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		<title>Birds of Australia: New Book</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/10/02/birds-of-australia-new-book/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2017 01:52:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There are close to just under 900 species of bird in Australia, and The Australian Bird Guide by Peter Menkhorst, Danny Rogers, Rohan Clarke, Jeff Davies, Peter Marsack, and Kim Franklin covers just over 900 of them. Where do the extras come from? Sea birds in the nearby oceans, I think. This is an excellent &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/10/02/birds-of-australia-new-book/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Birds of Australia: New Book</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Wildlife of Ecuador</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/09/14/the-wildlife-of-ecuador/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2017 16:19:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Wildlife of Ecuador: A Photographic Field Guide to Birds, Mammals, Reptiles, and Amphibians by naturalist Andrés Vásquez Noboa, witih photography byablo Cervantes Daza, covers mainland Ecuador (but by &#8220;mainland&#8221; we also mean ocean mammals). Focusing only on non-piscine verts, you will need to go elsewhere for your inverts and plants and such. But you get &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/09/14/the-wildlife-of-ecuador/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The Wildlife of Ecuador</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Birds Of India: New Guide</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/05/08/the-birds-of-india-new-guide/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 May 2017 19:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A Photographic Field Guide to the Birds of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh is one of those next gen guides that uses photos but photos that are either enhanced or contextualized to serve the same role as drawings served in the old days, when drawings were better and photos were merely fun. &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/05/08/the-birds-of-india-new-guide/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The Birds Of India: New Guide</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Raptors of Mexico and Central America</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/04/05/raptors-of-mexico-and-central-america/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Apr 2017 22:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There are about four hundred species of birds we call &#8220;raptors&#8221; of which most are falcons, hawks, eagles, owls, and so forth. I believe there are about 40 in what is considered the United States (from a person, not a bird, perspective) and many of them are found across much of the US, with the &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/04/05/raptors-of-mexico-and-central-america/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Raptors of Mexico and Central America</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Birds of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East: New Field Guide</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/03/09/birds-of-europe-north-africa-and-the-middle-east-new-field-guide/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2017 21:29:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Just got my copy of Birds of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East: A Photographic Guide by Frédéric Jiguet and Aurélien Audevard. This is the first and only field-ready photographic bird guide that covers every species in Europe. There are 2,200 photos covering 860 species. The West Asian and North African coverage is of &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/03/09/birds-of-europe-north-africa-and-the-middle-east-new-field-guide/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Birds of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East: New Field Guide</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Your Science Based Holiday Gift Guide! (For adults)</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/11/20/your-science-based-holiday-gift-guide-for-adults/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2016 15:22:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[These are my suggestions, mostly books, for holiday gifts that have some sort of science relevance. See this guide for gift ideas for kids. (There is a pretty good chance that there is an idea or two in the Kids Guide for the adult in your life, depending on the adult.) For your Uncle Bob &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/11/20/your-science-based-holiday-gift-guide-for-adults/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Your Science Based Holiday Gift Guide! (For adults)</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Very Smart Birds, Very Smart Bird Book</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/09/20/very-smart-birds-very-smart-bird-book/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2016 15:23:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Crows are smart. Anyone who watches them for a while can figure this out. But that is true of a lot of things. Your baby is smart (not really). Your dog is smart (not really). Ants are smart (sort of). It takes a certain degree of objective research, as well as some serious philosophy of &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/09/20/very-smart-birds-very-smart-bird-book/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Very Smart Birds, Very Smart Bird Book</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Best Bird Book Of the Year So Far: What The Robin Knows by Jon Young</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/09/18/what-the-robin-knows-jon-young/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2016 16:43:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There was a dead rabbit in the middle of the road today. I suspected such a thing, nearby, just out of sight, and edible, because I noticed some crows taking off whenever a car went by. Then, when I went over, I could see the rabbit that they were feasting on between drive-bys. I had &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/09/18/what-the-robin-knows-jon-young/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Best Bird Book Of the Year So Far: What The Robin Knows by Jon Young</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Wildlife of Southeast Asia</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/08/27/the-wildlife-of-southeast-asia/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2016 22:51:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Wildlife of Southeast Asia by Susan Myers, is a new pocket identification guide covering &#8220;wildlife&#8221; in Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, West Malaysia, and Singapore. It covers birds, mammals, reptiles, frogs, and invertebrates. Considering that there must be tens of millions of inverts in Southeast Asia, the coverage here is very minimal, just the highlights, &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/08/27/the-wildlife-of-southeast-asia/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The Wildlife of Southeast Asia</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Birdman of Lauderdale</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/06/20/the-birdman-of-lauderdale/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2016 12:53:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Birdman of Lauderdale is a collection of essays by birdman Clay Christensen. Clay writes the popular &#8220;Birdman of Lauderdale&#8221; column for the Saint Paul Park Bugle, and leads birdwatching field trips in the Twin Cities area. This is a collection of updated and edited essays from that publication, most about bird watching, or the &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/06/20/the-birdman-of-lauderdale/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The Birdman of Lauderdale</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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