10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 3, 2015
Cuba is on my mind. birders have been able to visit Cuba as part of survey groups and cultural exchanges for years, but those trips have been few in number and not always easy to find. and Cuba.). The full name of this unique volume is Endemic Birds of Cuba: A Comprehensive Guide Including West Indian Endemics Living in Cuba.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 25, 2019
But first, not thinking of proper research, I made no difference between questions, nor were the mentioned destinations really visited or only dreamed about. The number of answers (89) and respondents (about 71, if I counted them correctly) surprised me, as well as some answers. Or the lack of some expected answers.
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 7, 2012
Once a body of research was established and the bird was declared endangered, it took many more years of experimentation, political maneuvering, conflicts with the National Guard, and some tragic fires to establish what is now acclaimed as a model conservation project. Now there are volunteer guides, tours and a local festival.
10,000 Birds
JULY 6, 2021
A little online research into some of these topics, however–like Elizabeth Gould, an extremely talented woman who illustrated her husband’s bird treatises and who despaired of his collecting habit–and I realize that Dunn was probably exercising a lot of restraint. Is all that material on Selkirk needed? Donsker, D.;
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 17, 2015
Researchers are wondering if the die-off might spread to other birds or even fish. This is not something I needed to tell you but there is some new research. From Science Daily : Crows have the brain power to solve higher-order, relational-matching tasks, and they can do so spontaneously, according to new research.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 6, 2015
I could go on and on, it’s that kind of a book—a comprehensive treatment of a species we respect and adore, based on the most current research, written in a style that, while factual, is from the author’s viewpoint, flavoring facts with a witty, observant personal quality. Mitochondrial DNA analysis strikes again.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 15, 2019
As an homage, a contemporary edition of the Bond’s field guide Birds of the West Indies was featured in the twentieth 007 film, Die Another Day (2002), where Bond (Pierce Brosnan) in Cuba poses as an ornithologist. The name of the author was carefully scratched off the front cover of the book.
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