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Spotlight: Lisa Beth Acton, Raising Ravens

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We would close the flight around 10 PM to protect them from predators, then we’d get up at four in the morning to open the door again. A few weeks ago squirrel was hit by a car in front of my house. They immediately went to investigate it, and quickly learned to move when cars were coming. Release day came. It was great!

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Birding Sepilok, Borneo (Part 2)

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Even to the author of the paper, who cautiously adds that “nest architecture is unlikely to be irrelevant to females, and its role deserves further investigation” (if swear words were allowed on 10,000 Birds, I would say that he is trying to cover his ass). It very effectively forms a small foraging group in this manner.

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