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The best birding in Belgrade

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It is home to almost a hundred bird species, including woodpeckers and songbirds. Kosutnjak Park , a former royal deer-hunting forest, is located to the west of the Topcider Park. The park is home to the Middle Spotted , Lesser Spotted , Grey-headed , Eurasian Green and Black Woodpeckers.

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Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg

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2 Responses to “Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg&# YourBirdOasis.com Mar 21st, 2011 at 9:31 pm Wicked maybe, gnarly for sure! Wicked, right? Besides founding 10,000 Birds and I and the Bird , Mike has also created a number of other entertaining sites and resources, particularly the Nature Blog Network. Wicked, right?

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Kerkini in Winter

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In the UK we have a mere three resident woodpeckers, but in the vicinity of Kerkini it’s not difficult to find all of Europe’s peckers except the Three-toed. A Kerkini mini-tiger Disappointingly, mammal encounters are few, other than the odd Roe Deer. I’ve only found one once, but it was a delightfully confiding bird.

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Beljarica Backwaters: Some good news announced (but not yet official)

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Young Roe Deer buck in Beljarica. It is a spacious floodplain between the River Danube and the levee, 2.1 mi at its widest point and some 9 km2 / 3.5 And a decade ago, the League for Ornithological Action (LOA), a local NGO, won a grant to study the Danube Backwaters in Belgrade and produce a protection proposal.

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Birding Gir National Park, India

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while herbivores are represented by Chital and Sambar (above) deer, Wild Boar , Nilgai antelope, etc. Disinterested Gray Langurs await us in the next tree crown; one Black-rumped Flameback woodpecker is searching the branches, while one gorgeous Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher flies by. “Yes, we did – so what? We’re here for the birds!”

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Birding Carska Bara Reserve in December Fog

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Should I stay or should I go: Roe Deer A Common Buzzard in the ground, another on the top of a bush… Buzzards were the most obvious birds, most of them coming from the more northerly countries to overwinter here. A way to beat the cold?

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Summer Birding at Conboy Lake NWR

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There were several conspicuous groups of Hairy Woodpeckers, including this female. A deer watches me as I watch it from the observation platform. As always, the Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) for a refuge is a good source of information on conservation and ecology, among other topics. The Conboy Lake CCP is here.