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Birding: Special Lockdown Edition

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After the first 7 days dominated by daily compound-wide Covid tests and being locked down inside the compound, I went outside on the compound grounds on days 8 and 9. My other function at the compound – apart from documenting the blackbird – presumably is to entertain the other residents. Not much happening here, I guess.

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Pam Anderson Urges End to India's Animal Testing

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Former Baywatch star and model Pamela Anderson has accused one of India's most prestigious research centres of animal cruelty, urging it to retire decades-old test monkeys and adopt humane practices. For the full story, g o here to the Vancouver Sun.

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Shearwater Chase in Costa Rica

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I strained to see them, could only see an occasional booby escape our bow, watch some of the hundreds of Wedge-tailed and Pink-footed Shearwaters zip by and hold on as our boat tested its speed. As we approached and drew nearly alongside the small seabirds, we also tested the limits of our optics, our balance, and our focus.

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Some Birding News about Birders in Costa Rica

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Thanks to that bird’s choice of hunting grounds and David having plenty of time to watch it, he has documented the bird chasing everything from motmots to large woodpeckers as well as occasional visits from the parents. As it learns to hunt and live on its own, the young bird has taken up residence in a tree right in front of the farm.

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Hard for you to say you’re sorry?

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The Service Recovery Paradox has been well documented in consumer settings, but only recently validated for the B2B environment. So, along with Lee, we created a test scenario and recruited 500 people across North America and Europe to imagine themselves in a service failure situation. if you handle the failure properly.

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Birdie Magnetic Sense and Human Generated Electromagnetic Fields

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The disruptive effect of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields is not confined to a narrow frequency band and birds tested far from sources of electromagnetic noise required no screening to orient with their magnetic compass.

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Drones: The Next Thing Birders Will Be Arguing About

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I was chatting with Gordon about this and we discussed how drones could be a safer way to get photos of birds or document birds for breeding surveys, but he was quick to point out, “You and I already have an idea of what a safe distance would be to test that out with an active bald eagle nest. What if there’s an injury?