@GaryRitchison

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In a Class of Their Own A Detailed Examination of Avian Forms and Functions Three volumes - 2513 pages Available from Springer Link (Hardcopy or ebook): link.springer.com/book/10.10… Also available from Amazon: amazon.com/Class-Their-Own-E… (Click on 'Read sample' to view TOC)
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The Worst Of The Worst Abolish DHS, not just ICE. digbysblog.net/2026/10/25/th…

The Worst Of The Worst - Digby's Hullabaloo

DHS are monsters: A judge ordered Rev. Edward Nalwamba’s release earlier this week. Two fellow detainees on Tuesday carried Nalwamba, who will be 79 in November, out of the U.S. Immigration and...

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Burmese pythons have established a new breeding hotspot on Florida’s Gulf Coast; wildlife experts suspect escaped or released pets helped create the population timesofindia.indiatimes.com/…

Burmese pythons have established a new breeding hotspot on Florida’s Gulf Coast; wildlife experts...

Burmese pythons, an invasive snake species linked to significant declines in native wildlife in Florida, have established a new population along the state’s Gulf Coast, raising concerns among...

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Comparative range-wide phylogeography and evolutionary history of the two Pyrrhocorax species (Passeriformes: Corvidae) peerj.com/articles/21799/
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An exploratory comparison of region-specific feather microstructure in two Eurasian tree sparrow populations across altitudes peerj.com/articles/21803
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Nest-site selection, nesting success, and the value of older pine plantations for the globally Endangered Giant Nuthatch Sitta magna in northern Thailand cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Nest-site selection, nesting success, and the value of older pine plantations for the globally...

Nest-site selection, nesting success, and the value of older pine plantations for the globally Endangered Giant Nuthatch Sitta magna in northern Thailand - Volume 36

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Peruvian canopy traits linked to bird vulnerability bioengineer.org/peruvian-can…

Peruvian canopy traits linked to bird vulnerability, study finds

A comparative study in Peru linked six canopy types to the traits and potential vulnerabilities of 1,331 forest-dependent bird species.

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A global evidence synthesis of outcomes of urban bird conservation interventions ecoevorxiv.org/repository/vi…
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Thousands of albatrosses still killed by longline fisheries New analysis estimates thousands of endangered albatrosses are killed each year by Southern Hemisphere longline fisheries rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/conte…

Thousands of albatrosses still killed by longline fisheries

New analysis estimates thousands of endangered albatrosses are killed each year by Southern Hemisphere longline fisheries.

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For the First Time, Scientists Trapped an Elusive Antimatter Particle—and Contained It for Months. It Could Allow Them to Test an Enduring Physics Theory smithsonianmag.com/smart-new…

For the First Time, Scientists Trapped an Elusive Antimatter Particle—and Contained It for Months....

The standard model of particle physics works really well, but it can't explain why the universe exists. Something is missing, and this trapped particle might hold a clue to the answer

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These Big, Fierce Birds Found Love in Australia—and Laid the First Southern Cassowary Eggs at the Adelaide Zoo in 34 Years smithsonianmag.com/smart-new…

These Big, Fierce Birds Found Love in Australia—and Laid the First Southern Cassowary Eggs at the...

Zoo staffers don’t know whether the bright green eggs are viable and will ultimately hatch into chicks. However, the eggs themselves are a major win, because breeding the birds in captivity is tricky

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In search of magnetic compass in the retina of marsh frog, Pelophylax ridibundus link.springer.com/article/10…

In search of magnetic compass in the retina of marsh frog, Pelophylax ridibundus

Journal of Comparative Physiology A - The magnetic compass has been shown in several classes of vertebrates, including anuran amphibians. Frogs obtain information from the magnetic field (MF) to...

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Prioritizing neotropical dry forest under global change: finding the middle ground in biodiversity conservation link.springer.com/article/10…

Prioritizing neotropical dry forest under global change: finding the middle ground in biodiversity...

Biodiversity and Conservation - Neotropical Seasonally Dry Forest (NSDF) is among the most threatened biomes worldwide, with less than one-third of its original extent remaining and only 13.5%...

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Motor control of song and song-like vocalizations in the white-crowned sparrow link.springer.com/article/10…

Motor control of song and song-like vocalizations in the white-crowned sparrow

Journal of Comparative Physiology A - Oscine songbirds show remarkable diversity in song organization spanning from long songs composed of many different syllables to short single songs. All of...

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Tennessee joins ‘Bird City’ network to conserve species, habitat wpln.org/post/tennessee-join…

Tennessee joins ‘Bird City’ network to conserve species, habitat

“This really just gives you an on-the-ground, local-based grassroots opportunity to start to make a difference and conserve birds in their habitats,” a state bird conservation coordinator said.

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Diet-mediated Impacts of Insect Prey Availability on Bird Population Dynamics Across Spatial Scales proquest.com/openview/afb1a0…
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A huge win for Kenya! 🎉 Thamani Asili brings together long-term investment and ambitious conservation commitments to help create lasting benefits for communities, biodiversity and the country's future. 🌍 nature.ly/4Bi7CUh

The Government of Kenya and The Nature Conservancy Unveil US$160m Thamani Asili Community Conserv...

A national conservation initiative to improve livelihoods, strengthen community leadership and benefit millions of Kenyans.

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While the Trump administration and fossil fuel companies try to spread disinformation about clean energy, facts show that batteries are: ✅ affordable ✅ reliable ✅ safe The time to clean up our air and water and add more clean energy is NOW! canarymedia.com/articles/bat…

As US grid batteries surge, risk of fires plummets

Concerns about fires loom large in communities, but data shows the tech is no more at risk of failure than boring legacy infrastructure like substation…

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Plastic Exposure and Consequences for Reproductive Success in Songbirds Breeding Across a Socioeconomic Gradient in San Antonio, Texas proquest.com/openview/5bad30…
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Quantifying observer error in point count bird surveys sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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