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Jeff Mann

Jeff is an early-30s birder living in San Antonio. He enjoys birding on the weekend and loves to check out new areas in Texas to photograph and record birds. When not obsessing about birds, you can find him cross-stitching, working on tech projects, and playing Nintendo games.
National Bird Day - Northern Shoveler

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Happy National Bird Day

“Today, nearly 12 percent of the world’s 9,800 bird species may face extinction within the next century, including nearly one-third of the world’s 330 parrot … Read more

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Written by: Jeff Mann

Published on: January 5, 2015

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Pigeon Outsmarts Cat

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Written by: Jeff Mann

Published on: November 30, 2014

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Hummingbird Mustaches!

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Written by: Jeff Mann

Published on: November 28, 2014

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Robot Penguin Spy Cam Delivers

The penguin camera robot rover that got some attention last week delivers some great and amusing video.  

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Written by: Jeff Mann

Published on: November 10, 2014

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Cute Penguin Commercial for The Holidays

I just came across this lovely, cute penguin commercial for “Monty the Penguin.” This holiday-themed commercial will warm your heart. The CG is fantastic. Enjoy.

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Written by: Jeff Mann

Published on: November 6, 2014

Entertainment, Humor, videos

Bird Loves Riding on Violin Bow

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Written by: Jeff Mann

Published on: November 3, 2014

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Mockingbird Songs Versus Jazz Musicians. Who mocked who?

An interesting story was aired on NPR this week talking about a special four-note succession that is played by New Orlean musicians as an indication to strike up the band…people are hearing it come from the trees as well.

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Written by: Jeff Mann

Published on: October 24, 2014

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Birds detected by sound in the last 24 hours

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(Location: Southwest San Antonio, TX)


Latest species: Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Carolina Wren : 44 times
Northern Mockingbird : 23 times
Red-shouldered Hawk : 14 times
Northern Cardinal : 10 times
Common Nighthawk : 4 times

In San Antonio, TX, my Haikubox station continuously listens to and analyzes the birds that visit my yard. The live stats above show the recent bird species and how often they were detected.

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