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Best Bird of the Weekend (First of August 2019)

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Imagine that… a successful snipe hunt. The post Best Bird of the Weekend (First of August 2019) appeared first on 10,000 Birds. The question is rarely whether someone enjoys an August weekend but rather how much. Share the details! Ivy and I tracked down her first Wilson’s Snipe this weekend.

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Where Are You Birding This Second Weekend of June 2019?

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I still have some warblers to add to my year list, so I’ll be hunting down some birds on their breeding grounds this weekend. The post Where Are You Birding This Second Weekend of June 2019? Get out there and shake the bushes–metaphorically, of course–to see what unexpected delights June may yet offer. How about you?

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Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks

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I viewed them at dusk, through a telescope, from a ridge overlooking the area they were hunting. This northern fox really does look red, unlike the pale, sandy-coloured animals I saw in Georgia in 2019 ( below ). I’ve yet to see an English pine marten, but I once watched one hunting red squirrels in the Bialowieza Forest in Poland.

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Z. Alexander Brown: Uncaged – Cabernet Sauvignon (2017)

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The deadly prowess with which their resident Barn Owls hunt rodents allows Z. Note: This wine was reviewed several months before the publication of this review, in late December 2019. Alexander Brown to avoid environmentally unsound pest control measures. Alexander Brown: Uncaged – Cabernet Sauvignon (2017). The post Z.

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Looking for Waterfowl in Gulf Islands National Seashore

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to sit on a freezing-cold boat, I still had not added any of my flippered friends to the 2019 year list. From his time hunting, Brian knew where rafts usually sheltered from the wind on the Santa Rosa Sound, and we strolled down the shore towards the black dots in the distance.

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Uganda’s Billion Dollar Bird: The Shoebill

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Mabamba Swamp is where Corey and I spotted our first Shoebill in the company of an international delegation attending the 2019 African Bird Expo. Of course, we did, soaking in that slate blue beauty long enough to observe a successful hunt and more of its rangy, awkward flight. The mighty Shoebill.

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The return of the Old Man

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Shooting remains a major threat to this population, for the Italians are still passionately keen on hunting. Such an intimate encounter with one of the world’s rarest birds was a memorable experience. Bald Ibises are curious birds, for they are happy breeding in close proximity to man.

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