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What is Mexico’s National Bird?

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One of the most impressive birds in North America is the Golden Eagle. In fact, according to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology , “The Golden Eagle is the most common official national animal in the world – it’s the emblem of Albania, Germany, Austria, Mexico, and Kazakhstan.” ” The bird is massive.

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The 20 best birds of Belgrade and where to find them

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a British expat birder who was living in Belgrade, for a suggestion: “The top species is undoubtedly White-tailed Eagle. White-tailed Eagle breeds along large rivers, wherever water mingles with forest. White-tailed Eagles can be seen above the city, too, in areas closer to rivers. Hence, I asked my friend B.C.,

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The Greek Strategy

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To reach Prespa Lakes, from Niki continue through Florina, from there right for Albania and veer right for the lakes. Triklario/Sfika, SE of the lake), Golden Eagle , Barred Warbler , Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush , Black-headed Bunting , etc. Head for the sea only when you fully recharge your batteries.

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There’s a bear! There’s a bear!

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This September I found myself on a bear tracking tour organised by Natural Greece in the prime bear habitat of the Pindos range – the southernmost bear country in Europe, heading for the 2,520 m / 8,270 ft high Gramos Mountain along the border with Albania. Short-toed Snake-Eagle – Circaetus gallicus.

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Birds and People: A Book Review

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It includes stunning photographs by Tipling of eagle hunters (as in Kazakhs who hunt with eagles), Stellar Sea Eagles in Hokkaido, Japan, and Black Kites at the dump near New Delhi, India. Eagles are national symbols of the U.S., and also Modern Iraq, Egypt, Albania, Mexico, Poland and the Philippines.

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Prespa Lakes National Park, Greece: the largest Dalmatian Pelican colony in the world

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The Prespa Lakes National Park in Greece is well hidden among the mountains at the triple border with Albania in the west and the FYRO Macedonia in the north. Back to the Mikri Prespa , where mostly Dalmatian, with two White Pelicans among them, were circling, while one Short-toed Snake Eagle glided across.

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We are Just Money Grubbers

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Although some sub-populations have shown recent increases (including in Greece, Montenegro, Albania, Bulgaria, Russia and Turkey), this species’s population is suspected to have decreased rapidly over the last three generations… “Former declines were primarily caused by wetland drainage, shooting and persecution by fishers. (The

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