10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 1, 2013
I know for a fact that science is correct in stating that they don’t suck the milk of goats. Then again, science is definitely wrong in stating that goatsuckers have legs. Birds Indonesia nightjars' Well, because I have seen many a goat’s udder, and not once did I notice a nightjar attached to it.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 8, 2011
The post stimulated some great discussions but not really any additional commentary on the science behind these proposed relationships. Zebra Finch ( Taeniopygia guttata ), one of the study subjects, in Indonesia © David J. Not everyone entirely agrees with this assessment, but more on that in a moment. Ringer Suh et al.
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 16, 2021
In fact, the best known member of the family, Central America’s aptly-named Resplendent Quetzal , looks less like Michoacán’s trogons than, say, Africa’s Narina Trogon , or the Red-naped Trogon of Indonesia. Honesty requires that I confess to having seen none of these species. Wikipedia has been used.).
10,000 Birds
JULY 22, 2024
Greater Coucal body parts are used as traditional medicine by the Malays in Kuok Village in Indonesia ( source ). The Greater Coucal spends most of its life feeling superior to the Lesser Coucal. However, this offers no protection against superstition. Traditional wisdom sometimes is massively overrated.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 20, 2011
My friend Vickie Henderson , who has some serious long-range vision, looked at the science behind Tennessee’s crane hunting proposal and found it badly wanting. Here’s the petition. She drew this petition up to ask the USFWS to reconsider the clause in its management plan that calls for hunting Eastern sandhill cranes.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 7, 2023
Meaning: we did real science, Martens did not. ” Meaning: we did real science, Martens did not. ” Meaning: Martens did not do his homework and does not do real science. . ” Meaning: Martens did not do his homework and does not do real science. In contrast, the paper by Martens et al.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 28, 2015
During my previous five trips to Indonesia, I only heard but never caught a glimpse of three species. At least she contributed to science… My Best Bird of the Year was a Snowy Plover , which I first spotted along the Florida Panhandle. I love participating in citizen science! Which one to choose for my bird of the year ?
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