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Snowy Owl Mania!

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Here is a pretty big sample but this is only the tip of the iceberg – feel free to leave links in the comments to any Snowy Owl bird blog content that you find! Not all interactions between humans and Snowy Owls are bad. Truly, it is a banner year for fans of Bubo scandiacus !

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Rats help save humans.

4 The Love Of Animals

Long before CAT scans, X-rays, blood samples and colonoscopies, physicians used the good sense they were born with: their sense of smell. Rats help save humans. That’s because bacterias, cancers and infections create unique smells. Sweet, fruity breath could mean diabetes. A foul-smelling wound might spell an infection. Liver disease?

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Casa Ferreirinha ‘Papa Figos’ Vinho Tinto (2017)

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Of the thirty or so members of the family Icteridae that go by the name “oriole” on the western side of the Atlantic Ocean, several species are partial enough to fruit that they even visit feeders that offer it as jelly, as the sugar-preserved form usually reserved for human consumption is known.

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Endemic Birds of Brazil

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This was an amazing experience which confirmed the continued destruction of the forest caused by the insatiable expansionism of humans. Here is a tiny sample of the birds: Three-toed Jacamar Red-legged Seriema Saw-billed Hermit Hooded Berryeater Bertonis Antbird Guilt-edge Tanager.

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eBird and Urban Planning: City Green Spaces

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The authors are Bianca Lopez ( The New School ), Emily Minor ( University of Illinois at Chicago ), and Andrew Crooks ( George Mason University ), and the article is “ Insights into human-wildlife interactions in cities from bird sightings recorded online.”. Why are birds a good proxy for broader human-wildlife interactions?

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Urban Birding in San Diego

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We would walk the Pacific Beach promenade, see Shamu at Sea World (this is before Blackfish, mind you), and sample delicious Mexican food in Old Town San Diego. Although the property has seen human impacts, there have been recent efforts to improve water quality and restore this important habitat.

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African Pythons Targeted for Removal

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It is clear though that Burmese Pythons in South Florida come from a founder or source population as studies showed that DNA samples from snakes caught in the Everglades show they are related to some degree. Pythons have become skittish and take to the water upon noticing the presence of humans.

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