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07-30: This Month in Birding - July 2023

The American Birding Podcast

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The Evolution of Hummingbird Nectar

Shokilidetemprance: Why do we like alcohol? And what is the relationship of other animals that kind of share our propensity for the sweet stuff with ethanol and fermented fruit or nectar? Shokilideteamprance: There's documentation of 176 different bird species around the world that have used human-made materials in their nests. She says even though they may benefit in some ways, there's the harms mostly outweigh the benefits.

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