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Swarovski Skills Camp, or men and their toys

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I am still tired from the long drive, but it was great to play with the very best toys for birders, to be able to share experiences and to ask the factory staff all sorts of silly questions. The next day we had an outdoor workshop and a chance to test the toys. impressive for Central Europe. impressive for Central Europe.

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Come to India With Babita Wildlife Tours!

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Babita Tours has many years of experience organizing tailor-made wildlife tours for private groups in this wonderful country. We travel from Delhi via Agra to visit the Taj Mahal, a truly magical experience with the added bonus of Black-winged Stilts and River Lapwings on the Yamuna River.

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Pigeons have tiny compasses in their heads

10,000 Birds

There is a certain amount of communication among different people at which time data is exchanged, but far far less than most armchair Hunting and Gathering experts (like, most archaeologists) would ever guess. Knowledge is more likely to be shared via shared experience than the exchange of data, though both happen.

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Some Birding News about Birders in Costa Rica

10,000 Birds

I savor the timeless experience of scanning these tropical waves for storm-petrels and lost jaegers. 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. Of course, unless you live on Venus, we all know that this year is far from normal and so is the birding news.

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New Swarovski Scopes – the ATX and the STX

10,000 Birds

Fortunately, cooler heads (and the threat of being hunted down by angry Austrians) prevailed and instead I just looked at Great Crested Grebes , Black-crowned Night-Herons , Eurasian Coots , and other birds. As cool as watching the birds was I also enjoyed watching my fellow birders test out the new optics.

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The Secrets Inside Your Dog’s Mind

4 The Love Of Animals

It’s no coincidence that the two species that pass Hare’s pointing test also share a profound cross-species bond. Wolves, for example–the probable ancestors of dogs–live in packs that hunt together and have a complex hierarchy. But scientists had carried out few studies to test those beliefs–until now.

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Do birds avoid predators because of culture?

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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. Presumably the humans keep away the predators.

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