3 monthes ago | 10,000 Birds

This year, it seems I wrote one post on birding in Shanghai each month - and I am still not even sure anyone is interested in these. Maybe the topic is too bureaucratic or...
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Pigeon De-toed

2 years ago | Ornithology

A few years ago I received an email from someone in Hawaii wondering why so many pigeons on Maui were missing toes. I had no idea so I emailed the ornithologist at the...
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Emotional Support Birds

3 years ago | Ornithology

I'm not a fan of caged birds. I understand why people want to keep birds in cages and I don't have a particular problem with budgerigars, cockatoos, or canaries as they have...
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Blue Gemstones with Wings: Lazuli and Indigo Buntings

3 years ago | All About Birds | 9 articles

Lazuli and Indigo Buntings. Illustration by Bartels Science Illustrator Jessica French. From the Summer 2019 issue of Living Bird magazine. Subscribe now . More From Living...
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The Hearing of Birds

4 years ago | Ornithology

Cooper's Hawk listening Birds' songs and calls are important for survival. The ear of a bird is very much like that of a mammal's with two important exceptions. The external...
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"THISTLE" little finch &"DANDELION" yellow canary

6 years ago | Shelter Dogs of Portland

Available for adoption at Multnomah County Animal Services ! Thistle here's my Mcas weblink animal id 583634 A bit of cheer & color in an tiny size package. I am a Zebra finch...
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Combined Beats' list

6 years ago

April was a good month for the list with a couple of our big-hitters weighing in to boost the numbers and The Management engaged in a beat recruitment drive in a cynical...
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Strange Bird News

6 years ago | 5 articles

I heard on NPR the other day a story about a guy who divorced his wife and married his girlfriend. The guy took his parrot with him when he moved in with h is girlfriend but...
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Bird Muzak

6 years ago | 9 articles

According to the Associated Press, R. Rex Parris, the mayor of Lancaster, CA, home of the California Poppy Festival, wants to brighten up this Mojave Desert city by...
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Wakkerstroom, South Africa: It's a Lark

6 years ago

I've not made spectacular progress writing up my trip to Africa earlier this year, so perhaps I should get on that. I do have more to say on last week's piece, but I need time...
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Breeding Crested Pigeons in Broome

Crested Pigeons - Ocyphaps lophotes are very widespread throughout Australia and can easily be observed in Broome on the streetlights on a wintery morning. The Crested Pigeons... Read more ...

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Birding Shanghai in December 2022