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Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of September 2016)

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Sadly, the award must be posthumous, as birders at the pond later on Saturday watched the one-eyed wonder get killed by an opportunistic Peregrine Falcon. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend? Tell us in the comments section about the rarest, loveliest, or most fascinating bird you observed.

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I Remember Elephants

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In Africa, one elephant is being killed every 15 minutes. But the “illegal international trade” is already there, killing – among other places – in Kruger (S. Another ellie is being killed as you read this line. Turn your eyes to the European Union which could have stopped it in 2016, but chose not to. Perhaps 15 minutes?

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Birds and Us: A 12,000 Year History from Cave Art to Conservation–A Book Review

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They may be about bird eggs ( The Most Perfect Thing: The Inside (and Outside) of a Bird’s Egg , 2016), or a 17th-century ornithologist ( Virtuoso by Nature: The Scientific Worlds of Francis Willughby, 2016), or How Bullfinches learn songs from humans ( The Wisdom of Birds: An Illustrated History of Ornithology.

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Speed kills… cold calls, that is

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Issue Date: 2016-07-13. Author: Patrick Morrissey. Teaser: Speaking quickly on a cold call activates a prospect's "fight or flight" instinct. Slow and steady may not always win the sale, but it usually does buy you more time to make your pitch.

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At Sea With the Marine Birds of the Raincoast: A Book Review

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The species was seemingly killed off by feather hunters, but then, after years, reappeared at the site of one of the deserted breeding colonies, Torishima Island in Japan. Rocky Mountain Books, July 2016. The survival of the Short-tailed Albatross, which once numbered in the millions, is simply amazing. by Caroline Fox.

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Gantheaume Point shorebirds

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The 2016 tide chart is also useful if you want to see the dinosaur footprints at Gantheaume Point, because you need the tide to be below 2.16m for them to be visible and due care is required over slippery rocks. It is a very popular roost with migratory shorebirds, because it is relatively undisturbed and very few threats.

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The Eagle Huntress–A Film Review

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And, when the eagle fights and ultimately kills the fox, we get a bloody glimpse into another side of eagle hunting—its savagery and its original purpose. 2016, DVD issued 2017, $22.98, discounts available from the usual sources; also available for streaming from Amazon Video and other streaming services. It’s exciting. 87 minutes.

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