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An idler's miscellany of compendious amusements. In the 1970s, Italian economic historian Carlo M. Cipolla circulated an essay among his friends titled “The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity.” He listed five fundamental laws:. Always and inevitably everyone underestimates the number of stupid individuals in circulation. The probability that a certain person will be stupid is independent of any other characteristic of that person. A stupid person is the most dangerous type of person. The full essay is here.
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ALL-WILD...: Prinia in the Summer
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The Great Argus is calling. Monday, June 10, 2013. Prinia in the Summer. In this summer, I have sighted two species of Prinia, namely the Plain Prinia ( Prinia inornata. And Yellow-bellied Prinia ( Prinia flaviventris. Both were my lifer in Taiwan in 2010 and 2011, respectively. The Yellow-bellied Prinia was digiscoped at Huben in Yunlin, the call of the bird is easily recognized, it sounds like a goat calling. The Plain Prinia was digiscoped at Barclay Memorial Park. Monday, June 10, 2013. Raptor Watch,...
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ALL-WILD...: January 2014
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The Great Argus is calling. Wednesday, January 1, 2014. Asian Brown Flycatcher ( Muscicapa dauurica. A rare birds in Taiwan but common in Malaysia. It was sighted at Tainan City Park on 28th of December 2013, a day for the " New Year Bird Count. Happy Birding and Happy New Year. Wednesday, January 01, 2014. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Listen. listen. listen. The Great Argus is calling :. Bird Sound Recording Page. One Square Inch of Silence. Asian Raptor Research and Conservation Network. Crane: Symbol o...
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ALL-WILD...: Illustrated Field Guides to the Birds of Oriental South-east Asia
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The Great Argus is calling. Sunday, November 16, 2014. Illustrated Field Guides to the Birds of Oriental South-east Asia. This blog writeup was first posted on September 12, 2010. Re-posted on Nov. 28, 2014 to include the newly published Field Guide of Wild Birds in Taiwan. South China Sea as the central of the region, bordered by the Yangtze River in the North and Wallace Line in the South, this region ranges from subtropical Southern China to the Sundaland. Oriental South-east Asia Region. The most pop...
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ALL-WILD...: November 2013
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The Great Argus is calling. Sunday, November 10, 2013. Oriental Pratincole in Tainan. To re-post my lifer on 24-7-2011. Oriental Pratincole, a summer migrant at Guantian in Tainan. Sunday, November 10, 2013. Caspian Tern at Taijiang National Park in Tainan. Caspian Tern, one of the common abundant birds at Taijiang National Park in Tainan. And Sihcao Wetland Ecology. Sunday, November 10, 2013. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Listen. listen. listen. The Great Argus is calling :. Oriental Pratincole in Tainan.
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ALL-WILD...: October 2012
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The Great Argus is calling. Sunday, October 14, 2012. Taiwan Bulbul at Kenting National Park. On 10 Oct 2012, I visited Kenting National Park. For the annual event of the massive raptor migration. Kenting National Park. Is located at the southern tip of Taiwan, it is the first national park of Taiwan. The migratory raptor species stop at Kenting in October are mainly the Gray-faced Buzzard ( Butastur indicus,. Chinese Goshawk ( Accipiter soloensis. Peregrine Falcon ( Falco peregrinus. One Square Inch of ...
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ALL-WILD...: Caspian Tern at Taijiang National Park in Tainan.
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The Great Argus is calling. Sunday, November 10, 2013. Caspian Tern at Taijiang National Park in Tainan. Caspian Tern, one of the common abundant birds at Taijiang National Park in Tainan. And Sihcao Wetland Ecology. In Tainan are the recommended birding sites to see these endangered species of Black-faced Spoonbills as well as other water birds of Asia, both areas are IBA (Important Bird Area) recognized by BirdLife International. Sunday, November 10, 2013. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Wild Bird ...
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ALL-WILD...: May 2011
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The Great Argus is calling. Monday, May 16, 2011. Immature Malayan Night Herons at NCKU. The highest number of Malayan Night Herons at NCKU that I have counted in the month of May on a single day was eight birds, three adults and five immatures. Here in my blog, I would like to share some of my digiscoped pictures with their beautiful immatured plumage (click on the picture for the enlarged view). Immature with more brownish plumage. Beautiful immatured crest with black and white spot. More, click HERE.
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Ranger Gord's Campfire Stories: November 2006
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Ranger Gord's Campfire Stories. Stories about parks, the people who work there and the people that visit them. Sunday, November 05, 2006. 2006 National Outdoor Book Awards. I love the fall. The weather cools down and all but the die-hard visitors leave the park. It's time to curl up with a good book next to a warm fire. If you are looking for a good read, then check out these jems that just named as reciepents of the 2006 National Outdoor Book Awards. Of the California Sierras. Was it an accident? All da...
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