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Dreaming of Congo rainforest: Gabon, Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic

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Ba’Aka people are among the most well-known representatives of an ancient hunter-gatherer lifestyle. You might find African Grey Parrot or Hartlaub’s Ducks drawn to the salty water of the baïs or Bare-cheeked Trogons and Blue Malkohas in the trees.

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First Noel

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An itinerant lifestyle, while wonderful in some regards, does not lend itself to forming certain connections. Our first stop at the World’s Fair Marina was all I’d hoped for – lots of ducks and a not-too-energetic stroll over level ground to see them. Birding Christmas Bird Count ducks Queens'

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Birding Singapore

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Lesser Whistling Ducks are “not threatened by hunting as they are not considered good to eat” ( Wikipedia ). Lucky ducks. If you do not like The Fall yet, “Blindness” is unlikely to make you change your mind. Whether you are a creature of the night (like this Large-tailed Nightjar ) or not.

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Flights of Passage: a book review

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And, in a nice irony, an example par excellence of the law of unintended consequences: the Redhead, a diving duck, has an aversion to wind turbines, and will change its feeding areas to avoid them. “Scientists fear that this may cause them to lose condition over winter and thus damage their breeding prospects.”

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The Most Interesting Gull in the World

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Owls and eagles and ducks and hummingbirds and parrots and woodpeckers are all things that a regular nonbirding joe or jane can, with time and a few color photographs, see the appeal of. And what about lifestyle? As I had cause to observe last weekend, the great divide between birders and nonbirders is best expressed through gulls.

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City Guide: Finding Birds in Belgrade

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and am not a lifestyle writer to comment on those claims. Best birds: Common Shelduck , Garganey , Ferruginous Duck , Little Bittern , White-tailed Eagle , Black and Whiskered Terns , Eurasian Penduline Tit , Bearded Reedling , Savi’s Warbler , Common Reed Bunting. eBird checklist. mi of grassy embankment with a view of the backwaters.

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Bird Love Week: How They Get It Done

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Males are after a polygamous lifestyle, and will frequently mate with multiple females in a given breeding season…some literature describes this situation as a “harem”, where the female carries out all the nesting duties, there is no real pair bond, and a male has several mates. Photo courtesy of Redgannet.

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