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Andy Horn

@binohead

'The birdword for birdnerds.' - Halifax Navel Examiner

 Nova Scotia, Canada
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Joined December 2012
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Using culturally transmitted behavior to help delineate conservation u... sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Exotic cat captured after being spotted roaming Halifax streets | CBC News

Exotic cat captured after being spotted roaming Halifax streets | CBC News

An exotic cat as large as a medium-sized dog that was spotted roaming the streets of a Halifax neighbourhood on Sunday has been captured and is now in custody of the Department of Natural Resources.

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The Judas Bird birdaz.com/blog/2023/08/20/t…
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Local followers: A few days left to comment on Hfx's Park Lighting Strategy shapeyourcityhalifax.ca/park…

Park Lighting Strategy

The Halifax Regional Municipality has over 900 parks in urban, suburban and rural settings that are used for a variety of recreation and leisure purposes.

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7 Books to Inspire Your Next Nature Adventure @atlasobscura atlasobscura.com/articles/be…
7 Books to Inspire Your Next Nature Adventure

7 Books to Inspire Your Next Nature Adventure

From a hilarious dive into animal lawbreakers to a harrowing true crime tale in the Shenandoah Valley.

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Bald Eagles and the Americans Who Killed What They Revere commonreader.wustl.edu/c/bal…
Bald Eagles and the Americans Who Killed What They Revere - Common Reader

Bald Eagles and the Americans Who Killed What They Revere - Common Reader

Telling the story of bald eagles in America is like telling the environmental history of our nation. Jack E. Davis tells it well in “The Bald Eagle: The Improbable Journey of America’s Bird,”...

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The Last Days of the Bahama Nuthatch @atlasobscura atlasobscura.com/articles/ba…
The Last Days of the Bahama Nuthatch

The Last Days of the Bahama Nuthatch

What's it like to "very probably" witness extinction?

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Inside Greenland's Misunderstood Winter Delicacy @atlasobscura atlasobscura.com/articles/wh…
Inside Greenland's Misunderstood Winter Delicacy

Inside Greenland's Misunderstood Winter Delicacy

Kiviaq, a mainstay on many "weird foods" lists, is an incredible feat of fermentation and cultural touchstone.

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Committed Bird-Watchers Gain Greater Psychological Restorative Benefits Compared to Those Less Committed Regardless of Expertise | Ecopsychology liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/e…

Committed Bird-Watchers Gain Greater Psychological Restorative Benefits Compared to Those Less...

Numerous studies have shown a positive impact of nature on psychological restoration and on well-being, which, in turn, are related to life satisfaction. Previo...

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Stricken by smog: the miraculous, Oscar-tipped film about Delhi’s bird hospital theguardian.com/culture/2023…

Stricken by smog: the miraculous, Oscar-tipped film about Delhi’s bird hospital

Years in the making and boasting astonishing footage, All That Breathes tells the extraordinary story of the bodybuilding brothers getting pollution-choked birds flying again. We meet its director

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Robo-bird teaches young zebra finches to sing phys.org/news/2023-02-robo-b… via @physorg_com
Robo-bird teaches young zebra finches to sing

Robo-bird teaches young zebra finches to sing

How do young zebra finches learn to sing? A research team led by researcher Katharina Riebel has developed a "RoboFinch" to study just that. She and colleagues in the "Seeing voices" research...

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Bird joy as resistance in a troubled world hitchcockcenter.org/earth-ma…
Bird joy as resistance in a troubled world

Bird joy as resistance in a troubled world

By Meghadeepa Maity for the Gazette February 2, 2023 [caption id=attachment_25090 align=aligncenter width=695] A picture of BIPOC birders in the Wikipedia entry for Birdwatching. PHOTO BY DARA MILES...

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Local followers: cool Sable Island film this Wednesday in Wolfville:
Sable Island Institute (@Sable_Institute) profile pictureSable Island Institute@Sable_Institute14 Jan 2023
Geographies of Solitude, the award-winning film by Jacquelyn Mills, is an immersion into the rich ecosystem of #SableIsland, guided by naturalist & environmentalist Zoe Lucas. At Acadia Cinema’s @alwhittle Theatre in Wolfville 7:00 pm on Wed Jan 18th bit.ly/3ixRL0F
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Migrating birds: Disturbances in magnetic field suspected when birds go astray phys.org/news/2023-01-migrat… via @physorg_com
Migrating birds: Disturbances in magnetic field suspected when birds go astray

Migrating birds: Disturbances in magnetic field suspected when birds go astray

It seems logical enough that bad weather can sometimes cause birds to become disoriented during their annual fall migrations—causing them to wind up in territory they're unaccustomed to. But why,...

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When the CIA Spied on American Citizens—Using Pigeons @atlasobscura atlasobscura.com/articles/ci…
When the CIA Spied on American Citizens—Using Pigeons

When the CIA Spied on American Citizens—Using Pigeons

The seemingly birdbrained Cold War experiment is still partially classified.

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British place names resonate with the song of missing birds – aeon.co/essays/british-place… via @aeonmag
Adorable indeed. And (arguably) one of Canada's only two endemic songbirds (the other being Harris's Sparrow)
Dr. Krista Patriquin (she/her) (@KJPatriquin) profile pictureDr. Krista Patriquin (she/her)@KJPatriquin25 Jul 2022
Look at this adorable little Ipswich sparrow nest...the only breeding songbird on the island. And Sable Island is the only place where they breed! 😍 @Sable_Institute @binohead @DGinDC @ParksCanada
Image from Dr. Krista Patriquin (she/her) (@KJPatriquin)
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Cats classified as 'invasive alien species' by Polish institute | CBC News cbc.ca/news/science/house-ca…
Cats classified as 'invasive alien species' by Polish institute | CBC News

Cats classified as 'invasive alien species' by Polish institute | CBC News

There is a growing scientific consensus that domestic cats have a harmful impact on biodiversity given the number of birds and mammals they hunt and kill.

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Behold a Book of Color Shades Depicted with Feathers (Circa 1915) openculture.com/2022/07/beho…
One planet indeed: when our birds return in spring might depend on what's happening in the tropical Pacific: journals.ametsoc.org/view/jo…
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