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Experiencing Spring at EVOA

10,000 Birds

My plan was to do research for this post, so I decided to enter as a common mortal and not use the electronic pass. Interestingly, a bird of prey set off a psychological experiment. I also realise I may be insisting on a psychological reason while I just might be an incompetent birder. Could it be? It’s possible.

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Birding Shanghai in March 2024

10,000 Birds

Population, excluding Japan, numbers less than 10,000–25,000 birds, and probably decreasing” Grey Herons flaunt their beauty quite openly (I am still thinking of Gustav Klimt when seeing the patterns on the wings) … … while other birds like Black-crowned Night Herons show their beauty a bit more carefully.

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On Different Results of Direct Action

Animal Person

According to Reuters: Japan, which considers whaling to be a cherished cultural tradition, killed 679 minke whales despite plans to catch around 850. research) rally in defense of his community (he considers himself a proxy for the entire UCLA community). And I'm sure they see it as an attack. And an entirely unwarranted one, at that.