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Birding Ruili, Yunnan

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Perhaps the middle section of blog posts should be relatively boring in order to get rid of the more casual readers. For some reason, the Mandarin Chinese name of the Scarlet Minivet translates as “Red Mountain Pepper Bird” I do hope a Chinese reader of this blog can explain the origin or meaning of this name.

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Honduras Trip Winner Has Blogged His Trip

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Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family. You can read part one , part two , and part three of Mark’s adventure on Birds and Kids (and other stuff). The proposal from U.S.

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Birding Shanghai in October 2023

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In blog posts, photo galleries presumably have a similar function: Brown Shrike … … Amur Stonechat … … Mugimaki Flycatcher … … Red-flanked Bluetail … … Rufous-tailed Robin … … Japanese Paradise Flycatcher … … and Taiga Flycatcher.

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NATURE’S BEST HOPE BY DOUG TALLAMY – A REVIEW

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Every person has a responsibility to be part of the solution by doing something to protect and encourage the re-establishment of biodiversity. That every human on the planet ultimately depends on biodiversity and nature for stable weather and climate, food, water and fresh air; that is, life providing and supporting services. POST SCRIPT.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (First of January 2017)

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I had a bunch of birds to choose from this weekend as I spent the afternoon hiking upstate with the family and all morning on Sunday building up my new year list. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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Altruism, Albatrosses, and Vicious Young Men

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Ka’ena Point is also a breeding ground for the Federally protected Laysan albatross, where 45 nests were being carefully monitored by the non-profit Pacific Rim Conservation. They were simply sent to Family Court. What about the people around the world who are mesmerized by nesting birds, thanks to blogs and nest cams?

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White-backed Vultures are Proper Birds

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It can’t have escaped your notice lately that the blog has been overrun with articles about North America’s pseudo-warblers (or wood warblers, as some people, apparently unaware the name is taken by a proper European species, call them), and, even worse, no small amount of poetry.

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