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Bucket Mouth, Chuck-will’s-widow

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But hands-on bird experience has been a major gap in my knowledge to date and I’m astounded at how much more I’m discovering about birds. For example, last Sunday we found an unusually large bird in one of the nets. I hope to have another experience with ole Bucket Mouth when I’m next out at the nets.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of July 2021)

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Another weekend brings another example of the climate volatility induced by global warming. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. We just endured the warmest June on record, which may well turn out to be the coolest June we’ll see in a long time.

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Want to be a Writer for 10,000 Birds?

10,000 Birds

The result is always ugly (see example above) and the opposite of what we seek: personal experiences and thoughts related to birds and birding, not some ChatGPT-written blurb. Whenever we feel 10,000 Birds could have more writers, we ask one of the many online AI art creation sites for a suitable illustration.

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Not just for the birds

10,000 Birds

And while this poisonous species is usually red and spotted, older examples can lose their spots and take on an orange hue. So I’m glad I didn’t taste my first examples. Sometimes it is the experience that makes them memorable. The deadly Fly Agaric. This day’s highlight was a ground orchid, Govenia sp.

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Around the World For Penguins: A Penguin Fan’s Book Review

10,000 Birds

Penguins are cartoons, emoticons, animated films, children’s books (though owls really take first place here), sports teams, a book publisher, and a Batman villain (a rare example of penguin negativity, though Burgess Meredith did bring an endearing attitude to his 1960’s TV portrayal). Press, 2011).

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Engaging B2B Customers Through Immersive Experiences

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In today’s experience economy, more and more consumers prioritize doing over having. That includes all generations, not just millennials, as recent surveys indicate nearly 75 percent of consumers prefer to increase spending on experiences rather than physical possessions. Step One: Know What Motivates Your Customers.

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How Birds Evolve: What Science Reveals about Their Origin, Lives, and Diversity: A Book Review by a Non-Science Person

10,000 Birds

He is also a serious birder (and a birding friend), and his birding observations and adventures are used throughout the book to introduce evolutionary questions and illustrate the mental interplay between personal experience and scientific curiosity. The book is smartly organized into 12 chapters. This is a book that requires attention.

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