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Into the Nest: A Book Review in the Time of Nesting

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Second, reading about birds courting and parenting brings out the tendency to identify, which leads directly to anthropomorphism, the tendency to assign birds human emotions and thoughts. We simply refuse to squee. Some people love books like that. Think of birds too much as humans and you lose the specialness that makes them birds.

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Happy Global Big Day from Costa Rica!

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Go to political rallies to get your emotions manipulated by potent, practiced con-artists? If you live in the northern hemisphere, of course there isn’t! What are you going to do, stare at some mobile device like a 21st century zombie and watch videos of people doing silly things? No, everyone should be out birding.

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Jochen’s Top 10 birds of 2016

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This allowed for my first very nice views at this species since the year 2001, which made me very happy. During a visit to the fabulous villages of Cinque Terre however, we had a rather strong wind coming in from the sea that pushed quite a few Scopoli’s Shearwaters towards the shore.

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Manage Smarter 265 — Developing Your Mindset for Business Success with John Marvin

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This path eventually led him to Texas State Optical, where he became President in 2001. Under his leadership, the organization transitioned from a traditional franchise to a member-owned cooperative, focusing on younger optometrists and leveraging technology such as AI to enhance patient care.

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