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Birding Tabin, Sabah, Borneo

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The Crested Serpent-eagle is not a vulture, but that does not keep me from mentioning a recent Economist article here, “The sudden demise of Indian vultures killed thousands of people” And while this article is behind a paywall, the original research paper is not. It deserves a lot better than being caught and locked in a cage.

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Birding Shanghai in October 2022

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According to Wikipedia, “A l owl ife is a term for a person who is considered morally unacceptable by their community” The local Nanhui shrikes are well aware that the word “lowlife” has an owl hidden inside, and mark the appearance of owls in their territory with harsh protests. Not this one though.

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Birding Shanghai in April 2023

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Another Nanhui trip also brought a Northern Boobook , which eBird nicely describes as a “slender brown owl with comically expressive golden eyes” While one would think that such a fierce-looking bird mainly lives off larger prey, this is not the case. It did not seem to bother the owl much though. Oh, the excitement.

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Birding Shanghai in June 2022

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Most scientific research really just proves the obvious. This allows you to watch birds (well, at least those that are not too noise sensitive) while not having to suffer their sounds. A study on Black-tailed Godwits found that flying against the wind is harder than with the wind. They just blast Chinese pop music throughout the park.

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Selling Birds Short: A Heretical View Of Avian Intelligence

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What does a Flammulated Owl do all night? But many people who live closely with animals, whether as some of the more open-minded researchers or your average pet owners, have always been well aware that this simply isn’t true. I look forward to more research being done in this field.

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The Agony and Ecstasy of Surrendering to eBird

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Imagine having to clarify every pygmy-owl, every whistling-duck, every brush-finch… the autocomplete on my cell phone is smarter than this. Imagine having to clarify every pygmy-owl, every whistling-duck, every brush-finch… the autocomplete on my cell phone is smarter than this. Importing locations is even more ridiculous.

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Birds of Central America: A Field Guide Review

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.’ Not every species has a GV section, and the amount of description allocated in each section varies from a brief notation on color differences (most species) to the uncertainty of how voice variations relates to color morphs (Vermiculated Screech-Owl). In this specific case, I have to go with the latter.

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