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Here are some of the links you may have missed over the past week from all things Burdr.

News and Science

• What the birds can show us via Coshocton Tribune
• New Zealand surgeon carries out two hour operation to save Emperor penguin via Telegraph
• Does Cattle Egret have a dark morph? via Sibley Guides
• Federal judge comes to aid of endangered species in California via LA Times
• Powder down and the Black-crowned Night-Heron via Sibley Guides
• Whoa! Attack of the great horned owl via NSS
• Scientists discover colours of 120-million-year-old bird via CBC News
• New plan for NW spotted owl targets rival bird via Seattle Times
• Pennsylvania State study details turbine bat and bird deaths via YDR
• Federal plan targets barred owls to save spotted owls via Reuters
• Crows don’t get mad, they get even — and bring friends and never forget via Seattle Times
• Does Blackpoll Warbler have song dialects? via Sibley Guides
• Pigeon netting meant to curb droppings turns into bird deathtrap at Bronx, NY courthouse via NY Daily News
• Bird study could improve autopilot tech via UPI
• Be mindful of birds on the beach via WECT

Photos and Videos

• Egrets at Sunrise via Burdr Tumblelog
• Wow! Nightjar swoops down for a drink! via Burdr Tumblelog
• Hummingbird Missile via Burdr Tumblelog
• Arctic Tern versus The Cameraman via Burdr Tumblelog

• Symbiotic via Burdr Tumblelog
• Shoebill portrait via Burdr Tumblelog
• Great Egret breading plumage via Burdr Tumblelog
• Cold via Burdr Tumblelog
• King Vulture portrait via Burdr Tumblelog
• Painted Stork via India Nature Watch

• Penguins in the Mist via Burdr Tumblelog
• Huh?! Blue-eyed Cat Duck ;) via Burdr Tumblelog
• Ealy Dawn via Burdr Tumblelog

Burdrs and Blogs

• Balearic Spring Day via Wildlife Photographic Journals
• Tree Swallow Chicks via Birding In Michigan
• Gull Steals Video Camera via Burdr
• Brown Thrasher via Richard Hogg Photography
• Avocets and chicks via pewit
• Lot’s of photos! Wuyuan County, Jiangxi via John’s Hong Kong Birding Blog
• Love the first photo! Red kites and buzzards via UK Wildlife Blog
• The Heat Can Drive You Crazy via SE Texas Birding & Wildlife Watching
• Robins gang-up on kidnapping crow via Barry the Birder
• Go Girl, Go!, another successful bird rehab! via Burdr
• Firebirds of the Top End via The Northern Myth
• Tufted Titmouse – tuftless via Tails of Birding
• It’s Bluebird Time! via The Birders Report
• Starlings on Otmoor via Burdr
• Nesting Black Skimmers via Dina’s City Wildlife Adventures
• Baby Rose-Breasted Grosbeak via The Nature of Framingham
• Determining the Age and Color-type of Swainson’s Hawks via Nemesis Bird
• How a Kingfisher Hunts via Burdr
• Barn Owl antics via pewit
• Rocky Point Marsh: Jamaica Bay, NYC via Fotoportmann
• Top 10 Ways to Get Better at Bird Identification via Chickadees, Juncos, and Jays Oh My!
• Flickr Roundup For Week OF 7/1/2011 via Burdr
• Love that first photo! Arizona: Chickadee Substitutes via Birding New Jersey

• Crimson-crested Woodpecker via Campephilus Woodpeckers
• Marsh Harrier fights via pewit
• Gettysburg Address by a hawk via Honest Abe