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Shearwater Chase in Costa Rica

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” In a flash, our small deep sea fishing boat went from casually bobbing on gentle waves to flying over the waters of the Pacific. 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.

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This Week in Bird(ing) News: The Good, the Bad, and the Huh?

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First, let’s start with the good: Scientific testing of drones near birding hotspot Cape May, NJ has been postponed to avoid messing with Red Knots and Piping Plovers (like the cutie above that Corey photographed there a few years back). (On Sea World San Diego just welcomed the world’s first “test-tube” penguin.

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Come to India With Babita Wildlife Tours!

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On a recent visit I threw my bags in the hotel room and went straight there, and got over 60 species of birds in a few hours and fantastic views of Nilgai , the largest antelope in India. Commoner species include Bar-headed Geese , parakeets, shrikes, mynas and minivets. You should also see Gharial and Mugger Crocodiles there.

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Getting the Bill – Taste, Touch and Smell in Birds

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But how birds use these different senses, like the diversity in bill size and shape, varies almost as much from species to species. Chickens come in at around 24, pigeons have around 40-50 and some duck species may have a whopping 400. The longest bird bill relative to body-size.

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You VS Cat; First ever duel species tablet game

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Friskies just introduced the first duel-species tablet game, “You vs. Cat,” available for iPad and iPad2 tablet devices. Cat-like reflexes will be put to the test when the human player launches up to five playing pieces onto the field where they tumble, collide, and bounce around. Let us know if you download the game!

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The Beautiful and Colorful Mourning Dove

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Their habitats vary widely in both rural and urban landscapes; open habitats are preferred and the species generally shuns only extensively forested areas and wetlands 1. To show how adaptive this species is, the following photograph was sent to me by one of my readers and I use it with her permission.

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Not So Thrilled About Pelagic Birding

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I like to see birds for a long time and hear their vocalization; even if these are common species. I had taken several mini-pelagic trips, those that don’t go far off the coast where one sees large flocks of common birds flying overhead, diving for fish, swimming around the boat, and doing other cool things. Pomarine Jaeger juvenile!,

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