for the chicks, though not from each other (see the murderous activities within the nests in my previous post ). The Oriental Darter is classified as Near Threatened – the reasons are the usual ones: habitat loss, hunting, and pollution. of its hunts are successful.

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Birding Sepilok, Borneo (Part 2)

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Though in terms of aesthetics, their nests are not much to look at – a paper (in Thai, but with an English summary) describes the nest as “a bulky, untidy ball hanging from the tip of a branch of stick with an average height of 1.39 The associated bird species seek out drongos, apparently relying upon them heavily for protection.

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King of Kings

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.” Eastern Kingbirds are dark above, white below, and boast a distinctive white-tipped tail. They both perch hunt and hover hunt and will even hop along the ground in pursuit of prey. They both perch hunt and hover hunt and will even hop along the ground in pursuit of prey.

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