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Morning Coffee with Eastern Imperial Eagle

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Somewhere behind it comes another song, those liquid bubbles of European Bee-eater , also my first – they returned from Africa only a week ago. Susliks are becoming rarer: they need cattle to graze and keep the grass short. Susliks are becoming rarer: they need cattle to graze and keep the grass short. It is still cold.

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Africa’s endangered species

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All the inhabited continents except Africa have experienced bird extinctions; however the 2012 update of the IUCN Red List shows a startling, but not altogether unexpected, trend in that more and more of our bird species are facing extinction.

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Combined Beats’ List – September

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Duncan has been in Africa, sweeping all before him like a brush fire. Contributions this month have come from; Costa Rica, USA, Australia, Mexico, Serbia, South Africa, UK, Botswana, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and Iran. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. South Africa. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa.

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Combined Beats’ List – August

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But our pin-up for August and worthy of a double-page-spread, is Duncan who is currently sharing from South Africa. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. South Africa. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. South Africa. In so doing, he has helped to push us through the 1900 milestone. Cutler Wetlands. Folha Seca.

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