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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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Birding Tiaozini again – sponsored by the local government …

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One Oriental Pratincole of them was courageously raising its wings when I unknowingly drove towards its eggs – I reversed, but I am not so sure about the next person using that road … Being yelled at by the chick of an Oriental Pratincole. The birding life. A somewhat older chick. Not this one.

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National Audubon Society Birds of North America: A Guide Review

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The photographs are from VIREO, the ornithological image collection associated with the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, which licenses bird photographs to many guides and reference books. Plate 28 from Audubon Bird Guide, Eastern Land Birds, by Richard H. The grand total is 817 species!

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The Shorebirds of North America: A Natural History and Photographic Celebration–A Book Review

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It’s a book that counterpoints and combines facts and personal experiences, science-based and eloquent writing styles, textual description and visual information, a history of abundance and an uncertain future. From Part I, “Shorebirds in Winter,” p. 41; © 2024 by Pete Dunne and Kevin T.

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15 Australian Birds (Episode 4)

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When these birds breed, this can lead to highly cringeworthy announcements, for example from Adelaide Zoo : “We have egg-citing news!” Its only black plumage is a bold stripe that runs across the bird’s face” Scientific research has found that these ducks get together more closely if you feed them with bread.

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Collaborative List – July 2018

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Yellow-billed Duck – Anas undulata. Red-billed Duck – Anas erythrorhyncha. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Comb Duck – Sarkidiornis melanotos. Indian Spot-billed Duck – Anas poecilorhyncha.

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Collaborative List – October 2018

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Yellow-billed Duck – Anas undulata. Red-billed Duck – Anas erythrorhyncha. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Knob-billed Duck – Sarkidiornis melanotos. Indian Spot-billed Duck – Anas poecilorhyncha.

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