Communicating with Your Dog

In This Chapter Interpreting what your dog is saying Decoding body language Listening for verbal clues Reading facial expressions If your dog could talk as you do, she would have a lot to say, both good and bad. But alas, for better or worse, she cannot. Your dog’s brain, not her determination or will, limits…

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Java sparrow

Padda oryzivora Photo by Kim Bridges (Wikipedia) Common name:Java sparrow (en); pardal-de-Java (pt); padda de Java (fr); gorrión de Java (es); reisfink (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EstrildidaeRange:This species was originaly endemic to the islands of Java, Bali, and probably Madura, in Indonesia. It is a common cage bird and feral populations have been established in many…

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Coppersmith barbet

Megalaima haemacephala Photo by Rajiv Lather (Birding in India and South Asia) Common name:coppersmith barbet (en); barbudo-de-peito-vermelho (pt); barbu à plastron rouge (fr); barbudo calderero (es); kupferschmied (de)Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily CapitonidaeRange:This species is found in southern Asia, from north-eastern Pakistan, through India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh, and into southern China, the Malay Peninsula, Indonesia and the Philippines.Size:These…

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Peaceful dove

Geopelia placida Photo by Guy Poisson (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:peaceful dove (en); rola-plácida (pt); géopélie placide (fr); tortolita plácida (es); friedenstäubchen (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily Columbidae Range:This species is found throughout most of Australia, except in southern Victoria, southern Western Australia and Tasmania, and also in Papua New Guinea and the nearby Aru islands.Size:These birds are…

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