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A kestrel in the rain

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Martin spent his working life in primary education, was formerly a trustee of Kent Wildlife Trust, and as a keen wildlife photographer, completed a Masters’s degree in photography in 2015. He lives in Southeast England, writes articles about wildlife for local journals, exhibits his photos, and gives talks.

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Persistence Pays Off For Burrowing Owls

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In the summer of 2015 our investment paid off. This property is also a site with vernal pools and uses cattle grazing for vegetation control. That original installation (pictured above) was part of a series of 40 artificial burrows created at three separate locations, all made possible by a grant from Audubon California.

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Better Birding: A Book Review (& a New Year’s goal)

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It is the last day of 2015, time to select the bird of the year past and set goals for the bright open future, when everything is new again. Press, 2015), and has also written articles on eBird and bird identification. Press; December, 2015. George is a natural teacher and I’m betting that Brian is one too. By George L.

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Duncan’s 2015 List

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Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis ); Chobe NP, Botswana, 1 January. Birding 2015 year list Year List 2015' Great Egret or White Heron, ( Ardea alba ); Chobe NP, Botswana, 1 January. Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta ); Chobe NP, Botswana, 1 January. Black Egret ( Egretta ardesiaca ); Chobe NP, Botswana, 1 January.

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Birding the Kruger Park (5): Pafuri area part 1

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The White-backed Vulture was “not considered of conservation concern until 2007, after which its threat status has been successively elevated, becoming Critically Endangered in 2015 following severe decline in several parts of range and likelihood of continuing decline.” ” (HBW).

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Great Miami Winter Bird Count 2015

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Cattle Egret: 133. American White Pelican: 19. Brown Pelican: 53. American Bittern: 2. Great Blue Heron: 62. Great Egret: 75. Snowy Egret: 49. Little Blue Heron: 32. Tricolored Heron: 36. Reddish Egret: 1. Green Heron: 39. Black-crowned Night-Heron: 34. Yellow-crowned Night-Heron: 5. White Ibis: 2,727. Glossy Ibis: 21. Roseate Spoonbill: 4.

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Duncan Road birding

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Azure Kingfisher -300th bird for 2015! At this time of year there are cattle being transported along the Duncan Road and due to the size of the cattle trucks being over 50 metres long and due to the extreme dust it is advisable to just get off the main track completely and wait for the dust to settle. Cattle truck and dust!

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