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Birding Villahermosa’s Urban Parks

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And the Baltimore Oriole is an iconic eastern bird, which winters along Mexico’s east coast, but never in the west. And then there was a Green Heron , not only showing us its nest, but also an egg. I’m happy to say that the ones right on the other side of a low wall were not so large. And yet, there it was.

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The Oriolest Oriole

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In North America, at least in the eastern part of it, we celebrate the return of the Baltimore Oriole to parks and farms this time of year. Baltimore Orioles are surprisingly slight when you get a look at them, but troupials are about the size of a jay, and with the bearing to go with it. I will broker no argument to the contrary.

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Listening to Falcons: The Peregrines of Tom Cade

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He had stalked the nest for days, waiting for just the right time when she would be on the verge of fledging, then took her into his care. It was advisable to remove them at night, to keep them calm, to establish immediately a feeding board on which they would be fed chopped beef and egg to start, then fresh birds, rabbit or squirrel.

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Collaborative list – September 2018

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Watch out for Tom during October to see this anomaly put right. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Baltimore Oriole – Icterus galbula. Alphabetic Taxonomic. Parque do Ibirapuera.

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Collaborative list – December 2018

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This year the big prize must go to Tom who has pushed himself, right to the wire to acheive a magnificent score for a self-funded, wife-organised, wife-sponsored Little Big Year , accounting for 57% of the total. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. 13 Jan 2018. 01 Jan 2018.

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