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Hummingbirds and War
Throughout human history animals have been unwittingly – and probably unwillingly – used as weapons of war. Hannibal crossed the Alps on elephants to attack the Roman Empire; pigs were used to frighten...
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The Big Year
The Big Year is in movie theaters everywhere now. Well, maybe not everywhere. I understand that movies aren’t big in Somalia right now and the little town in New Mexico where I grew up no longer has a...
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Mountain Bluebird
The origin of bird names often is obscure. Sometimes it is difficult, if not impossible to discern what Adam was thinking. A “Bananaquit”? A “Lapwing”? How about “Bushtit”? Where did those names come...
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Super Bowl Sunday 2012 – For the Birds
When we first saw them, the Raven was negotiating with the Golden Eagle about the carcass of a Snow Goose upon which the eagle was perched. Too far away to be certain, we supposed that the raven was...
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Basic Bird Photography
The Fat Finch presents monthly events. The next one will be Saturday, February 25, a workshop on photographing wild birds. Taking good photographs of wild birds can be a challenge. In addition to...
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Eight Steps to Great Bird Photography
FIND THE BIRD The absolute best way to find birds to photograph is to go out with an experienced birder. No field guide will reliably get you to birds as rapidly. If you don’t know a good birder,...
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The Fat Finch’s Bird and Photo Walk
Thanks to Sandhill Cranes, Canada Geese, and various ducks, our Fat Finch photo/bird walk last Saturday was a success. Four of us took out a group of twenty people for hints and tips on bird...
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War on Caterpillars
Gail Collins takes note today of the problem Republicans have connecting with women voters. A poll last week disclosed that Mitt Romney trails President Obama by eighteen points among women voters in...
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The Elegance of Vultures
We had our first “up close and personal” meeting with a Turkey Vulture this weekend. She is a rescued bird who cannot be released into the wild and so is kept by our local wildlife rescue facility as...
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Shapeshifting and the New Crossley ID Guide to Raptors
“Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings at a single bound! Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird. No, it’s a plane. No, it’s Superman!” Well, no....
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A Rare Bird Visits the USA
On July 7, 2013 (which just happens to be this writer’s birthday), a rare bird appeared for the first time ever in the United States and best of all, appeared in our neck of the woods. On that day, a...
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Leave Your Hummingbird Feeders Up! The question arises in the United States and Canada each year about this time:Should we take down our hummingbird feeders so the hummingbirds won’t stay too long and...
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The Fat Finch Heads to the Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival
The Fat Finch has now officially gone from “bricks” to “clicks”. We closed our bricks and mortar store on October 19. By October 31 we had everything packed up and put into storage. (We won’t mention...
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Juncos — Not So Ordinary After All
Sharon McInnis, October 28 | Excerpted from BIRD CANADA | bird canada.com Posted on Fat Finch, November 16, 2013 When we moved to Gabriola seven years ago, the first bird I saw in the overgrown,...
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Five Rare South American Bird Species Given U.S. Endangered Status
Center for Biological Diversity | biologicaldiversity.org SAN FRANCISCO— In response to decades-old listing petitions and a series of lawsuits by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and...
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Negative Effects of Road Noises on Migratory Birds
From Science Daily A first-of-its-kind study by Boise State University researchers shows that the negative effects of roads on wildlife are largely because of traffic noise. Biologists have known that...
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Bird Photo Booth: Take pics as birds feast on seeds
From Gadget.com Homeowners love the sound of birds chirping during the day. Some of them attract these winged creatures onto their front yards by putting up bird feeders. As much as you want to observe...
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An Earlier Exodus Amid Climate Change
By The New York Times Birds are migrating earlier and earlier each year, and scientists have long suspected that climate change is responsible. A new study by researchers at the University of East...
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Brazilian Logger Turned Birder Aims to Turn His Community into Bird Sanctuary
From SustainableTrip.org In the heart of the Brazilian Amazon is the Rio Negro Sustainable Development Reserve, an area that is rich in biodiversity and home to several small communities that depend on...
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10 Ways to Help Migratory Birds
National Wildlife Federation From the American Bird Conservancy: top 10 things you can do in your home or yard to help declining migratory birds The American Bird Conservancy (ABC) often gets asked how...
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