10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

I found those comments insightful and inspiring, valuable experiences and opinions worthy of sharing to a wider audience than the FB groups where they were initially posted. Pointing out field marks and discussing similar birds in comparison. Very simply – a combination of passion, patience, knowledge and experience!

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

In comparison, what I call a true pelagic trip was one that had as ultimate prize storm petrels, shearwaters, jaegers, skuas, tropicbirds, albatrosses, and other unexpected surprises seldom seem near the coast. I rather stick with birding experiences where birds vocalize, perch, and I can see for a long time from a firm surface.

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Peru Birds Albatross Experience 212

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 28, 2011

My own Solitary Sandpiper sighting seems paltry in comparison. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Where some might dwell on billions of dollars in property damage and lost productivity, birders see mega-opportunity! What was your best bird of the weekend?

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2011 New York Birds Experience 154

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 16, 2013

After over a year of planning and preparation (and after a quick trip to the Pantanal and Chapada dos Guimaraes), I finally arrived at Cristalino Jungle Lodge on the afternoon of August 1st, 2013 to begin my nearly three month long guiding experience here. Spotted Puffbird on the Serra Trail!

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Parrots Brazil Ecuador Eagles 188

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2012

A tiny country filled with biodiversity which can be easily reached in a short drive… Well, maybe that is a little exaggeration but in comparison to other countries like Colombia, Peru and the giant Brazil, our Ecuador seems tiny. Here is a compilation of short takes I was able to get from this amazing experience. By 11 a.m.

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Ecuador Colombia Brazil Peru 202

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 16, 2011

We were visiting Doi Inthanon with Jan and Tu - two of Thailands most extraordinary birders (great people and wonderfully knowledgeable guides) - and as any birding tourist knows: the depths of the birding and peripheral experience is made all the greater by great company. By way of comparison, an American Robin is 23-28cm.)

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Thailand Montana Birds Africa 213

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

This means that any comparison of results obtained in different years may not reflect the success of a birder’s endeavours but rather the variation of the overall birding conditions of the respective years, which are outside the sphere of anyone’s influence. Which is fair enough.

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Feral Asia Species Florida 227

10,000 Birds

MAY 5, 2015

GISS—general impression, size, shape—is intuitive, the result of an unconscious cognitive process derived from experience in the field. Comparisons of Similar Species, the last section in each Account, is the one most likely to be of interest to the experienced birder. I am not a stranger to the BBI system.

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New Jersey Birds Science New York City 180

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2011

The length of the list means nothing except in comparison to Corey’s list ; I’ve finally overtaken him in our ABA competition, but how long can I maintain my lead? If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. While pondering that, also share your best bird of the weekend!

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2011 Mississippi ALA Sparrows 157

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2022

After securing our passage, I patiently waited for this once-in-a-lifetime experience to a place we have never been and lacked any knowledge of, we were in for a complete surprise. Regardless, we made it Marion and all else added to the experience. Salvin’s Prion. Marion has a fascinating history with invasive species.

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South Africa Mice Albatross Africa 264

10,000 Birds

JULY 13, 2011

I know Starling has done some travel, but not a lot and wouldn’t have a good basis of comparison of all TSA workers. It’s been my experience that for every 1 person I know who thinks a certain way, at least 12 others in my circle agree. I would say that most of my interactions have been with white people in the US.

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Colorado Laws Kazakhstan Indiana 251

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 28, 2012

In comparison here is a hummer in flight taken without flash. Here is one such link: [link] From the information available it seems that it is OK to use flash but I am not so sure from my experiences. 1/1328 sec, ISO 3200 NO FLASH So this is not bad for a shot taken under real light conditions.

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Birds Groups Wildlife Experience 239

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 12, 2021

I tested the 12s at my usual stomping grounds where I am used to local species and landscape, at their usual distances from the observer, so I could immediately spot a different experience. But, before I share my (very subjective) impressions with you, let me introduce the NL 12×42.

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Critter News

AUGUST 2, 2010

Here's an article about an increase in animal experiments at Cardiff University in Wales. In four years it experimented on 157,839 mice, 17,324 rats, 11,096 fish, 1,941 birds, 1,253 guinea pigs, 933 pigeons, 884 frogs, 207 cats, 54 rabbits and 18 tree shrews from the tropics of south-east Asia.

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Animal Research Guinea Pigs Mice Research 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2013

It’s a model that is now happening across New Zealand, and it was nice to experience it near my friend’s house in Taranaki.

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New Zealand Sanctuary Mammals Wildlife 164

10,000 Birds

MARCH 27, 2016

Maybe this whole comparison falls apart upon closer scrutiny, but these are still fine days to be looking at birds! If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. What was your best bird of the weekend?

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Eggs 2016 Chickens Turkey 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 23, 2020

Having more than 1300 bird species, including over 75 endemics, it is hard to resist the lure of India – something I know from personal experience. Hence, it is a matter of luck which trail you get and probably makes no sense to rise much trail-relevant hopes in the guide.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2015

Similar comparisons can be made with other bird features such as how their hips work. Skeletal phenotypes from both types of experiments had premaxillae that clustered geometrically with ancestral fossil forms instead of beaked birds. Altering the FEZ altered later Wnt responsiveness to the ancestral pattern.

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Alligators Chickens Research Reptiles 243

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Having now had the privilege to experience two of the world’s great raptor migrations, I’d like to end with a comparison of Cazalla and Mexico’s Raptor River (Río de Rapaces). Still, both experiences easily make it into my lifetime top-10. Go if you possibly can.

