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By gregladen on February 12, 2012.

i-ef676820e4e535acf02dee18357216fe-Hornbill500-thumb-270x234-72553.jpgAll of my Bird Book Reviews are Here, and some of the reviews include broader discussions that go beyond the book, so do browse through them.

Feeding Birds:

Should you even be feeding the birds to begin with?

Birders get annoyed at squirrels for obvious reasons. But you can be happier about the squirrels in your yard if you just change your attitude and see the gray squirrels as food!

Watching Birds
  • What makes for a good bird?
  • The falcon eats tonight ...
  • The Science of Birdwatching
  • Let the Eagle Soar
  • We Walk Among Ducks In Wolves Clothing. And Wolves.
  • Ducks Blowing In The Wind
  • When is a bird a real turkey?
  • The Marvelous Migrating Whooping Crane

Loons:
  • This Loonacy Must Stop
  • Snow, Loons, Eagles and Otter Matters
  • Thinking Skeptically About Loons
  • Lead Poisoning and Loons: A skeptical look
  • The Lone Loon Fallacy
  • The End of the Skeptical Loon

Mysterious Mass Deaths
  • Dead Birds
  • Why are all the birds dying?

Bird Origins

The Perfect Bird Family Tree ...

It is easy to forget that chickens are birds. It is even easier to forget where chickens come from to begin with!

Birds Biology, and Behavior
  • Enigmatic Sex Ratio in a Nearly Extinct Bird
  • The Magpie in the Mirror
  • Where do all the baby ducks go?
  • The Oystercatcher and the Clam
  • Birders Need to More Actively Embrace Evolution
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