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Want to Go Bird Banding in Amazonian Peru?

10,000 Birds

Using the Birds of Peru field guide to identify a species of antshrike This course has three admirable objectives: To train the next generation of Neotropical bird researchers, both international and Peruvian, in efficient and standardised mist-netting, bird ringing/banding, and bird ageing skills. Wicked, right?

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Humane Society Calls for Refuge for 9 Chimps

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These chimps are currently at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s New Iberia Research Center. Videos showed mistreatment of the lab animals. I just love the language used by the Research Center's spokesperson. The animals have not been and are not currently being accessed for biomedical research,” Rowell said."

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Licking Clay: the Macaws of Tambopata, Peru

10,000 Birds

UNLESS that is you get yourself down to the internationally-renowned Tambopata Research Centre in southern Peru where literally hundreds of macaws (and other parrots) congregate around a 50 meter high clay bank. These threats are further exacerbated by the naturally low reproductive rates of these cavity-nesting birds.

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Terrifying Truth about Crow Intelligence

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I may have to quit blogging… Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! What is even more terrifying is that the link takes you to Cracked. • Explore These Related Posts More Habitat for Snowy Plover? These Blasts From The Past ‘The Big Year’ has a bird blogger?

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Birding Hongbenghe, Yunnan (Part 2)

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videos (see Birding Hongbenghe part 1 to understand this obscure and not very good joke). Unfortunately, juvenile White-hooded Babblers do not look cool and hedonistic enough yet, so they are usually excluded from these videos. Interested in doing research on the Orange-bellied Leafbird ? hardwickii and C.

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

10,000 Birds

For my new book, due out in 2012 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, I’ve been researching sandhill crane hunting. Sincerely, Julie Zickefoose Tags: cranes , sandhill crane hunting , sandhill cranes • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Or These Blasts From The Past What’s In A Name?

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Birding Shanghai in December 2022

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This is a rather photographer-friendly species, staying on the same branch for quite a while and even returning to it after catching some insects – you can see this on video here and here. Azure-winged Magpies fail to pass the mirror test, a test commonly used to determine self-recognition. Family ties are important.

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