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Week 15: The Darwin area has some great birds, and Crocodiles!

May 16, 2018
Tom Brown
Trips
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We are now at the tail end of our time in Australia, but I feel like we are ending it…

Do birds avoid predators because of culture?

December 15, 2015
Greg
Birding
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Tradeoffs in behavior, and plasticity We assume natural selection has shaped birds to avoid predators. Noticing predators, reacting to them…

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Why Birders Dig Darwin

February 12, 2013
Mike
Birding
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February 12 is Darwin Day, the birthday of the brilliant author of On The Origin of Species. This year marks…

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“A Little Bird Told Me” … Happy Birthday Charles Darwin

February 16, 2012
Greg
Birds
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If you know only a little bit about Charles Darwin, you know that he figured out Evolution via his study…

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Pilgrim on the Great Bird Continent

June 23, 2006
Mike
Reviews
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From the outside looking in, birding and science seem to be two very different pursuits. Even enthusiasts themselves sometimes fail…

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