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St. Michael’s summer birding along the Danube in Serbia

10,000 Birds

And I do not see any bird either, it was only my bird-compass telling me this is a place to stop. Three centuries later, in order to protect the northern border of the Ottoman empire, sultan Bayezid II in 1483 revised and strengthened the existing fortress. As Turkey now sees this fortress as their cultural heritage, they invested 1.2

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Manky Muscovy Ducks

10,000 Birds

I love turkey vultures, too, so … make of that what you will!) OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! The Ridger Mar 2nd, 2011 at 8:58 am There are a few living in Oak Ridge, on the lake at the marina. I’ve sent you some shots.

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Leucistic Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis

10,000 Birds

These Blasts From The Past Thrilling Turkey Facts What Makes You Stare So, Bufflehead? OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Central Park White-Throated Sparrow Slaty-backed Gull (?) Thanks for visiting! RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover?

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Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of March 2011?

10,000 Birds

Turkeys, 3 or 4 species of woodpeckers, all kinds of song birds grace our view constantly. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! We feed them year around here and are “blessed&# to have a wild variety and abundance of birds. Thanks for visiting!

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Starling & Grackle Bird Feeding Tips

10,000 Birds

These Blasts From The Past The other southern woodpecker Just For Fun Avian ID Quiz #14 A Different Flavor Of Turkey Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani Black Skimmers at the Marine Nature Study Area About the Author Sharon Sharon Stiteler was given a Peterson Field Guide to Birds when she was seven years old and snapped.

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Adopt A Turkey!

4 The Love Of Animals

Funny lady Ellen DeGeneres and rescue group Farm Sanctuary both want you to Adopt-A-Turkey this Thanksgiving! Says DeGeneres: “Did you know that every year between 250 and 300 million turkeys are bred for slaughter in the United States? Elizabeth, who demurs “This Thanksgiving, give a turkey the royal treatment;”.

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Prima Facie vs. Ultima Facie Wrongness

Animal Ethics

Compassion like that almost makes one think that we should start shooting the 1 billion humans on the brink of starvation to provide them quick and relatively painless deaths rather than slow protracted ones.] That's one more reason to forego the Christmas Turkey or Ham this year. rather than a slow death from starvation."