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Spain Birds Mexico Eagles 147

SalesFuel

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The B2B Buying Experience and Overcoming Objections New research from Dentsu underscores just how much the B2B buying experience has changed in recent years. In comparison, the B2B buying process is rarely linear. More buyers are allowing personal factors to influence their decision-making.

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Branding Campaign Industry Research 102

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2016

These are extremely detailed, covering distribution, behavior, and plumage by age and gender (when relevant) and comparisons with other species in and external to the group. Mentorship is an essential part of the birding experience, and it needs to be encouraged. Just go to the boldfaced page number. Authors George L.

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Birds Groups 2015 North America 190

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Photographs are also used in specific sections, notably “common species useful for size comparison,” examples of birds with distinct silhouettes, and the Bonus chapter, 50 species that you won’t find in your backyard. Most of these photos are by photographers associated with the USFWS and Wisconsin Dept.

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North Carolina Birds North America Owls 263

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Plasticity in humans is probably modulated primarily through experience and enculturation. As I’ve noted elsewhere, it was really Darwin’s experiences on the Falklands that first congealed many of his evolutionary insights.

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Birds Research Pets Hunters 143

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2012

This may be the most awesome pelagic you’ll ever experience… For me it was the publication in 1984 of Peter Harrison’s ground-breaking identification guide to ‘ Seabirds ’ that opened up the off-shore world of pelagic birding right on Cape Town’s door step.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Written in the tradition of the classic Hawks in Flight , but very much a product of the experiences of its birder authors, this is a groundbreaking book that offers a new way of identifying migratory birds at sea to all of us who observe the waters of eastern North America with expectation and excitement.

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Ducks Groups North America North Dakota 246

10,000 Birds

JUNE 30, 2018

And that begs the question, anthropocentric comparisons aside, what makes a bird a jerk? Fighting, bickering, and more fighting – I think it’s safe to say that most of us experience enough of arguing, fighting, and other awful toxic behaviors to not need any more of it in our lives. Maybe even pyschos.

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Humane Neglecting Investigation Woodpeckers 187

Animal Person

AUGUST 1, 2009

By comparison, there were only 727 white male inmates per 100,000 white men. Anyone counseling a less militant approach is counseling self-defeat. As of mid-2008, there were 4,777 black men imprisoned in America for every 100,000 black men in the population.

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Critter News

JUNE 16, 2010

If they are "only" animals, if they are beasts which abstract not, then my comparison is a piece of sentimental foolishness. The natural experiment must have been tried very infrequently, at least recently. These chimps are healthy and well-fed. But chimpanzees can abstract. Like other mammals, they are capable of strong emotions.

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Animal Apes Medical Research Ethics 100

SalesFuel

AUGUST 20, 2024

Every employee comes to their team with unique motivators and experience. Younger employees who are just starting their careers don’t have many benchmarks for comparison purposes. Awarding the team and individuals contributors for reaching these goals is a must. Gen Z employees will also benefit from coaching on their team role.

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Research Raised Experience Experiments 103

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Within families, the species are arranged less taxonomically and more in line with “design and space considerations,” (Introduction), and on the plates themselves, species are arranged to facilitate comparison. So, I did some visual comparisons. Text is on the left, plates are on the right. Do I need new glasses?

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America El Salvador Costa Rica Honduras 214

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2020

Look at the Swallow page shown in the beginning of this review: there is a comparison of Barn Swallow and Cliff Swallow nests; silhouettes of a Barn Swallow in flight; a skeleton of a Barn Swallow, bones stronger and stiffer than humans but not, surprisingly, heavier. More narrative, more dense, maybe a little less fun.

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2020 Birds North America Sparrows 264

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2016

The authors themselves–Rob Hume, Robert Still, Andy Swash, Hugh Harrop, and David Tipling–collectively have 100s of years of birding and photographic experience. I imagine that it’s a product of the authors’ concerns, but I don’t think it contributes to identification skills or knowledge base.

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Ireland Birds Falcons Turtles 166

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2015

Finding that certain species have a “Dark Queen” only served to fuel the comparison. A magnifying glass or even a microscope will enhance the experience and close up, detailed photos and illustrations are included to reward the most determinedly curious.

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Ireland United States 2010 Game 103

Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 3, 2018

What sales managers can do, part II: Be careful with peer comparisons. Depending on the experience and confidence of the rep making the presentation, the effect could help them sprout wings or simply be a hot, fiery mess. Dispense with the myth of fear motivation?—?it it backfires on you. But that’s not what really happens.

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Psychology Phoenix 2003 Massachusetts 72

Animal Person

AUGUST 16, 2011

Over at Animal Rights and AntiOppression , we’ve been discussing tactics and sharing our thoughts and experiences about what works and doesn’t work when it comes to advocacy. Hal Herzog’s “ Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat ” (Harper 2011), though fascinating, is ultimately depressing for vegans and animal rights activists.

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Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

In comparison, this was only true for around half of all under-performing teams. Here too, the objective is to create a ‘repeatable’ process that churns out highly trained salespeople regardless of their experience and pedagogical requirements. The RST Model. So how do you build such a sales structure for your B2B organization?

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 1, 2021

This is very different from the experience in most training seminars, especially if the instructor lacks the credibility of successful peers. Moreover, not everyone learns the same way and reps have different starting points depending upon their experience and customers. They help to improve sales training and organizational agility.

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Industry Experience Experiments Research 71