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The most important book about European birds in this century

10,000 Birds

Despite all that sun, I have spent days in a darkened Museu Blau on a pan-European bird atlassing workshop hosted by the Catalan Ornithological Institute. A portable speaker is placed on the top of the car, playing Tawny Owl calls from a smartphone.

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Birding By Impression: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

I would be more apt to accept the science of BBI if the science of hemispheric brain functions was not subject to so much misconceptions and simplification.* I wish Karlson and Rosselet had cited scientific articles explaining the basics of brain psychobiology to support their ideas.

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The Sibley Guide to Birds, Second Edition: A Review of an Iconic Guide in a New Edition

10,000 Birds

There are exceptions: some full-frontal views, owl back views, and, strangely, a section on Kingfisher Behavior in which the kingfishers are facing left). My first birding instructor, Starr Saphir, started off the Introduction to Birding workshop by having us describe a bird without using color.) But, always to the right.